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I am having a disagreement with someone who was driving a car and using their phone while I was a passenger. We were stopped in traffic (not a long time) and the car had the handbrake on, gear in neutral...
I’m devoting most of this week’s column to an injustice briefly touched upon on 12th January (‘Wrong Arm of the Law’). It seems that drivers are increasingly being bullied into accepting fixed penalties...
The letter from CK about being accused of holding and using his mobile phone when he was not, reminded me of an incident involving my brother some years ago. He was driving with his elbow on the window...
On the above I thought it would encourage readers that there is hope in challenging false accusations. My son was in his first year of driving and in the eleventh month of that year he was accused by a...
Four years ago, as I made my way to work, I was flagged down and pulled over traffic by two police in a 4x4 using sirens and flashing lights, etc.. They asked me to leave my vehicle and get in the back...
I successfully challenged a penalty notice, similar to CK's son. At Bournemouth magistrates court I defended myself. The court was even-handed. They dismissed the charge when I pointed out the officers...
My son has been accused of holding and using his mobile, whist driving. This, he emphatically denies, pointing out to the three constables that his van is equipped with hands-free via Bluetooth. Despite...
Last week you published a letter from AP of Wakefield describing a driver's attempts to drive while texting and he took the car's number. I've seen similar things many times before, but always wondered...
Recently I was a passenger in a car being driven in the outside lane, during rush hour, on a Friday evening. All three lanes of the motorway were busy with traffic moving at about 40mph. I looked across...
You printed a letter form PF of Purley who informed us of the video loop camera he installed (an SVS 100 GPS). Your readers may like to know of an iPhone app called iCarBlackBox that costs £0.69p. With...
 

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