Should I move over the stop line at a red light when an emergency vehicle needs to pass?

Could you clarify the legal position when one of the emergency services, with blue lights flashing and siren sounding, needs to cross a red light where traffic is blocking their progress. Is it permissible...

Did you know that a former police officer has been disputing your advice regarding left-foot braking in automatics?

I thought you would be interested in the views of a listener to LBC, identified as ‘Roy of South Morden’ and his opinion of your advice about driving an automatic using left-foot braking. Roy claims to...

As a former traffic policeman, I endorse the use of left-foot braking in automatic vehicles.

As an ex-Traffic Policeman (accident investigator) and a person who has left-foot braked for over 30 years (even though I sometimes drive a manual car), I felt I must comment. When left-foot braking an...

Why did the police close the M4 for nearly five hours due to concerns "for a man's welfare"?

Recently on my way to work I, like thousands of other commuters, was held up on the M4 motorway for nearly five hours, due to “fear for a man's welfare”. The traffic was halted at 7.40am and released at...

Road closures are sometimes necessary in the aftermath of a road accident.

I am a retired Metropolitan Police Traffic constable. I was for some time attached to the investigation unit. Whilst I agree that 100 per cent of fatal accidents cannot be accurately reconstructed, nearly...

Are 150,000-mile Volvo V70s towards the end of their lives?

I am looking at buying a Volvo V70 2.4-litre petrol estate for my work as a plumber, but I don't want anything new so I am looking at 52 plates and 03 plates. They all have very high mileage, around 150,000...

The police withheld my vehicle following an accident and I am now in financial trouble. Can you help?

I was involved in a fatal accident with a pedestrian in 2008. I was not at fault and no prosecution was brought against me, however, my car was taken for examination and rightly so. I was self-employed...

Police seized my friend's car, which I was driving, despite my friend being there at the time. Can they do this?

I was recently stopped by the police while I was driving my mate's car and he was in front driving mine. I thought my insurance would cover me but it didn't, and the car was seized. Can police seize the...

I agree that some police forces and safety partnerships appear motivated by earning revenue.

Good to hear you on Radio 4's The Today Programme this morning. I have a good example of the revenue-earning motives of the police and safety partnerships. About two years ago, a stretch of the A5 in North...

Can marshals for a motorcycle demonstration fit amber LEDs to aid safety?

I'm a Marshal for a group of demonstrating motorcyclists in a well-known London group. We are planning a ride around the North Circular and then a ride around the M25. The ride involves hundreds of motorcycles...