Provisional licence holders must be supervised by someone over 21 years old by law – however, some insurers require you to be at least 25 Being underage could result in invalidating their car insurance and lead to a driving ban, unlimited fine and eight points on their provisional licence. You also need to have held […]

A new study has revealed the information that young men between the ages of 20-30 are at the highest risk of having their driving license revoked. After the Institute of Advanced Motorists provided a Freedom of Information request to the DVLA, the shocking figures came back to reveal that between July 2013 and June 2014, […]

Stephen Mansbridge, 51, leader of Guildford Borough Council was handed a 40 month driving ban after he was caught over the drink drive limit. The ban, a £1665 fine, £87 court costs and a surcharge of £120 were handed to Cllr Mansbridge at Guildford Magistrates Court on April 30th. The ban and fine were decided […]

Motorists driving in illegal street races have been slapped with a combined total of over 300 years worth of driving bans, in a new crackdown by West Midlands Police. Over 250 people have been clocked in such races, with some even reaching speeds of up to 120 mph. Many have already started their bans, whilst others have […]

West Midlands Police launched an operation last year, hiding cameras in road signals on the A47 to catch drivers breaking the speed limit. After numerous complaints about driving offences committed at night, the police set out to catch individuals and found drivers reaching speeds of up to 120mph. More than 250 drivers were approached by […]

Carlos Tevez, a Manchester City football player has been charged with driving whilst disqualified and driving without insurance. Cheshire Police arrested him on the 8th March when the 29 year old player was caught driving in Macclesfield. He has been given bail and is due to appear in court on 3rd April. Footballers are very […]

Police officers who secretly filmed up to 500 motorists gathering for “street racing” in Birmingham, have identified over 400 drivers and fined around 200. PC Paul Bieliauskas said: “Street racers have been making stretches of the A47…no-go roads on Sunday nights into the early hours. The West Midlands force along with Birmingham City Council have […]

Kyle Naughton a Norwich City football player was fined over £1500, given 11 points on his licence and a 15 month driving ban after admitting driving his vehicle at 96mph last November. On another occasion he was also found to be driving at 53mph in a 30mph zone. Like all football players, he relies heavily […]

A disqualified driver moved a friend’s car and was given a two year driving ban. Mr Crump, had an existing driving ban which was issued due to having no licence and driving without insurance. This ban was due to end early October 2013 however, the courts have given him a further two years on the […]

Former England footballer Paul Merson, pleaded guilty to drink-driving after crashing into a lorry in October 2011. Merson crashed his Mercedes into a government department 38-tonne lorry after falling asleep at the wheel. He was found to be over the drink drive limit after driving his car home from a charity event. He previously spoke […]