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Drunk and dangerous motorists could face immediate bans after plea to MPs from father whose son’s hit-and-run killer kept his licence for 11 months before being jailed Family of Tom McConnachie, 34, set up parliamentary petition called Tom’s Law Tom’s Law would see licences suspended until drivers stand at court trial Mr McConnachie was killed … Read more
Motorists roll up to have Covid jabs through their car windows yesterday – as Boris Johnson appealed to the remaining two million most vulnerable Britons to get vaccinated. Drive-through centres have been set up to help the UK meet its target of inoculating 15 million people by Monday. But while 13 million in the most … Read more
Clamp chump! Defiant motorist wrecks his car when he drives off with a wheel clamp still attached after trying to KICK it off his tire An angry motorist in Louisville, Kentucky, found his car had been clamped Instead of paying the fine, the man tried to remove the immobiliser by force He drove his car … Read more
Only one in five drivers received any premium refund from their car insurer as a result of the coronavirus restrictions, new research has revealed. This is despite half of motorists drastically reducing their mileage because of lockdowns and a rise in people working from home, according to data from Which?. It found that 49 per … Read more
Vauxhall bosses could face paying out £2,500 to a MILLION motorists over emissions test ‘cheating’ allegations, lawyer say Customers could receive pay outs as firm accused of cheating emissions tests Car maker is alleged to have sold about 600,000 diesel cars with defeat devices Follows similar ‘dieselgate’ claims made against Volkswagen and Mercedes By Matt Oliver … Read more
Angry residents have slammed the National Trust after a post code blunder caused hundreds of motorists to flood into their upmarket village during the Coronavirus pandemic. Villagers next to historic Belton House say visitors to a lights trail at the Grade I listed Georgian estate drove up their driveways and were even knocking on doors … Read more
Fury as thousands of speeding motorists on M4 motorway are escaping fines and being sent letters from the Welsh Government on how driving slowly can help the environment Welsh Government set up 50mph ‘environmental’ zones on several roads Part of plan to cut nitrogen dioxide levels after nation failed to meet EU targets on air … Read more
Supermarkets accused of fleecing motorists over the festive season by stinging them with above-average fuel price hikes in December The wholesale price of petrol and diesel rose by 1p-a-litre in December However, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s and Tesco increased fuel prices by 3p per litre Only Asda matched the wholesale increase and was by far the cheapest … Read more
£1bn profit is raked in on parking fees: Councils are accused of milking ‘cash cow’ motorists as record annual figure is revealed Councils accused of using motorists as ‘cash cows’ over parking fee stats A record £1billion in parking charges and fines were raked in by councils This is the equivalent of £2.7million every day … Read more
With England plunged into a third national lockdown from tomorrow, drivers will again be wondering what it means for them. While it might be assumed that the same measures will be in place as those introduced last March and November, there are some significant differences this time around. This is Money has all provided the … Read more