A 25% levy on all foreign cars imported into America came into force on Thursday, and a wider 'baseline' 10% tariff on goods imported from around the world today.

Several police forces said they had collectively impounded more than 500 vehicles after they were involved in everything from drug dealing to illegal sex.

Hannah Robinson (pictured), of Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, was slapped with the £11,390 bill by Excel Parking after amassing nearly 70 fines in a car park in nearby Darlington.

No10 refused to be drawn on claims that the zero emission vehicles (ZEV) mandate could be eased next week, with targets downgraded.

Thousands of drivers in the capital will be frustrated by the eco-friendly cost effective proposals to prevent traffic from returning to the bridge.

Gordon Clark, from Medburn near Newcastle, has been 'driven mad' by the ordeal but insists he won't pay a £252 court letter 'as a matter of principle'.

A couple were horrified to discover their £22,000 car had been seized by bailiffs and sold on for half its value over an unpaid £35 penalty charge they didn't know about.

Belgravia, with its regency townhouses and previously quiet garden squares, has long attracted film stars, tycoons and statesmen while offering some exclusive shopping.

The InstaVolt Superhub, located near the A34 and junction 9 of the M3, boasts 44 charging points which promise to have you back up to full capacity in just 20 minutes.

Last January, Merrick Clarke, 69, (pictured) was shocked to see parking fines on his doorstep for a vehicle that didn't even belong to him.

Christopher Miller runs a firm behind suspected 'copycat' websites that charge inflated fees to drive in cities with low-emission zones such as Birmingham , Sheffield, Bristol and Bath.

From mid-April, £1.6billion of funding will be shared between councils across England - which ministers say will be enough to fill 7million potholes a year.

Campaigners have urged the Government to crack down on the Motability scheme to end spiralling costs, as concerns grow that the scheme is being abused.

London's orbital motorway will be shut from 9pm tonight until 5.30am on Monday in 56-and-a-half hour closure between junction 10 for Wisley and junction 11 for Chertsey in Surrey.

Efforts to repair the nation's transport network lack strategic planning and only amount to a 'short-term' solution, according to the report.