Tag: news
Over two thirds of cyclists run red light at traffic lights where elderly nurse, 81, died crossing the road after being hit by a bike - as her son says stretch is 'being treated like a racetrack'
The Daily Mail investigated one of three new red-light crossings on Regent's Park's Outer Circle, a near perfect 2.7-mile-long circular road in Westminster, at 8am on a Wednesday.
Meet the 'Yellow Box Guru' waging war on money-grabbing councils to spare motorists from unfair fines - and what YOU should do if you get a penalty
One man has made it his mission to help people fight back against money-grabbing councils issuing unfair fines for stopping in a yellow box.
Claiming for pothole damage? Take a lie detector test!
A woman whose car was damaged by a pothole was subjected to a 'lie detector' test after claiming compensation from her council.
Government is set to ban people from vaping in their own cars if children are present
All existing indoor places where smoking is already banned will become 'heated tobacco-free and vape-free', including workplaces, pubs and public transport.
'Huge' pothole damages 30 cars in one evening leaving dozens of motorists stranded
The hole was several inches deep and filled with water, making it difficult to see as vehicles approached it after dark.
Eco-campaigners' fury over 4x4 drivers 'ripping up' protected chalk stream by using it as a 'fun splash route'
Protesters say the waterway in Hampshire is being 'ripped up' and used as a 'fun splash route' by drivers who take their off-road vehicles for a spin.
Driverless car slams on brakes after mistaking bus advert for real people
The worrying news comes as a trial of self-driving taxis looms in London in April, and tests have already been conducted in British locations including York.
Cabbies see red over bike hire company's calls to turn lights green for cyclists
But drivers are likely to literally see red - after a bike hire company called for traffic lights to automatically turn green for those on two wheels.
Moment van ploughed into back of broken down car in fast lane of 'dangerously defective' M4 smart motorway in 'high velocity' crash that killed grandmother
Pulvinder Dhillon, 68, was a passenger in her daughter's Nissan Micra when it stopped in a live lane of traffic on a section of the M4 with no hard shoulder.
Council bemuses villagers by installing £7,000 road sign warning drivers that ducks may be crossing... but there are no ponds nearby
Residents living in a quiet village have been left bemused after their local council splashed out £7,000 on a sign warning that ducks could be crossing the road.
Grandmother killed in crash could still be alive if safety technology on smart motorway she broke down on hadn't been 'dangerously defective', court hears
Pulvinder Dhillon, 68, was a passenger in her daughter's Nissan Micra when it stopped in a live lane of traffic on a section of the M4 with no hard shoulder.
Driverless taxi that jumped red light... but did it actually do the correct thing and prevent a busy junction snarl-up?
Dashcam footage shows one of London's first driverless taxis running a red light as it drove the tech firm's boss to Buckingham Palace to receive a gong for services to artificial intelligence.
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.
