Councils pocket up to £10.6 million in parking fines per year
Local councils up and down the UK are frequently pocketing vast amounts of revenue from parking fines.
Councils pocket up to £10.6 million in parking fines per year
Local councils up and down the UK are frequently pocketing vast amounts of revenue from parking fines.
Councils pocket up to £10.6 million in parking fines per year
Local councils up and down the UK are frequently pocketing vast amounts of revenue from parking fines.
Councils make switch to plug-in cars difficult with no plans to install on-street chargers
Despite record numbers of plug-in cars registered over the last year, research shows that only 9,300 on-street electric car chargers are set to be installed between now and 2025.
Learner drivers lose £1.1 million in lockdown driving test suspensions
This month, petitions have been launched to call on the government to extend theory test certificates after research revealed almost 50,000 learner drivers were left £1.1 million out-of-pocket last year due to driving test suspensions. For the majority of 2020, both...
Pothole repair time accelerated by 700% in development of new JCB machine
Potholes are a long-standing problem on British roads, accounting for countless damages to vehicles and complaints to local authorities. Part of the issue comes from the lack of resources and funding available to quickly and effectively fill potholes. However, a new...
BMW sparks outrage with new privacy-breaching billboards set to target drivers
Concerns have been raised over a new BMW marketing initiative that requires ‘Vehicle Detection Technology’ to identify BMW cars on the road for highly-personalised targeted marketing.
‘Stealth cameras’ on smart motorways responsible for dramatic increase in speeding fines
Speeding fines hit an all-time high across England and Wales in 2020, reaching 2.3 million. Research shows that 253,000 of these speeding fines were the result of increased numbers of ‘stealth cameras’ installed on smart motorways.
Catalytic converters ‘worth more than gold’, new crime wave spreads across Britain
Catalytic converter thefts are on the rise across Britain with organised criminals hacking the emissions-reducing devices to steal the expensive precious metals contained inside while they are parked. It sounds like a plot from a Hollywood film, but...
60% of drivers now support pay as you drive tax system claims Ipsos Mori
According to new research by Ipsos Mori, three in five people have said they will support a pay-as-you-drive road pricing scheme if electric cars become the main type of vehicle. The Chancellor Rishi Sunak is in favour of the scheme to offset a...
Speeding tickets set to become a thing of the past as self-driving vehicles liable for speeding offences
Speeding tickets are soon set to become a thing of the past as report suggests self-driving cars will take over the responsibility of speeding offences.
New cameras catch 26,000 M1 tailgaters in just two months
Over the last two months, new roadside cameras have been trialled on the M1 in Northamptonshire, designed to catch and warn tailgaters about their dangerous driving habits.
Mercedes owner shocked to see car stripped apart by thieves
A high value Mercedes car has been written off after professional thieves stripped the car of its doors, bonnet, boot, wheels and seats, whilst owners slept just meters away in their home. In the morning the owner was stunned when he discovered that his...
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