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• PASS PLUS: What is Pass Plus and will it reduce my insurance?  (FAQs)
  Pass Plus Courses consist of six post-Driving Test lessons giving instruction in driving not covered by the test. This is course work only, to increase awareness skills, with no further test at the end.
• INSURANCE WRITE OFFS: What do different insurance write off categories mean? (FAQs)
  Many write-offs are legitimately allowed back on the roads following a repair; the safest ones to buy are those that have passed an independent vehicle inspection by Autolign ( www.autolign-inspections.co.uk ). and then go onto HPI's Condition Inspected register.
• DPFs: What are they and why do they go wrong? (FAQs)
  A diesel engine inherently uses less fuel than a petrol engine and therefore emits less greenhouse gas. This plus-quality is compounded in the HDi engine which in comparison with a classic diesel unit further reduces CO 2 by 20%, CO by 40%, hydrocarbons by 50% and particles by 60%. At the same time it offers even more enjoyable motoring.
• SPEEDING DEFENCES 1. Is inadequate posting of a speed limit a valid defence to a speeding NIP? (FAQs)
  As a consequence, a motorist with a nett weekly income of say £500 appearing in court for driving at 41 mph in a 30 mph zone can expect a fine in the range £375 - £625 (75 - 125% of nett weekly income up to a maximum of £5000), with £500 being the usual starting point, plus either 4-6 penalty points or 7-28 days disqualification. For a defective tyre, the guideline fine is also 75-125% of nett weekly income, up to a maximum of £2500 plus 3 penalty points . This is for each defective tyre.
• PARKING FINES. What are my rights regarding parking penalties for parking in private carparks? (FAQs)
  And partly because MPs were either too stupid to realise the implications, or had vested interests in this new law being passed, or were misled. As part of the due diligence before the law was passed, an Impact Assessment was carried out, in particular on the burden on the county court system in trying cases where keepers and drivers were pursued for private parking charges they had not paid.
• CREDIT HIRE: What is it and how can it affect me if I am involved in a crash? (FAQs)
  Most people are contacted by an "accident manager" having had their details passed on by their own insurer after they informed them of a non-fault accident. "Accident Managers" and "Accident Management Companies" are usually either credit hire companies themselves or they will be referring your case (for a referral fee) to a credit hire company.