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What you need to know about government diesel scrappage and nitrogen dioxide reduction

Proposed diesel scrappage and NO2 reduction plans

The Department for Environment & Rural Affairs has published a consultation document outlining the government's proposals for reducing...
Published 08 May 2017
Council’s £10,000 bill after pothole sidelines Ferrari

Ferrari + pothole = £10,000 bill for council

A Ferrari owner has been awarded £10,000 from a council after a pothole that would have cost just £53 to repair damaged his “pride and joy”.
Published 03 April 2017
Skid risk grows on the UK’s crumbling roads

Skid risk grows on UK’s crumbling roads

Motorists risk skidding on a quarter of roads because of an alarming deterioration in the highways network
Published 31 March 2017
Neighbours rack up six figure legal bills in parking space dispute

Neighbours go to court over parking spaces

A “trivial” row over parking spaces has torn apart a millionaires’ community and led to six-figure legal bills, a court has been told...
Published 30 March 2017

Drivers in Japan face dementia tests to cut deaths

Japan has introduced traffic rules to stop people with dementia driving, after a series of deaths caused by confused elderly motorists.
Published 20 March 2017
Ministers slam brakes on costly speed awareness courses

Ministers slam brakes on anti‑speeding courses

Ministers will launch a crackdown on speed awareness classes after concerns that they do not change drivers’ habits and are a way for police forc
Published 20 March 2017
Manchester slams the brakes on new 20mph zones

Manchester slams the brakes on new 20mph zones

Councils were urged to suspend the national introduction of 20mph zones yesterday after research in one of Britain’s biggest cities found...
Published 17 March 2017
Promised fines for ‘ghost roadworks’ vanish into thin air

Promised fines for ‘ghost roadworks’ vanish

Utility companies have persuaded ministers to retreat from plans to impose fines on them for abandoning roadworks over the weekend after complain
Published 15 March 2017
Nigeria introduces psychiatric evaluation for jumping red lights

Jump a red light . . . you must be insane

To halt an epidemic of amber gamblers in Nigeria’s capital, authorities have taken to carting errant drivers off in ambulances...
Published 13 March 2017
Cut drink-drive limit to less than a pint, urge councils

Cut drink-drive limit to less than a pint

The drink-drive limit in England and Wales should be cut to less than a pint of beer or glass of wine to tackle stubbornly high accident rates...
Published 11 March 2017
Police giving rogue cyclists an easy ride

Police giving rogue cyclists an easy ride

Police were accused of turning a blind eye to antisocial cyclists last night after a sharp drop in the number of fines issued for jumping red...
Published 11 March 2017
Spring Budget 2017: what motorists need to know

Budget 2017: what motorists need to know

Chancellor of the exchequer Philip Hammond announced his 2017 budget this afternoon. As always, there are important consequences for drivers.
Published 08 March 2017