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Amazing maps show how locked-down London is EMPTY of traffic – compared to last Good Friday before coronavirus struck TomTom showed traffic in the capital, Manchester and Birmingham was down on Thursday compared to 2019 This suggests most people are following the Government’s lockdown instruction not to visit tourist hotspots The images for the Thursday … Read more
Hello, it’s your friendly local TRAFFIC WARDEN! Parking officials ditch their bad reputation to deliver food parcels during coronavirus crisis (but they’ll be back on duty once lockdown ends) Traffic wardens in Kent stopped issuing parking tickets to deliver food parcels Traffic is down 80 per cent so wardens can get supplies for the vulnerable People … Read more
1. Driving during the lockdown could invalidate insurance Car journeys are currently limited to essential travel. ‘So if you have an accident and can`t prove your journey was essential, your insurance may be void,’ says Nick. 2. MOT exemption means you’re responsible for you car’s safety – and should tell your insurer if a test … Read more
Get off the road! Health chiefs warn the public to stay at home after ‘concerning’ INCREASE in road traffic despite lock-down and police efforts to stop unnecessary journeys Official figures show that there has been a sharp up-swell in recent days There have been signs of heavy traffic remaining in some cities like London Prof Yvonne Doyle: … Read more
Working 9 to 5! Internet traffic in the UK has almost DOUBLED in three weeks thanks to people working from home and youngsters not going to school during coronavirus lockdown On March 30 the consumption of data in the UK on Openreach was 51Petabytes Exactly three weeks prior this figure was 27Pb and spiked following lockdown … Read more
Car, bus and train use plummets across UK as road traffic falls to a quarter of its normal volume since country entered lockdown Sir Patrick Vallance said there had been ‘dramatic’ drop in use of public transport He said that these efforts will lead to a drop in the transmission of the disease TfL data … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
A man in self isolation has had to watch as traffic wardens repeatedly ticket his car outside his house despite his pleas through the window. Peter Pratt says he has four tickets, two on his car and two on his work car which were parked outside his own house. But as he pleaded with them … Read more
Tesla video hints that a new autopilot feature will enable cars to automatically stop at traffic lights A video shows Tesla’s autopilot feature stopping at a red traffic light The feature would mark an incremental step toward full autonomy It’s unclear if and when the feature will be included in future autopilot updates By James … Read more
Drivers all over the country have been slapped with parking tickets, with traffic wardens accused of taking advantage of the coronavirus lockdown to hand out fines. Motorists have reacted with fury after receiving penalties, with even NHS workers being hit with fines after working long shifts in the battle against the killer pandemic. Taking to … Read more