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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
I have just received a Notice of Intention to Prosecute from Essex Police. This states that I have exceeded a temporary limit of 50 miles an hour on a motorway road works section on the M25, which was...
I am looking for a used car to replace my own. I spotted a black Ford Fusion that looks like a steal on Autotrader. Unfortunately, that may literally be the case. I called the dealership a few minutes...
Your advice to KS who was speeding to his pregnant wife fortuitously comes after a report in the Daily Telegraph of a police officer caught driving at 68mph in a 30mph zone because his baby was sick. He...
 

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