Tag: England
Drivers wrongly fined in speed camera scandal: Tens of thousands have tickets scrapped after it's revealed 40% of cameras on motorways and A-roads had fault
In a scandal which could cost the Government millions in compensation, a glitch has existed within the camera system on all smart motorways and some A-roads for four years.
Premier League surgeon sues Mayfair car dealer after the £78k Bentley they sold him was stolen from his driveway
Fares Haddad, a world-acclaimed orthopaedic surgeon who is credited with 'fixing' Harry Kane's hamstring, has launched a legal battle against Jack Barclay Ltd
Go out and grit your own roads, taxpayers told: Homeowners given salt, hi-vis jackets, and gloves by councils after tax hike
A growing number of councils are handing out free salt, hi-vis vests and snow shovels to householders, encouraging them to help clear pavements.
The Motability map of Britain: Areas with the highest number of benefit claimants entitled to brand new car under the controversial £3BILLION scheme
Motability was set up to help Brits with serious physical disabilities get around. But the bloated scheme is now being used by people with a wide variety of ailments.
Where your stolen car ends up: A shipping container 'needle' found hidden in a vast 'haystack' of cargo - with £230,000 worth of stolen vehicles inside due to be shipped across the world
EXCLUSIVE: Hundreds of vehicles are snatched from streets and driveways across the UK every day, with many smuggled abroad to cities from Dubai and Moscow to Kinshasa.
Driving us potty! Breakdowns caused by Britain's pothole menace up by a quarter in just 12 months
The number of pothole-related breakdowns has risen by a quarter this summer compared with last year, new figures from RAC's Pothole Index show.
Is this Britain's most dangerous road junction? Residents living near 'death trap' crossroads say they fear for their lives after spate of serious car crashes
The series of clips at the Llynclys crossroads, on the England and Wales border, show a car being spun after being hit by a lorry, and another flipped on its roof.
The new age of highway robbery: From yellow box junctions to hated 20mph zones, car parks and LTNs, ROSS CLARK examines how the war on motorists is out of control
One industry is making more money than ever: the business of fining motorists for the most inconsequential of traffic violations.
Drivers' fury in UK car parking fine capital after 216% surge in penalties - and with more price hikes on the way within days
Motorists in Royal Tunbridge Wells (pictured), Kent, instead of enjoying the supposed peace and quiet of the garden of England, are 'at war' over what they dub a 'car parking crisis'.
Drivers older than 70 will be forced to take eye tests every three years and banned if they fail, under new motoring law
The radical proposals could also see the the drink-drive limit in England in Wales lowered from 35mg of alcohol per 100ml of breath to 22mg per 100ml, as it is in Scotland.
Revealed: The UK beach towns with the cheapest parking - including sandy coast popular with families
As millions of Brits head to popular beach spots to beat the heat this summer, drivers are being urged to think twice before hopping in the car for a cheap day out.
England's worst motorway revealed as 193-miles road used by thousands every day tops the list
England's worst motorway has been revealed in a new survey, which also finds that overall driver satisfaction has declined over the last year.
Wayne Rooney almost falls foul of Cheshire traffic wardens after leaving his Audi 4x4 in a disabled parking zone - as ex footballer 'prepares for £400,000 a year Match Of The Day role'
The retired Manchester United and England ace committed the parking equivalent of a sending off offence while out in suburban Cheshire.
Thieves stole my car using a fiendish new device disguised as a Game Boy. So I tracked it down and stole it back myself: ALEX BANNISTER
This is not the Monday morning I had planned. I was meant to be in a business meeting in west London at 9.30.
Labour ministers forced into humiliating U-turn over planned parking rises after Mail expose revealed they could soar by up to 75 per cent
In a boost for millions of drivers, the Government said it has dropped a review into hiking tickets after fury from motoring groups.
