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09.05.12 - DRUG DRIVING
At Last The Drug Driving Anomaly Ends. The government is finally taking action over the anomaly that demands of the police to prove that a driver is drug impaired before a prosecution can go ahead David Cameron has swung his full primeministerial charisma behind this ‘no-brainer’. He met the parents and friends of Lillian Groves, a 14 year who died under the wheels of a car driven by a driver under the influence of drugs. He said, “It simply can't be right that a schoolgirl like Lillian can lose her life, and then we discover we don't have the laws or the technology to punish drug...
04.05.12 - SILVERSTONE EVENT
Don't Miss The Silverstone Classic Event! If you love cars then mark Silverstone July 20 to 22nd in your diary. It is time again for Silverstone's Classic show. It will be bigger again this year than last and that was the biggest ever automotive themed event in the UK. There will be no less than 24 races with every fascinating aspect of motor sports glamorous history represented on the starting grid and through the chequered flag. 2012 is a big 50th anniversary year for many famous marques with all of them putting on special celebratory events. See the likes of the Lotus Elan, over the...
01.05.12 - CATEGORY D
If you are looking for a bargain in the second-hand car line, it is best to be forewarned and knowledgeable about 'category D' insurance write-offs. Many thousands of these types of vehicles are to be found, quite legitimately, on eBay and other pre-sold car outlets. There are 4 types of insurance write-offs from 'A', the most damaged to 'D' the lightest damaged. Category Ds can often be had for much less than the guide price for non-categorized used cars. Sometimes as much as 75% of the sticker value. However, buyers should beware, since category D vehicles can give the naïve buyer big...
30.04.12 - SPEED LIMITS
Ignorance Is No Excuse When It Comes to Speed Limits and Insurance Premiums. Why is it, that when it comes to cars, speed and the legal limits most drivers do not have a clue? Most road users are pushing up the cost of their own motoring insurance policies because of their ignorance. The insurance company LV have found that more than 7 out of 10 drivers could not correctly say what the speed limit was on the various types of road. The drivers in the LV survey were shown photos of various kinds of roads. A third of them failed to say the that 60mph was the limit on a single carriageway,...
26.04.12 - BUS LANE FINES
Hertfordshire county councils are having to repay drivers more than £1,300,000. More than 30,000 motorists fell foul of a bus lane in the county, but the Traffic Penalty Tribunal have judged that the bus lane signs notifying drivers of the restrictions were not clear enough and were illegally positioned. The tribunal, deals with appeals from road users outside of the Capital and it found that the fines collected should not have been enforceable. More than 34,000 cars were fined for using the bus lane but 4,000 of them did not pay and will not now be pursued for payment. Herts' Council...
