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What are the drink drive limits in the UK?

Published 11 November 2021
By Liam Shard
All you need to know about drink drive limits, the punishments and what the differences are between Scotland and the rest of the UK.
Rear end car crash Skoda Fabia

Driving without car insurance is illegal in UK

Drivers often complain about high cost of car insurance but is essential to have if you want to legally drive a car in the UK.
Published 25 October 2021
More than one-in-20 drivers in Britain has points on their licence

UK drivers have 10.6m points on their licences

Many British motorists have at some point recently been busted for breaking traffic laws, according to analysis of driving licence data.
Published 09 September 2019
Steve Coogan 2018 BAFTA

Steve Coogan swerves driving ban to film TV series

The actor has managed to more than halve his driving ban, after arguing a longer punishment would force him to stop filming a new comedy series.
Published 15 August 2019
Over 40% of motorists want older drivers to be banned

Many motorists want elderly drivers to be banned

It would appear that Prince Philip’s car crash in January this year has done nothing for the reputation of older drivers
Published 20 February 2019
German teenager banned from driving 49 minutes after passing test

Teen gets driving ban 49 mins after passing test

A German teenager has been banned from driving just 49 minutes after passing his test, after police caught him breaking the speed limit.
Published 22 November 2018
Drivers who fail on-the-spot eyesight tests to be banned NOT FINISHED

Drivers who fail eye test face ban

Motorists who fail on-the-spot eye tests will be immediately banned from driving, as part of a new initiative by three UK police forces.
Published 03 September 2018
Essex driver racks up 144 points on his licence

Essex driver racks up 144 points on his licence

A driver from Essex has amassed 144 points on his driving licence, as a result of 24 separate speeding incidents.
Published 31 August 2018
Saudi woman drives Formula One car to mark end of ban

Saudi woman drives Formula One car

As the ban on women drivers was lifted in Saudi Arabia, one of the country's leading female motorsport figures marked the occasion by getting...
Published 26 June 2018
Speeding drivers: higher fines for the worst offenders come into force

Heavier speeding fines hit today

Drivers who break the speed limit face tougher penalties from today, with higher fines and stricter punishments. The changes follow the introduct
Published 24 April 2017
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News: Driver who blamed dog for speeding faces jail

Dogs have been blamed for eating homework, losing slippers and even burying family heirlooms but this is quite possibly the first time man's best...
Published 28 November 2014
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News: 86-year-old grandmother gets driving ban after...

It's not quite a story to tell the grandchildren. Britain's oldest banned driver has been revealed as an 86-year-old grandmother who has picked up...
Published 23 October 2014
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News: Flintoff escapes driving ban for speeding

Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff, the former Lancashire and England cricketer, has escaped a driving ban after his solicitor argued that withdrawing his...
Published 02 September 2014