One of Damilola Taylor’s killers is jailed for four years for dangerous driving

One of Damilola Taylor’s killers who was sentenced to eight years behind bars for the 10-year-old’s manslaughter is jailed again for four years after running over a police woman Ricky Preddie, 32, pleaded guilty to causing serious injury by dangerous driving He has been sentenced to four years behind bars by Harrow Crown Court   Ricky and his … Read more

The power and glory of mystical Iceland: Exploring the country’s landscape on a driving holiday

Our first sight of the brilliant blue iceberg was from the road bridge. A shimmering galleon making stately progress through the channel where the lagoon feeds the ocean. It had been polished by its voyage down the glacial lake so it glittered like a sapphire, its ethereal beauty anointing the landscape. We had been expecting … Read more

Over 7,000 motorists a year have their driving licence revoked because of poor eyesight

Seeing clearly? How 7,000 motorists a year have their driving licence revoked because of poor eyesight Average of 134 motorists a week have licences taken away due bad vision Some 19,644 drivers had licences revoked between Jan 2017 and Sep 2019 Drivers can be fined £1,000 if they don’t inform the DVLA about poor eyesight … Read more

Driving home for Christmas? The Extra Mile by Sawday’s lists hundreds of lovely roadside UK eateries

Driving home for Christmas but dreading the meal options on offer from Britain’s network of often miserable, crowded service stations?  Worry not, because a portion of help has arrived in the form of book The Extra Mile, by accommodation guide Sawday’s. It’s filled with delightful places to take a pit stop, from a railway carriage … Read more

Young drivers ‘safer’ if they share driving footage with parents

Young drivers’ cars should be fitted with cameras and the footage of their behaviour behind the wheel shared with their parents in a bid to cut accident rates, a new road safety report said. Studies in America have found that a combined use of dash cams and ‘accelerometers’ – which record the high G-forces created … Read more