A fifth more over-90s have given up driving after 98-year-old Prince Philip’s car crash last year DVLA figures show there were 118,000 drivers aged over 90 on the road last year The number had increased by 8,000 from the previous year However, there was still a 21 per cent increase on drivers giving up their … Read more
Seeing clearly? How 7,000 motorists a year have their driving licence revoked because of poor eyesight Average of 134 motorists a week have licences taken away due bad vision Some 19,644 drivers had licences revoked between Jan 2017 and Sep 2019 Drivers can be fined £1,000 if they don’t inform the DVLA about poor eyesight … Read more
Boris Johnson was ‘driving’ the government’s coronavirus response despite ‘skipping’ five Cobra meetings at the start of the outbreak, Gavin Williamson insisted tonight. The Education Secretary defended the PM’s handling amid a mounting backlash at the slow action in gearing up to the looming crisis. Mr Johnson has been accused of taking a backseat role … Read more
Kath and Kim star Peter Rowsthorn reveals he’s turned to TRUCK DRIVING to support his family after losing $40,000 worth of work amid the coronavirus pandemic By Chloe-lee Longhetti For Daily Mail Australia Published: 05:32 BST, 16 April 2020 | Updated: 05:43 BST, 16 April 2020 He’s best known for playing Brett Craig on the … Read more
Police chiefs are calling for laws to ban Britons from driving long distances and going out for exercise more than once a day ahead of a hot Easter weekend. Officers in Windermere, Cumbria, are already sending people in camper vans, while locals in St Ives, Cornwall, have blocked some roads to protect vulnerable residents. Police … Read more
‘Idiot’ New Zealand health minister breaks strict lockdown rules TWICE by taking his family to the beach and going mountain biking – but Jacinda Ardern refuses to fire him David Clark to remain New Zealand’s health minister despite lockdown breaches He was caught mountain biking near his Dunedin home despite a level four alert Days … Read more
Police extinguish covidiots’ Brighton beach barbecue with helmet while windsurfers are fined for driving 125 miles from West Midlands to North Wales to enjoy the waves Sussex Police have been filmed putting out the flames at Brighton beach Officers confronted two people sat at seaside having a barbecue on Saturday Another pair from Birmingham travelled … Read more
The bus lane bandits! More than 80% of fines for driving in bus lanes are overturned on appeal as councils are accused of turning roads into ‘money-making traps’ Figures show up to 86% of fines for driving in bus lanes are overturned on appeal In Doncaster 526 of 658 drivers who appealed were let off in … Read more
Jeremy Clarkson has suggested he will still be driving during the coronavirus crisis because you can’t catch it while in a car. The Grand Tour host, 59, urged people to travel in cars rather than using ‘petri dish’ public transport because he believes that you are at less risk. On Monday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson … Read more
Michelle Bridges has revealed for the first time what really happened the day she was charged with drink driving, admitting that she made a ‘poor decision’. Speaking to this week’s Stellar magazine, the 49-year-old says she had been drinking with girlfriends the night before as she nursed a broken heart following her split from partner Steve ‘Commando’ … Read more