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Top 10 most-read Driving.co.uk articles of 2015


The diversity of the most read articles in 2015 reflect a thoughtful and engaged Sunday Times Driving audience...
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Trial for sensors that alert wardens to illegal parking


Traffic wardens are to test technology that will finally give them the upper hand when it comes to ticketing drivers
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Local authority parking charge profits surge to record...


Councils are making record profits from parking charges, new figures reveal...
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Parking company stripped of power to enforce tickets...


Hundreds of car parks across Britain could descend into a free-for-all after the effective shutdown of one of Britain’s biggest parking companies
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Letters of the week: September 13


This week: road tax, parking, numberplates, bus lanes, cyclists, head-up displays, sat nav speed displays, "fusty" Jags, Mazda brakes and motorway...
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The rise of 24-hour parking restrictions


One borough’s plans to impose 24-hour parking restrictions have been criticised as a money-making scheme and spell trouble for drivers and businesses...
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Kindle-style E Ink traffic signs introduced in Sydney


A new type of traffic sign that uses the same digital display technology as found in e-readers, such as the Amazon Kindle, has been launched in Sydney...
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What the political parties have in store for motorists...


Voting blocs don’t come much bigger than drivers. There are 35m motorists in Britain, and they contribute £58bn to the Treasury each year in taxes
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News: 10-minute grace period introduced for council...


From midnight on Sunday motorists have been legally entitled to a 10-minute grace period in council parking spaces.
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News: Drivers could be refunded millions in "illegal"...


A new study by the RAC Foundation has revealed that millions of pounds-worth of parking tickets issued on private land could be illegal, and that...
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News: DVLA made £22m in less than five years from...


The Driver and Vehicle Licencing Agency (DVLA) has made almost £22m since 2010 by selling driver's details to private parking enforcement firms...
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Letters of the week, November 9, 2014


This week: Land Cruiser Amazon love, keyless car hate, parking rules and blinding brake light bother.