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King Charles and Queen Camilla seen for the first time in their new electric £160,000 Lotus Eletre sportscar that he jokes is 'silent but deadly'
The 77-year-old monarch and Camilla were driven in the Royal Claret motor for the Sunday Church service in Sandringham this morning.
Road is so full of craters that residents rename it Potholesville... yet 'no authority will fix it'
Residents say the 'undriveable' road has been allowed to fall into a state of permanent disrepair because no authority will fix it.
Moment ULEZ 'blade runner' destroys roadside camera with homemade bomb that damaged child's bedroom 28 metres away - as he is convicted and faces jail
Kevin Rees, 63, is facing jail after his 'low-sophistication' device exploded in Willersley Avenue, Sidcup on December 6, 2023.
Fury over 'cash cow' yellow box junctions that raked in £450,000 in fines in just eight months as Lib Dem council insists they are 'legally compliant'
Fury has erupted among motorists after yellow box junctions branded 'cash cows' brought in £450,000 in fines over eight months, despite the Lib Dem council maintaining they comply with the law.
Zipcar ends UK operations leaving 650,000 members without access to vehicles - as Sadiq Khan is condemned for ignoring warnings the car-share service would leave London
Those watching the firm's decline had called on Mayor of London Sadiq Khan to do more to support car clubs. It had also begged for relief from the Congestion Charge.
Furious homeowner vows to fight council after being fined for parking outside his house
David Miller, 49, was furious after finding a parking ticket on his Jaguar F-Type, which he had left on the six metre long tarmac outside the gate of his home in Chester, Cheshire.
We were nearly killed when our electric VW ID.5 lost control and swerved across motorway TWICE in three months - we're too terrified to drive an EV again
Ken Hadley, 51, claims his life was at the mercy of his VW ID.5 as it veered across a three-lane road into the left-hand reservation before swerving back again and into the right-hand side.
Driver with 'James Bond' style revolving number plate is jailed after trying to smuggle £2.7million of cigarettes into Britain
Andreu Silivaniuk, 34, attempted to sneak an estimated £2.7million worth of cigarettes into Britain, hidden inside Bentley car parts.
Drivers are set to face £100 fines for 'excessive' horn honking under new council plans
Tandridge District Council filed an application for a Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) on Monday after complaints about the actions of motorists.
Nearly 630 drivers dodge jail in last five years despite being found criminally responsible for death crashes
An average of ten a month are given community service orders, suspended sentences or fines instead of being sent to prison for triggering killer car crashes.
Petrol and diesel lorry ban considered by Labour in latest part of their controversial net-zero drive
Ministers have announced that fossil fuel-powered trucks will no longer be sold and have ruled out allowing the continued use of low-carbon or synthetic fuels.
Motorists living in affluent London street accuse Labour of installing 'socialist speed bumps' that only scrape expensive cars
Residents in Lewisham claim the new traffic calming measures breach the council's own recommended height limit.
'Hidden' mega pothole leaves more than a dozen motorists stranded on motorway slip road in one night
At least 14 drivers had their wheels mangled in one evening by a lethal pothole hidden on a motorway slip road.
Traffic campaigner puts up 'Bears crossing' signs to get drivers to slow down after three crashes outside her house
Penny Ballinger, from Drybrook, Forest of Dean, erected the signs after three car crashes took place outside her home.
Pensioner handed £240 parking fines for parking at hospital to take his terminally-ill wife for treatment - despite having a blue badge
Roy Sanders, 73, was wrongly slapped with £240 worth of penalty notices after taking his wife Judy, 70, to appointments at Russells Hall Hospital, in Dudley West Midlands.