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Police in Wales have stepped up border patrols to crackdown on non-essential journeys after hundreds of English visitors were turned away from the Brecon Beacons during a Tier 4 lockdown this week. Motorists from both nations have been warned not to ‘leave or enter Wales without good reason,’ as the country continues under Alert Level … Read more
Alcohol-soaked Christmas puddings could tip motorists over the drink-drive limit, warns expert Research shows in some the alcohol makes up a third of the ingredients The Christmas pudding sold by Harrods contains 30 per cent alcohol Sainsbury’s, M&S and Aldi puddings follow, containing up to 20 per cent alcohol By Aliki Kraterou For Mailonline Published: 09:40 … Read more
Drivers racked up a staggering volume of penalty points on their licences in the first half of the year despite the country spending the much of the period in the initial coronavirus lockdown, figures have revealed. There were just under 1.5 million endorsement points put on licences in the first six months of 2020, the … Read more
Swanning around! Moment motorists rescue stranded swan from the middle of the M5 after getting out of their cars to stop traffic Footage of swan was taken between Bristol and Burnham-on-Sea on October 25 Five people get out their vehicles and attempt to move the bird to hard shoulder Swan attempts to fly multiple times … Read more
A taxi driver has sparked controversy online by posting a video where he appeared to be throttled by a woman’s partner for refusing to reverse so she had more room to park. Stephen Russell posted dashcam footage after the altercation in a village near Kingsbridge, Devon, in August. It showed a female driver trying to … Read more
New eco-friendly cycle lanes are seeing one biker for every 400 vehicles, spelling embarrassment for the Government’s £250million ‘green transport revolution’. Bikes make up just 1.75 per cent of total traffic on roads which lost a carriageway to a cycle-friendly route, new research has shown. Of the 34,726 vehicles counted on eight adapted roads in Bradford, … Read more
One in three motorists cannot afford even the cheapest electric car, warn experts in blow to Government plans to ban petrol and diesel cars by 2030 Figure equivalent to ten million households, shows ordinary family will struggle Middle-earning households may not be able to afford cheapest electric cars Analysis shows drivers need to be spending … Read more
Half of motorists are SCARED to drive in the dark, survey of more than 16,000 motorists finds A quarter of drivers said they get nervous in a car on unfamiliar roads in the dark One in five said they feel nervous driving on unlit roads in the dark By Rob Hull For Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 19:11 … Read more
Shocking moment motorists is caught on camera watching TV while driving in heavy traffic A reckless motorist was filmed watching a dashboard TV show whilst driving Two people behind caught the ‘incredibly dangerous driving’ moment on film Incident happened on the A602 in Stevenage, Hertfordshire on November 10 By Clare Mccarthy For Mailonline Published: 17:04 … Read more
Young people have fuelled a decline in car ownership among nearly a third of England’s population, as they turn instead to electric scooters and bicycles, new figures reveal. The number of private cars owned by individuals fell in areas that account for 31.5% of the population of England – or 16 million people – according to … Read more