Get off the road! Health chiefs warn the public to stay at home after ‘concerning’ INCREASE in road traffic despite lock-down and police efforts to stop unnecessary journeys Official figures show that there has been a sharp up-swell in recent days There have been signs of heavy traffic remaining in some cities like London Prof Yvonne Doyle: … Read more
An independent transport watchdog has launched a new campaign to encourage motorists to report terrible road signage on major roads and motorways. The number of signs being hidden by overgrown bushes, missing large sections due to damage or targeted scrap metal theft, or simply providing confusing instructions are littering busy routes and putting motorists at … Read more
Motorists have been granted a six-month exemption from MOT testing from today under new measures announced last week by the Department for Transport to help stem the impact of the coronavirus. It says this will enable drivers and riders to to continue to travel to work where this absolutely cannot be done from home, or … Read more
Police ram SECOND moped rider off the road in two days in get-tough tactics on London’s moped muggers Man, 25, was arrested by Metropolitan Police on Thursday for dangerous driving He mounted and drove up a pavement in an attempt to avoid police in London The male was eventually detained after found hiding in a … Read more
The Beatles meet the White Stripes! Abbey Road crossing made famous by the Fab Four gets a fresh lick of paint By Showbusiness Reporter For The Daily Mail Published: 23:36 GMT, 26 March 2020 | Updated: 03:20 GMT, 27 March 2020 As the Fab Four might have sung… Here comes the sun, it feels like … Read more
The Beatles meet the White Stripes! Abbey Road zebra crossing made famous by the Fab Four gets a fresh lick of paint By Showbusiness Reporter For The Daily Mail Published: 23:36 GMT, 26 March 2020 | Updated: 23:36 GMT, 26 March 2020 As the Fab Four might have sung… Here comes the sun, it feels … Read more
The cars most likely to fail you: Survey by consumer group Which? names Vauxhall Zafira and diesel Audi A3 among the least dependable models on the road A What Car? magazine poll saw Vauxhall Zafira among the least reliable in the UK Thousands of drivers bought second generation version when launched in 2005 Meanwhile Japanese cars … Read more
Pc Andrew Harper’s body ‘tumbled’ in the road after he was dragged to death behind a car for a mile, a fellow officer at the scene told a jury. The 28-year-old Thames Valley officer was responding to reports of a stolen quad bike in Berkshire last year when a strap trailing from the getaway Seat Toledo … Read more
Nearly a third of road death victims were not wearing seat belts in 2018, figures reveal while number of penalty notices for offences fell by 70 per cent in six years Lack of road safety policing and education campaigns means preventable fatalities amongst non-seat belt wearers have risen over the past two years A survey … Read more
Terrifying moment motorcyclist comes just ‘two fingers from death’ when bikers hurtle past him on the wrong side of the road at 95mph Shocking footage shows Arthur Mallejac narrowly avoiding disaster in Belgium Three bikers race past him on single carriageway close to The Eau d’Heure lakes Video then shows one of the motorcyclists injured at … Read more