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Drivers have been turning to guerilla tactics to battle against London’s increasing number of cycle-lanes as some shared tips online for how to remove road bollards, it was revealed today. A social media user, with the handle @BobfromAccounts, tweeted out a photograph of a missing bollard on Cleveland Road in London earlier this week. Tweeting … Read more
Wild goose chase! Bird flies alongside hunter’s car for miles before ‘standing guard’ beside it until nightfall Hunter Austin Johnson was filming while driving through Hickman, Nebraska A large goose flew parallel with Mr Biden’s car and remain with him Mr Johnson said the goose stayed with his car for several hours By Darren Boyle … Read more
Firefighters had to rescue stranded motorists on Sunday after a fortnight’s worth of rain brought by Storm Aiden fell in just 24 hours. Nearly four inches of rain fell in North-West England during Sunday. The average for the whole month of November is 10 inches. In North Yorkshire, firefighters used boats to rescue nine people … Read more
End of the loophole that let motorists dodge a road ban: ‘Exceptional hardship’ plea to avoid losing your driving licence disappears from sentence guidelines A legal loophole that let drivers with 12 points dodge road ban is to be closed Motorists can currently avoid ban by saying would cause ‘exceptional hardship’ In March, the Mail revealed there … Read more
All 43 police forces in the UK are to hunt down uninsured motorists on the road as part of a dedicated campaign being sprung on illegal drivers this week. ‘Operation Driver Insured’ – which kicked off today and runs until 1 November – will see increased policing to detect and seize uninsured vehicles that are … Read more
No escape! Police in Wales set up to checkpoints to quiz motorists in essential trips crackdown – as forces in England vow to turn around drivers without a good excuse for crossing the border Road blocks set up by Welsh police across the country to check for rule breakers Meanwhile forces in border counties in England … Read more
Courts to come down harder with bans for motorists who accrue 12 or more penalty points on their licence after thousands avoid disqualification using ‘exceptional hardship’ loophole Over 9,000 UK driver are believed to be driving despite having 12 or more points Most have avoided disqualification by claiming it would result in ‘exceptional hardship’ as … Read more
When we say the most-vegan friendly motors, we’re not referring to which vehicles animal-free enthusiasts can eat. Like other industries, car manufacturers are becoming increasing aware of the growing demand for products to have animal-free materials, and are reacting by launching a range of synthetic fabrics to replace leather used in the cabins of their … Read more
Drivers across the UK will be plagued by potholes this winter after a number of authorities failed to make sufficient repairs on their A-roads in the last two years. Figures from the Department for Transport and Research, which were analysed by the AA, showed only six per cent of councils in England had repaired the … Read more
The AA has given its support for the introduction of new rules that would see young novice drivers facing stricter drink drive limits than other motorists. At a hearing of the Transport Select Committee today, the motoring organisation backed calls for a zero-tolerance limit for drivers in the first months after passing their driving test, … Read more