Car park operator NCP makes almost £700,000 a year from ticket machines that don’t give change back to motorists, it emerged in the High Court.
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Supermarkets hike petrol prices almost every day for three months
The UK’s four big supermarkets have raised the price of petrol almost every day for three months – including on days when other retailers managed to lower their prices.
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£100 fine for drivers who ignore smart motorway lane closures
Motorists who drive in closed lanes on smart motorways will soon be liable for an automatic £100 fine and three penalty points.
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Calls for drivers not wearing seatbelts to be given penalty points
Motorists who fail to wear a seatbelt should be given penalty points on their driving licenses, a new report has recommended.
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Police to use mobile phone detection warning signs
Westcotec have revealed a new detector system that aims to warn drivers against using mobile phones while driving.
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40% of drivers would pay more tax to fix pothole problem
Research by Green Flag has found that UK drivers feel so frustrated with potholes that two in five would be willing to pay more in tax or tolls for the luxury of driving on pothole-free roads.
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Speed cameras installed on ‘Evo Triangle’
Average speed cameras have now been installed along the 20-mile stretch of roads known as the Evo Triangle.
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EU committee rejects Commission push for Wi-Fi-based car standard
A key committee of EU lawmakers on Monday rejected a European Commission push for a Wi-Fi-based technology for cars, backing critics who support the alternative 5G standard.
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Insurers paid out £1m a day in vehicle theft payouts
A surge in vehicle thefts, including keyless car crime, has led to motor insurers paying out a record £1 million every day according to figures published by the Association of British Insurers.
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Britain’s busiest speed camera Revealed
New figures have revealed a speed camera in Southampton, caught 51,049 drivers between 2015 and 2017.
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Car tax crackdown: DVLA clamp 9000 in a month
The DVLA has clamped nearly 9,000 vehicles since it launched a campaign to crack down on untaxed vehicles at the end of February.
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70% of Drivers knowingly Speed
Following the recent release of a new Google Maps update that now alerts users when they’re approaching a speed camera, fixter surveyed 1,000 people across the country to find out what they think about speed limits.
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Drivers urged to clean up their act as part of national litter campaign
Highways England today called on drivers to join them in doing their bit to reduce litter levels on the nation’s motorways.
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Record number of MOT failures expected this month
A record number of MOT failures are expected this month as 609,000 vehicles registered in March 2016 have their first MOT.
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Long-lasting repairs to stop potholes
Utility companies could be better held to account for poor road repairs that cause potholes or dangerous road surfaces.
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Almost 2.7 million drivers have penalty points on their licence
Almost 2.7 million motorists in England and Wales have three or more penalty points on their driving licences, according to new figures.
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Drivers will save 25 minutes during the half term commute
Drivers will save a total of 25 minutes or more on their commute to work next week – thanks to the school half-term break.
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Ten million drivers have now done retraining courses
The number of road users who have completed a driver retraining course since their introduction in 2010 has topped ten million.
Nine million of these have attended a speed aware course, 1.19 million of them in 2018 alone.
Last year 1.45 million people accepted a place on one of the eight courses sometimes offered by police as an alternative to a fine and points for more minor offences.
- The other courses include:
- The national motorway awareness course
- What’s driving us?
- Your belt – your life (online course)
Almost all the courses are run by private companies and the price of the courses can vary by type, location and provider. In 2017, NDORS (the organisation that administers the scheme) said fees ranged from £75 to £99.
Forty-five pounds out of each fee is returned to the police force which referred the offender.
Steve Gooding, director of the RAC Foundation, said “This data suggests that, astonishingly, as many as one in four drivers has now been sent back to the classroom for breaking road traffic law – hopefully to emerge as ambassadors for better, more responsible motoring behaviors.
“While the logic of sending drivers who commit minor transgressions back to the classroom is clear, it begs the question of what should be done in a similar vein to tutor those found guilty of more serious breaches of the rules of the roads before they injure or kill themselves or others?”
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70% of Drivers don’t know how to merge in turn
Nearly three-quarters of motorists are completely unaware of how they should behave if a lane is closed on a motorway or A-road, according to new research.
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