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Furious driver throws £50 parking ticket on the floor - and gets fined £250 for littering
The woman had been caught unloading her vehicle in a no loading zone in Falmouth, Cornwall, when a Civil Enforcement Officer issued her with a £50 fine.
Britain's most lawless fuel stations: Motorists fill up and drive off without paying while one owner says new scam by organised crime gangs has cost him £10,000 - and claims police will do nothing
Petrol station boss Sutha Selvarajah said his business in Hythe, Kent, is being 'plagued' by drivers 'forgetting' to have cash and leaving ID behind, which turns out to be fake.
Fears one of Britain's most scenic roads just four metres from a cliff edge could crumble into the sea as drivers call it 'an accident waiting to happen'
Locals said the 'beautiful' road that runs on the south side of their island said something 'tragic' is bound to happen, as some parts are less than four metres from a cliff edge.
Is Sadiq Khan waging a new war on motorists? London mayor accused of making drivers' lives 'unliveable' after confidential TfL documents leaked on the Tube
In an extraordinary leak, a local government official was photographed on the Tube reading a confidential Transport for London (TfL) document that listed a string of anti-car proposals.
Transport Secretary admits she hasn't been able to afford an electric car... as she prepares to unveil '£700m of subsidies' to combat flagging sales
Heidi Alexander - who earns around £160,000 as a Cabinet minister - said she had not purchased a vehicle for about six years as it was 'expensive'.
Life on the most hated motorway in Britain: Hours-long delays, dangerous lanes and run-down service stations - drivers reveal why the M1 has been voted the country's worst road
Motorists using the M1 motorway, which connects London to Leeds, have spoken about the grueling reality of travelling along the 193-mile road.
Wannabe fraudster, 33, who tried to claim £74,000 after lorry smashed into his Porsche is caught out... because dashcam snapped him 'hiding in bushes'
Terell Brooks, a 33-year-old account manager from Romford, claimed he was sat in the £81,000 car at the time of impact and suffered injuries as a result.
Caught in the act! Undercover police lorry snaps over 100 reckless motorists in one day using their phones, rolling cigarettes and not wearing seatbelts while driving
Undercover police have caught over 100 reckless drivers in one day. The operation uncovered motorists using mobile phones, failing to wear seatbelts, and even rolling cigarettes while driving.
Driver of 'rogue' Jaguar I-Pace is charged with fraud and dangerous driving
Nathan Owen, 32, of Prestatyn, whose 'out-of-control' Jaguar I-Pace car had to be rammed off the road by police, has been charged with fraud, dangerous driving and causing a public nuisance.
The moment desperate drivers realise they've been snared by London's most-hated low traffic neighbourhood that pulls in £16,500 in fines a day
Greenwich Council are raking in £16,500 a day from fines dished out to locals who drive through camera enforced LTN roads in East Greenwich, south-east London.
Revealed: The VERY strange ailments that are netting sufferers a brand-new car funded by the taxpayer
Motability was set up to provide cars for those with serious physical disabilities, but now people with VERY surprising conditions are using it to get around courtesy of taxpayers.
The truth about what happens to Britain's stolen cars: Map reveals smuggling routes used by gangs to sneak motors out of the UK - and where they finally end up
Stolen cars are then rapidly driven to Dover, where ferries to continental Europe run every 30 minutes, and then loaded up before victims can even react.
County's first ever fixed speed camera is 'chopped down by vandals' just hours after it was set to be switched on
Police are investigating after the device on the A64 in Sherburn, North Yorkshire, was destroyed overnight - just hours after it was due to be switched on.
Council removes 'absolute joke' of a roundabout after hundreds of complaints from motorists
A 'coffin'-shaped roundabout was removed within days of its installation following reports of near misses.
Mayor of seaside town condemns his OWN council over plans to charge residents £70 to park outside their own homes
George Farquhar claimed he knew nothing about the contentious plans which are in response to visitors parking across driveways, on pavements, grass verges and even roundabouts.