Drivers racked up a staggering volume of penalty points on their licences in the first half of the year despite the country spending the much of the period in the initial coronavirus lockdown, figures have revealed. There were just under 1.5 million endorsement points put on licences in the first six months of 2020, the … Read more
Swanning around! Moment motorists rescue stranded swan from the middle of the M5 after getting out of their cars to stop traffic Footage of swan was taken between Bristol and Burnham-on-Sea on October 25 Five people get out their vehicles and attempt to move the bird to hard shoulder Swan attempts to fly multiple times … Read more
One in three motorists cannot afford even the cheapest electric car, warn experts in blow to Government plans to ban petrol and diesel cars by 2030 Figure equivalent to ten million households, shows ordinary family will struggle Middle-earning households may not be able to afford cheapest electric cars Analysis shows drivers need to be spending … Read more
Half of motorists are SCARED to drive in the dark, survey of more than 16,000 motorists finds A quarter of drivers said they get nervous in a car on unfamiliar roads in the dark One in five said they feel nervous driving on unlit roads in the dark By Rob Hull For Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 19:11 … Read more
Young people have fuelled a decline in car ownership among nearly a third of England’s population, as they turn instead to electric scooters and bicycles, new figures reveal. The number of private cars owned by individuals fell in areas that account for 31.5% of the population of England – or 16 million people – according to … Read more
Drivers have been turning to guerilla tactics to battle against London’s increasing number of cycle-lanes as some shared tips online for how to remove road bollards, it was revealed today. A social media user, with the handle @BobfromAccounts, tweeted out a photograph of a missing bollard on Cleveland Road in London earlier this week. Tweeting … Read more
Wild goose chase! Bird flies alongside hunter’s car for miles before ‘standing guard’ beside it until nightfall Hunter Austin Johnson was filming while driving through Hickman, Nebraska A large goose flew parallel with Mr Biden’s car and remain with him Mr Johnson said the goose stayed with his car for several hours By Darren Boyle … Read more
Firefighters had to rescue stranded motorists on Sunday after a fortnight’s worth of rain brought by Storm Aiden fell in just 24 hours. Nearly four inches of rain fell in North-West England during Sunday. The average for the whole month of November is 10 inches. In North Yorkshire, firefighters used boats to rescue nine people … Read more
End of the loophole that let motorists dodge a road ban: ‘Exceptional hardship’ plea to avoid losing your driving licence disappears from sentence guidelines A legal loophole that let drivers with 12 points dodge road ban is to be closed Motorists can currently avoid ban by saying would cause ‘exceptional hardship’ In March, the Mail revealed there … Read more
No escape! Police in Wales set up to checkpoints to quiz motorists in essential trips crackdown – as forces in England vow to turn around drivers without a good excuse for crossing the border Road blocks set up by Welsh police across the country to check for rule breakers Meanwhile forces in border counties in England … Read more