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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.
The world's tallest bridge towering twice as high as the Eiffel Tower opens to traffic in China
China has unveiled the world's tallest bridge, which is almost twice the height of the Eiffel Tower.
Huge £1.5billion lifeline for firms hit by crisis at Jaguar Land Rover in bid to save thousands of jobs
Business and Trade Secretary Peter Kyle announced a loan guarantee scheme to keep afloat small firms that supply the car maker and employ 120,000 people.
Furious couple blocked into their drive after blundering council paints bus stop directly outside
Christopher Harris and Michelle Smith, from south Wales found the bus stop painted outside their drive when they returned from work last month having been told it would placed further up the road.
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'.
Thieves steal 17 cars belonging to cruise passengers in one night as they raid car park while owners are on dream holidays
Police in Hampshire are investigating after victims returned from their dream holidays to discover their car stolen on the morning of Wednesday, September 10.
Can YOU spot the bell? No... nor can drivers: Council's bizarre anti-crash bollard... that's 'causing crashes'
EXCLUSIVE: The bell was installed on Widdale Bridge, near Hawes in November. It was put in place to prevent drivers from hitting the stone walls at either side of the bridge.
'Just one week from collapse': Suppliers on the brink as Jaguar Land Rover resumes after hack
Britain's largest car-maker last month suffered a devastating hack that threatens to cost it billions. It has has forced JLR to suspend factory production until next month.
Report told Sadiq Khan's officials that Low Traffic areas FAIL to reduce car use... so they shelved it in secret
The results come in stark contrast to Sir Sadiq's earlier claims that LTNs are good for the environment and reduce traffic.
Sadiq Khan's fresh war on drivers: Repeat London ULEZ fine dodgers will be made 'BANKRUPT', mayor warns - as new clampdown is launched
The Mayor of London's (pictured) Ultra Low Emission Zone has proven highly controversial since its introduction in 2019 to help cut pollution in the capital.
Foreign drivers in Scotland told to get 'T-plates' after Highland pile-ups caused by people driving on the wrong side of the road surge by 46 per cent
Creator Robert Marshall, a hotelier from Kingussie, first created the plates after his own stressful experience of driving in Tenerife.
The suburban cul-de-sac where war over parking has escalated to punch-ups in the street
As parking wars erupts in Forest Fields, just a mile from Nottingham , locals have become fearful of punch ups and verbal abuse by exasperated drivers unable to find parking.
Riders of rented e-bikes are the most likely to ignore red lights - and food delivery riders aren't far behind
Researchers checked out the behaviour of more than 7,500 cyclists, 11,000 pedestrians and 26,000 cars at 80 junctions across London , Manchester and Glasgow .
Moment driver smashes into pub beloved by Ed Sheeran in high speed crash - leaving its owners with £50k bill
CCTV footage from just after midnight on August 10 shows a red Toyota Yaris smashing through the restaurant area of the family-owned Pilot Inn in Dungeness, Kent.
Keir Starmer banned from having armoured electric Range Rover because it does not offer adequate bomb protection
The Prime Minister must now stick to a petrol version of the vehicle for the foreseeable future as 'required safety levels' cannot otherwise be reached.
