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In the last week or two, a section of the A413 between Buckingham and Maids Moreton has had the speed limit dropped from 40mph to 30mph. There have been no obvious roadside warnings to this effect except...
I find it ironic that on the day you print two letters presenting a balanced view on Clause 56 of the Protection of Freedom Bill, it was widely reported that a wheel clamper had been fined £750. From what...
My daughter and I run a small business delivering livestock feed in the South East using Land Rovers and trailers. We each cover around 30,000 miles per year. Some months ago my daughter returned to the...
Regarding AA's neighbour being fined for driving 2mph over the speed limit (22 June), the police here in Hong Kong deduct 4mph from your recorded speed to allow for the inaccuracy of speed cameras. They...
Can my son collect things from his car that has been seized by the police?
I understand from very reliable sources (ex traffic police) that very few traffic police operate in the evening and especially weekends, with the number of convictions being very low. They have about three...
There are many parties to blame for motor insurance premium increases. In no particular order: A) Insurers, vehicle repairers, police, franchised dealers and breakdown companies who sell details of non...
I have just been reading a local IAM bulletin that lists "new guidelines nationally introduced.” It does not indicate who issued the guidelines, but goes on to say that "These new guidelines have been...
I was recently stopped by an unmarked police car and accused of exceeding a temporary 40mph speed limit on a dual carriageway at 9.45am. I maintained 40mph throughout the road works and accelerated to...
Somebody told me yesterday that if you are caught speeding you are allowed 10 per cent over the limit plus 3mph because a car's speedo is not calibrated. Is this true?
 

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