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Further to a recent letter from the DVLA regarding my (then) untaxed vehicle, I am writing to express my utter disbelief in the fine I have received. Please allow me to explain: My van, which was parked...
How many points are allowed on your licence before you automatically get banned and how long could a ban be?
Is it correct to have received a speeding fine of £100 + 3 penalty points for doing 35mph in a 30mph limit in East Sussex?
I try to be very careful re speed limits. I am to visit Lanzarote soon after 8 years. I read the Spanish are hot on speeding, for good reasons it must be said. Is there an up to date speed camera map on...
I have a Mobility car that my mother drives and she had a parking ticket from the council. They say I must pay it but I cannot drive and wasn't in the car?
I was caught speeding at 37 mph on the A40 in London, where the speed limit changes from 40 mph to 30 mph. I was driving in the rightmost lane around midnight. The 30 mph speed limit sign on the central...
A friend in Australia who is travelling to the UK asked me if hire cars are ULEZ compliant. Personally I would have thought so as they are unlikely to be older than four or five years but do you have any...
I regularly hear of people being pulled over by the police for having satnav and phones within the view of the arc of the windscreen wipers, but it seems as if every other vehicle has distracting air fresheners,...
For the last 30 years, I've been using the Halfords near me. Recently, they have signs from UKPS that you can't park on the left side of the building. Halfords have sold this land to a neighbour's business....
I was driving into London on a section of road with three lanes when the traffic bunched up just before a set of lights. There was a slow moving London Bus on my left, completely hiding the traffic light,...