Archive for October, 2009

Biker caught doing 383mph

Saturday, October 31st, 2009

Italian motorcyclist, Paolo Turina, was caught by speed cameras doing 383mph (more…)

Speed limits for vans

Thursday, October 29th, 2009

Goods vehicles that do not exceed 7.5 tonnes are subject to different speed limits than cars on single and dual carriageways (more…)

Driving lessons for the under 16s

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

A company is offering driving lessons to children aged between 11 and 16 (more…)

Provisional licence/new driver, how many points allowed?

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

There are special rules that apply to drivers and motorcyclists who have just passed their test with regards to penalty points (more…)

Low bridges in metric

Monday, October 26th, 2009

Due to increased pressure from Network Rail, the DfT is looking at changing low bridge signs to include metric units, in-line with the rest of the EU (more…)

Followed by unmarked Police car

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009

Some tips on what to do if you are followed by an unmarked Police car (more…)

99 and no speeding fine

Wednesday, October 21st, 2009

George Geeson, 99 years old, has been driving for 75 years and not had a speeding ticket or ever caused an accident (more…)

Using a Mobile Phone whilst Driving

Tuesday, October 20th, 2009

To drive whilst using a mobile phone that doesn’t have hands free operation is an offence (more…)

Speeding ticket with wrong details

Friday, October 16th, 2009

I have been given a fixed penalty notice but there is a mistake (wrong location, registration number etc), what can I do? (more…)

Night Vision Motorcycling

Friday, October 16th, 2009

An American thermal imaging manufacturer has come up with a unit that can be bolted to a motorbike (more…)