Driving legislation
New law: £100 fines for careless driving
£100 fines for careless driving
As of Friday the 16th of August you could be penalised with an on the spot fine of £100 and...
A guide to fuel benefits and company car tax
There are lots of facts, figures, statistics and tables to look at when calculating the potential cost of running a company car, with the...
Does the new UK Driving License affect you?
Recently, a new driver’s licence format was rolled out in the United Kingdom. The Ministry of Transport (MOT) began releasing this design on January...
Tiny Parking Spaces
When it comes to parking spaces, it is not unusual to feel like you have been transported to Gulliver’s Lilliput! With only a couple...
Driving in France
5 vital things to consider when driving in France
Keep on the right side of the road and the law when motoring on French roads
It’s...
Motoring Legislation Made Simple
Recent changes in motoring legislation have caused a bit of confusion amongst UK drivers, and the Motor Insurance Bureau is seeking to clear them...
New super ASSET speed cameras
This is the chilling new super speed camera heading for Britain's roads - which can catch motorists committing five different offences at the same...
Study Suggests Total Ban on Mobile Phones While Driving
This could be a pivotal day in the battle to curb the growing dangers of cell phone use and texting while behind the wheel.
Armed...
New law to keep banned drivers off UK and Irish roads
As a result of a groundbreaking agreement between the British, Irish and Northern Ireland Ministers, UK drivers disqualified for serious motoring offences in Ireland...
Beware claims management companies promising cash
Many victims of workplace accidents and 'no-fault' motoring crashes are auctioned off to the highest bidding solicitors. Tony Levene reports
Where there's a smash, there's...
Campaign warns drivers of the consequences of speeding
A £1.4m THINK! campaign to highlight the devastating consequences of speeding for drivers as well as victims starts today.
The campaign’s message is that if...
Plans to increase penalties for disruptive road works
Utility companies who do not finish their road works on time will face increased charges under new plans announced today by Transport Minister Sadiq...
Councils to put in place 20 mph schemes
New proposals to allow councils to put in place 20 mph schemes over groups of streets without the need for traffic calming measures such...
Logbook loans’ to be outlawed
Government announces consultation into controversial loans which offer cash in return for a borrower signing over their car's logbook
Controversial high interest loans secured against...
Government clamps down on cowboy clampers
Compulsory licensing scheme announced in Queen's speech
The government signalled a crackdown on cowboy wheel-clampers today.
In the Queen's speech it was announced that legislation would...
Tax-free Thames toll bridge for sale
Swinford toll bridge earns around £190,000 a year and will set potential buyers back about £1.25m
It's enough to make the Three Billy Goats Gruff...
Motorists will turn on me over cycling policies, claims Boris Johnson
Mayor of London says his efforts to generate a 'cycling revolution' in the capital will not be 'politically cost-free'
Boris Johnson admitted today he feared that...
The New Drivers Act
Under the New Drivers Act your driving licence will be revoked if you build up six or more penalty points within two years of...
Rising Road Taxes
Motoring taxes have been handled so badly that drivers no longer trust what ministers say the charges pay for, an MPs' report says.
Inconsistency over...