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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.
Traffic wardens go on strike for four days in London borough over pay row - but council insist you can still be fined
Traffic wardens will go on strike for four days in Bromley, London over a pay row - but drivers could still be fined
Elderly drivers over the age of 70 have to have their sight checked every three years by law under new plans
Motorists aged 70 and above can no longer self-report visual diseases to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency ( DVLA) after coroners warned the system could be abused.
Free parking! Traffic wardens go on strike for four days in London borough over pay row - meaning NO fines or penalties will be issued
Traffic wardens will go on strike for four days in Bromley, London over a pay row - meaning no fines or penalties will be issued.
Motorists hit by £782 MILLION in council parking fines as charges increase by £160 million in a year
Campaigners have accused councils of treating motorists as 'wallets on wheels' over the 26 per cent increase in fines collected by town halls.
Motorists are forced to take a 36-mile detour after mating badgers caused roadworks delays
Commuters in Lincolnshire are fuming after Highways bosses announced a six-month delay which had been caused by the animals.
Gatwick Airport becomes UK's most expensive for drop-off fees as it hikes charges to £10
London City Airport is also set to introduce a drop-off fee of £8 tomorrow, after previously not having one, and Bristol Airport also increased its drop-off fee by £1.50 as of today, bringing the total to £8.50.
The village taken over by learner drivers: Residents in 'easiest place to get a licence' accuse novice motorists of making their lives hell
Learner drivers have flocked to the village of Miskin, Glamorgan, from far and wide after word spread of its relatively straightforward test route.
Death rates in hybrids 'three times higher than petrol cars' as road safety experts call for inquiry
A total of 122 people died in hybrid car crashes last year, compared with 777 in accidents involving petrol cars, according to Department for Transport figures analysed by The Mail on Sunday.
