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Lamborghinis and Porsches crushed in crackdown on crime in Philippines

Exotic Lamborghini and Porsche sports cars crushed

This is the moment 68 luxury cars and motorbikes were crushed by a bulldozer, following a crackdown on corruption in the Philippines.
Published 31 July 2018
105mph in a 40 limit: teenage biker caught by own helmet camera

105mph in a 40 limit: biker caught on own camera

A teenage motorcyclist has been found guilty of excessive speeding, after footage from his own helmet camera showed him doing 105mph along an...
Published 26 July 2018
Hunt for driver who swerved to hit and kill roosting ducks in Nafferton

Hunt for driver who swerved to hit roosting ducks

Police are investigating a shocking incident, caught on CCTV, in which a driver deliberately ran over a brace of ducks in Nafferton.
Published 22 June 2018
This is not a moped

Identifying mopeds and scooters

Recent news reports about "moped gangs" suggests there is some confusion about the definition of moped.
Published 08 June 2018
Michael McIntyre robbed during school run by scooter gang — £15k watch stolen

Michael McIntyre robbed on school run by gang

The comedian Michael McIntyre was robbed by two men riding scooters yesterday, while waiting in his car during the school run in North West Londo
Published 05 June 2018
Furious man set fire to wife's car after she told him to slow down

Furious man set fire to wife's car

Talk about incandescent with rage: a man has been jailed for setting fire to his wife's Nissan Qashqai after she criticised his driving.
Published 30 May 2018
Timothy-Hill-laser-jammer

Jail for driver who used laser jammer

While not all drivers are fans of speed cameras, few would go to the lengths of one motorist, who used a laser jammer to escape speeding fines an
Published 24 April 2018
Video: Police officer assaulted by motorcyclist in Liverpool, caught on dash cam

Video: Police officer assaulted by motorcyclist

A driver filmed a police officer being assaulted by a motorcyclist in Liverpool. Dash cam footage appears to show the motorcyclist punching...
Published 13 April 2018
Hiring a car? Prepare for criminal checks

Hiring a car? Prepare for criminal checks

Motorists who want to hire cars will undergo criminal record checks for the first time to try to stop would-be terrorists from using vehicles as
Published 09 April 2018

App tells you which streets are safest

Drivers are no strangers to using navigation apps, typing their destination into their phone in order to be told the quickest route. However, par
Published 09 April 2018
'Corsa Cannibals': Vauxhall hatchbacks are being stripped of bodywork by vandals

'Corsa Cannibals': Vauxhalls stripped by vandals

In the 1980s it was VW badges but car vandals today are taking much more substantial — and noticeable — trophies from cars, it seems: entire sect
Published 04 April 2018
Watch as vandal sets fire to red-light camera

Watch as vandal sets fire to red-light camera

A helmet-wearing vandal has been caught setting fire to a traffic camera in Windsor, a suburb of Melbourne, on April 2.
Published 03 April 2018