Sam Faiers risked a £1,000 fine on Tuesday as she drove her black Range Rover without a rear licence plate to stock up on supplies at local shops in Surrey. Failing to show a correct number plate fitted in the right place can lead to a fine of up to £1,000 or a failed MOT test. The … Read more
BBC suggests adding TV licence fee to people’s BROADBAND bills as it says decriminalising non-payment will cost it £1billion in five years Broadcaster told ministers viewers would suffer if the income stream was taken If licence was decriminalised, two alternative civil systems have been suggested One is a civil penalty model, the other a civil … Read more
BBC Director-General Lord Hall has not ruled out a further delay to the end of the free licence fee for over-75s. The universal benefit was due to end on June 1 but was pushed back until August 1 as a result of coronavirus. Asked whether it could be delayed further if the crisis is not … Read more
Former BBC director-general Greg Dyke calls the licence fee ‘dumb’ and suggests it has no place in modern television Mr Dyke, 72, led broadcaster from 2000 until 2004 and said fee is out of date He said the idea of a ‘compulsory tax on the TV set sitting in the corner’ is ‘dumb’ The licence … Read more
Rip-off driving licence website back at the top of Google searches just months after our probe got it dropped By Miles Dilworth For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 10 March 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 10 March 2020 They’re back: Driving Licence Apply Ltd is paying to appear at the top of searches A … Read more
Legal loophole is allowing a man with 66 points on his driving licence to stay on the roads along with 10,000 others Magistrates can let drivers carry on if ban would cause ‘exceptional hardship’ Loophole allowed 10,589 motorists to stay on the roads in recent years 1,792 were women and 8,797 were men and many … Read more
PAUL THOMAS on… coronavirus’s licence to kill By Paul Thomas For The Daily Mail Published: 02:00 GMT, 6 March 2020 | Updated: 02:00 GMT, 6 March 2020 Advertisement To order a print of this Paul Thomas cartoon or one by Pugh, visit Mailpictures.newsprints.co.uk or call 020 7566 0360. Share or comment on this article:
BBC boss Lord Hall says the corporation has dumped its ‘we know best’ approach as the new Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden has told the broadcaster to ditch its ‘narrow urban outlook’. The end of the licence fee has been mooted by the Government, with a threat to turn the BBC into a subscription service. It … Read more
Two out of five of the poorest elderly people are missing out on pension credit, but claims are likely to rise as over-75s try to keep the right to free TV licences. The take-up rate among hard-up pensioners has barely budged for years, with an estimated 1.2million families losing around £2,000 annually – or £2.5billion … Read more
NMC Health billionaire’s broker has its licence suspended in two countries Australia-based AxiCorp had its licence suspended in Australia and New Zealand It failed to comply with financial services laws Khalifa Bin Butti of NMC Health has a stake in online broker AxiCorp By Jamie Nimmo For The Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 22:16 GMT, 29 … Read more