Drivers need to check the small print on their car insurance or they could end up out of pocket. To keep prices competitive, policies may not be as comprehensive as people believe. One great motoring myth is that those with fully comp cover are insured to drive any car. The reality is increasing numbers of […]

THOUSANDS of motorists are at risk of being fined up to £1,000 because they are unwittingly driving without a valid licence. They risk prosecution after failing to spot the extremely small print on their photocard licence which says it expires after 10 years and has to be renewed – even though drivers are licensed to […]

Transport ministers are expected to press ahead with plans to allow the police to issue fixed penalty fines for careless driving offences, despite objections from magistrates today about the rise of “out of court justice”. The proposal would mean motorists guilty of minor careless driving offences being issued with a £60 fine and three penalty […]

London Councils has revealed that parking penalties in the capital were down by 11% last year. Figures released by the organisation show a total of 4.68M penalty charge notices (PCNs) were issued for parking offences between April 1 2008 and March 31 2009 A two-tier parking penalty system was launched throughout the capital in July […]

Motorist will be able to sleep, read, work or watch television behind the wheel of their cars at 70 mph on the motorway or dual carriageway, using technology being developed by scientist. A system which will lock cars together using sensors and wireless technology, allowing up to ten at a time to cruise in “car […]

More than 1,500 motorists on Teesside have been fined in the last year for using their mobile phones while driving. Cleveland Police today slammed the figures, claiming no phone conversation was worth the risk to life involved. Middlesbrough was the worst offending district with 619 fixed penalty notices issued in the 12 months ending June 30 […]

More than 1,500 motorists were stopped and breathalysed in Nottinghamshire as part of a month-long drink-driving crackdown. Of the 1,507 checked, 139 people tested positive, or refused or failed to provide a sample to see if they were over the legal alcohol limit. The scheme, part of the national summer campaign throughout June, saw drivers […]

Despite a move to introduce pay as you drive motoring being shot down in flames by UK motorists only 2 years ago it looks as though this particular policy may well be back on the agenda. Citing the fact that motorists no longer believe the government when it introduces tax rises for motorists in the […]

Almost a third of 45 to 64-year-olds admitted to driving while potentially over the drink-drive limit compared with only 24% of 17 to 24-year-olds, its survey found. However, more than a quarter of 17 to 24-year-olds occasionally send text messages while at the wheel, with 5% being frequent texters. And one in four of these […]

Drivers are being warned that a drink this summer could put them behind bars as the Government and police join forces to crack down on the menace of drunk driving. A £1.5 million THINK! Campaign will remind motorist of the devastating consequences of drunk driving. All 43 police forces in England and Whales will be […]