Traffic Lights Turn To Red To Slow Speeding Motorists
Swindon council, which stripped out all its speed cameras in 2009, are testing the new smart traffic lights scheme in which speeding drivers are to be slowed down by the use of traffic lights. Gwillam Lloyd, the council’s head of highways, said: “What we are going to do is install sensors in the road. Those […]
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May, 20, 2011
80mph Motorway Speed Limit Could Be Introduced
Philip Hammond, the Transport Secretary, has signalled that he is ready to lift the 70mph motorway speed limit to 80mph if it is in the interests of the British economy. Mr Hammond has called for a “rigorous cost benefit analysis’ of speed limits” which would look at a wider range of issues than safety alone. […]
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- May, 11, 2011
Car Insurance Costs Up By 40 per cent In a Year
The cost of motor insurance has risen by a record 40% in the past 12 months because fraudulent claims and injury claims, the AA has found. Motorists are now paying an average of £892.08 to insure their car compared with £633.55 12 months ago. This is the third year in succession that premiums have risen […]
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- Apr, 13, 2011
Ruled Out – No Lower Drink-Drive Limit
The Government has rejected advice from the Whitehall-commissioned report last year, by Sir Peter North, which suggested that the limit should be reduced from 80mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood to 50mg. Transport Secretary Philip Hammond said improving enforcement rather than lowering the limit is likely to have more impact on drivers who “flagrantly […]
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- Mar, 21, 2011
Britain’s ‘Worst’ Learner Driver
A woman, of just age 26, has run up a bill of £2790 after failing her theory test 90 times. The DSA, who produced the figures in response to a freedom of information request. The figures also revealed that a 39 year-old has sat the most number of practical tests. He failed his last attempt, […]
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- Mar, 17, 2011
Drivers Loose £60m to Unfair Parking Tickets
Drivers lost almost £60 million last year by failing to appeal against unfair parking tickets, according to a survey. 53% of the people surveyed, who chose not to appeal, said they assumed they would lose. 8% did not know how to initiate a claim while 2% of drivers said parking attendants had fabricated evidence to […]
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- Mar, 14, 2011
Seeing Red – 30% Increase in Traffic Lights
We all despise those traffics lights that always turn to red just as you approach or never seem to change, making you late for work. Now we know why. The number of traffic lights has increased by 30% in eight years (2000 – 2008). RAC director Professor Stephen Glaister said: “Depending when and where you […]
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- Feb, 28, 2011
Habits Change as Motoring Costs Rise
A recent poll, based on 1,750 responses, by moneysupermarket.com found that nearly half, 48.2%, say that their next car will be a more fuel-efficient car. 11.4% said that their next car they plan to buy will be cheaper to insurance than their current car. Pete Harrison, of moneysupermarket.com, said “With escalating fuel prices hitting motorists […]
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- Feb, 21, 2011
Running Low
An increasing number of drivers are running on empty because of rising fuel costs. Green Flag reported a 40% increase in the number of fuel-related call-outs in the second half of January. In the survey of 2,110 adults, almost half said they had been dangerously close to empty or broken down before reaching the pumps […]
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- Feb, 15, 2011
Drivers Fail to Maintain Their Cars
A recent survey by Sainsbury’s car insurance revealed that 21% of motorists are failing to carry out monthly maintenance on their vehicles with tyres being the least checked item. 16% of men failed to check their vehicles whereas 26% of women failed to carry out basic checks. The survey also showed that younger drivers, 18 […]
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- Feb, 14, 2011