THE number of people driving without motor insurance has fallen by 20% during the past four years. An estimated 1.5million motorists were on the roads despite not having insurance cover during 2009, down from 1.8million in 2005, according to the Motor Insurers’ Bureau (MIB) but despite the reduction, it is still reckoned that 4% of […]

More than half of motorists have admitted to engaging in unsafe driving practices, according to a new survey. Research published by the Co-operative indicates that 54 per cent of motorists make irresponsible driving choices on a regular basis. The most common practice is eating and drinking whilst driving at speed, to which 53 per cent […]

A MAN has been banned from driving for three years after being caught drunk behind the wheel – of a toy Barbie car. Paul Hutton, 40, was spotted by police crawling along the road at night in the tiny electric Barbie car, which has a top speed of 4mph. After a low-speed chase, officers breathalysed […]

The price of oil crept up yesterday on the first day of trading since upbeat US job numbers last Friday. However, the jump is likely to put further pressure on petrol prices in the UK as motorists prepare for near-record prices at the pumps. US light crude added as much as 0.4 per cent yesterday, […]

Cars can be expensive to run if you don’t know how to use them properly. There are a number of easy to apply rules when driving to help save not only your pennies but the environment too. The simplest one of them all is do you need to drive or can you walk? When you […]

It is not just illegal drugs that are causing carnage on the roads but legal ones to. A campaign is in place to warn drivers of the serious side effects medicine can have whilst driving. Some medicines can cause drowsiness, poor concentration, reduced visibility and impaired judgement amongst other things. Driving requires an individual to […]

A motorist was caught by police driving with her car bonnet wide open and peering through the tiny gap to see where she was going. When incredulous officers pulled her over, the 53-year-old woman, who has has not been named, told them the bonnet was faulty and she was on her way to get it […]

Safety measures at level crossings need to be largely improved however, this is largely due to motorists and pedestrians taking dangerous risks. CCTV footage has captured pedestrians and drivers being narrowly missed by fast approaching trains. 12 people have died due to level crossing misuse or error this year alone, and the numbers have seen […]

China has an unusual way of punishing those that have committed a traffic offence – totally humiliating them! The offenders are made to stand on the corner of a road, holding a white flag with red characters. They must stand there for the whole day waving the flag at passing traffic. This one day sentence […]

With the dark winter months upon us, many motorists say that they worry about not being able to see child pedestrians while out driving. Nine out of ten motorists feel that parents do not do enough to keep their children safe and all children would benefit from a florescent glow. Some even go as far […]