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If, as I suspect, some non-roadworthy vehicles are getting ghost MoTs, what happens to the vehicles? I know the test centres are reported to the DVSA.
My daughter was driving home at 3am on Sunday morning in dark rainy conditions, she skidded, lost control and hit the kerb and a traffic light (which was damaged) She left the car in a safe place nearby...
I've received a ticket for doing 36mph in a 30mph. I'm so careful about speed and I don't think my speed has been measured accurately. Would you please advise how I can challenge the recording of my speed?...
Lane hoggers are one of my pet hates, where people unnecessarily sit in the middle lane or even lane 3 or 4 lane of motorways. Effectively they are reducing a 3/4 lane down to a 2 lane road. If courtesy...
Is it correct to have received a speeding fine of £100 + 3 penalty points for doing 35mph in a 30mph limit in East Sussex?
A Met Office red weather warning includes the advice ‘do not drive.’ If this is ignored and a car accident occurs would the car insurance be invalid on the same basis that travel insurance is invalid in...
Is there a website where you can check whether your car has incurred a speeding penalty?
For speeding offences my local police force has stated that CSW (Community Speedwatch) operates the rule of 10% + 3mph. CSW equipment is different from SEU (Speed Enforcement Unit) equipment, which is...
Why do the police not stop and prosecute cars that have "Doctored" their private number plate to spell their name? This used to be a traffic offence many years ago but is now totally ignored.
Two family members have received an NIP for the same offence, we don’t know which one was driving, what do we do? It was a company vehicle that both drive and were both in on the offence day.
 

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