Hundreds of miles of bus lanes will be built to discourage driving, Boris Johnson will announce today in one of his first acts of ‘levelling up’ Britain. In a major transport shake-up, the Prime Minister will also unveil simpler fares with daily price caps for multiple journeys across different types of public transport. Councils and … Read more
A new camera scheme is set to catch motorists in the act who dispose of litter from their windows, landing them with hefty fines. From April, Maidstone Borough Council in Kent will employ the use of LitterCam to seek out and fine drivers flouting the rules in the first pilot scheme in the country. Under … Read more
A new camera scheme is set to catch motorists in the act who dispose of litter from their windows, landing them with hefty fines. From April, Maidstone Borough Council in Kent will employ the use of LitterCam to seek out and fine drivers flouting the rules in the first pilot scheme in the country. Under … Read more
Nearly three million more drivers have let their car insurance auto-renew so far this year compared to the same point in 2020 – a trend which has driven up 60 per cent, new research shows. A total of 7.6million motorists have paid a ‘loyalty tax’ to their insurer so far this year for allowing their … Read more
Drunk and dangerous motorists could face immediate bans after plea to MPs from father whose son’s hit-and-run killer kept his licence for 11 months before being jailed Family of Tom McConnachie, 34, set up parliamentary petition called Tom’s Law Tom’s Law would see licences suspended until drivers stand at court trial Mr McConnachie was killed … Read more
Motorists roll up to have Covid jabs through their car windows yesterday – as Boris Johnson appealed to the remaining two million most vulnerable Britons to get vaccinated. Drive-through centres have been set up to help the UK meet its target of inoculating 15 million people by Monday. But while 13 million in the most … Read more
Only one in five drivers received any premium refund from their car insurer as a result of the coronavirus restrictions, new research has revealed. This is despite half of motorists drastically reducing their mileage because of lockdowns and a rise in people working from home, according to data from Which?. It found that 49 per … Read more
Vauxhall bosses could face paying out £2,500 to a MILLION motorists over emissions test ‘cheating’ allegations, lawyer say Customers could receive pay outs as firm accused of cheating emissions tests Car maker is alleged to have sold about 600,000 diesel cars with defeat devices Follows similar ‘dieselgate’ claims made against Volkswagen and Mercedes By Matt Oliver … Read more
Angry residents have slammed the National Trust after a post code blunder caused hundreds of motorists to flood into their upmarket village during the Coronavirus pandemic. Villagers next to historic Belton House say visitors to a lights trail at the Grade I listed Georgian estate drove up their driveways and were even knocking on doors … Read more
Fury as thousands of speeding motorists on M4 motorway are escaping fines and being sent letters on how driving slowly can help the environment instead Welsh Government set up 50mph ‘environmental’ zones on several roads Part of plan to cut nitrogen dioxide levels after nation failed to meet EU targets on air pollution But no … Read more