Archive for January, 2010

MOT failure rates for car manufacturers

Thursday, January 14th, 2010

VOSA, the DfT run Vehicle and Operator Services Agency has released MOT failure rates for 2007 (more…)

Car drivers always at fault

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

Cycling pressure groups are calling for changes to civil law to make the driver ‘always liable’ in the event of an accident with a cyclist (more…)

Internet dashboards next driving distraction

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

The latest developments by Intel and Google to include digital displays in vehicles are the next driver distraction according to the IAM (more…)

Swiss speeder gets £182,000 fine

Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

The Ferrari driver was caught doing 83mph in a 50mph limit in Switzerland. (more…)

Fur protesters ‘tied up’ at motorbike rally

Monday, January 11th, 2010

Three animal right activists went missing at a motorbike rally in Pennsylvania (more…)

Mobility scooter riders to get lessons

Thursday, January 7th, 2010

Riders of electric mobility scooters are to get lessons on how to manoeuvre by Norfolk Police (more…)

Biker prosecuted for pothole accident

Thursday, January 7th, 2010

A biker in Somerset is being prosecuted for Driving Without Due Care & Attention after coming off his bike due to a pothole (more…)

Proposed Dangerous Driving Sentence Increase

Sunday, January 3rd, 2010

Jack Straw, Justice Secretary, has proposed an increase in the maximum prison sentence for dangerous driving from 2 to 5 years (more…)

Fine for wrong tyres

Saturday, January 2nd, 2010

Motorists in Quebec face a fine of $300 if their vehicle is not running on snow tyres (more…)

Pigs in traffic

Friday, January 1st, 2010

Pigs escaped from a lorry on the M11 near Stanstead Airport after it crashed (more…)