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Drive your Car on a UK Circuit

There are many drivers out there who are unaware that they need not be held back by the ever-growing number of driving rules and regulations that we all begrudgingly abide by on a daily basis (well, perhaps not all of us). It’s seems madness that people are spending thousands on [...]

Labour must do its fuel duty

Ordinary motorists are being legally mugged by the price of petrol. It’s time to put the brakes on fat-cat fuel barons

It is with dismay that I note the current prices displayed at petrol stations up and down the country. What is particularly hard to digest is the total lack of justification for today’s prices. The average [...]

Hospital parking costs add to stress of using NHS

High charges, overcrowding and pre-payment all blamed by public in Which? survey

Overcrowded and expensive car parks add to the stress of visits to NHS hospitals for half of those using them, according to a report published today.

Problems finding a space, the cost of parking and a host of confusing payment systems are among the difficulties facing [...]

Belt up in the back – all three of you

When her husband bought a new car that was perfect for a family of four, Mishal Husain found to her horror that it wouldn’t take three child seats in the back. Luckily she’s discovered a gadget that’s solved the problem

A s far as cars are concerned, our household lives up to the starkest ¬gender stereo¬types: while [...]

Website glitch drives up parking penalty

Southwark council was unaware its parking fine collection page was case sensitive – nearly costing one reader dearly

Lisa Geary’s night at the cinema proved a little more indulgent than planned when she was fined £40 for lingering too long in a London car park. She appealed, lost and resigned herself to the outlay.

A few weeks later [...]