Drivers, motoring organisations and MPs have welcomed the news clamping firms could soon face strict regulations. Home Secretary Jacqui Smith has pledged to crack down on rogue wheel-clampers, as first revealed on the Mail’s website yesterday. Ms Smith told MPs she would be bringing forward proposals to regulate the industry “in the near future”. The […]

The number of speed cameras has almost trebled in just six years, according to figures released by the Government. There was a surge in the use of national safety camera programme between 2001 and 2007, with the total number of sites increasing from 1,672 to 4,737. This together with a rise in speeding fines from […]

Hard pressed drivers are soon to be hard hit with another fuel duty hike over the next few weeks, making an average family around £104 a year worse off. The government will soon take 71p tax from every £1 spent by motorists purchasing fuel. This hike is set to make the Treasury an extra £3.8 […]

A motorist in Germany was arrested for drunk driving after he stopped at red traffic light and fell asleep. The 19-year old was arrested after police were called to try and wake him up and smelt alcohol on his breath. Other motorists had failed to stir him by blowing their horns as he blocked a […]

Flirting while stationary in traffic is the latest craze according to a survey by Britannia Driving School. More than half of the women and three quarters of the men surveyed said they would consider exchanging phone numbers with a complete stranger while in traffic. Some 79 per cent of women and 64 per cent of […]

Highway chiefs have introduced a new measure after reports became apparent that an increasing number of motorists were risking their lives by running out of fuel on the motorways.  Electronic signage is being used to remind motorists to check their fuel gauges, in order to ensure they have sufficient fuel to reach their destination. The […]

Tough New Powers to tackle the selfish minority of uninsured drivers who cost law-abiding motorists £400m each year have been set out by Road Safety Minister Jim Fitzpatrick. The new measures will make it an offence to keep an uninsured vehicle-rather than just to drive when uninsured-making it easier to catch uninsured drivers and keep […]

Recent cold weather has caused a steep increase in the amount of vehicles being damaged by potholes. This is caused by rainwater, which gets into cracks within tarmac, due to cold weather this then freezes and expands within the crack causing the bitumen to break up. The consistent cold weather meant this has been happening […]

Under new powers police will not be giving verbal warnings and will instead issue fixed-penalty notices for careless driving or minor offences as failing to signal passing, too close to a cyclist or not displaying lights at night. Drivers will pay an automatic £60 fine and have three penalty points added to their licences. As […]

Most Motorists believe that electricity is the car fuel of the future, according to a new poll.Green car advisory website – TheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk – polled the opinion of 1025 website visitors to ask what would be the ultimate fuel of the future, and 40 % voted for electricity. The recent report from the Committee on Climate […]