The Ministry of Transport has made some changes in the laws pertaining to DPFs (diesel particle filters) and thousands of motorists have been caught unawares in the last month. New legislation which was introduced just last month (February) means that any vehicle lacking a DPF will not pass an emissions test and the owner is […]
Category: Motoring Laws
The country’s roads are now packed with approximately seven million drivers or more. With one in five of them over the age of 65 on the UK’s roads, this is according to figures released by the road safety charity, the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM). The number of drivers who had already achieved the age […]
As the Christmas party season is just about upon us Halfords is pointing out that motorists really should be carrying a personal breathalyser device with them to ensue that they have not had one sherry too many before they get behind the wheel. Drivers need to keep in mind that they need to be secure […]
According to a research carried out by the leading money saving brand in UK, only 20% of motorists use their car for a certain period within the month, the main reason being that they are not able to afford the motoring costs. According to this research, it is quite clear that motorists in UK cannot […]
According to David Cameron, drivers who cause accidents will now start serving longer sentences in a move that aims at minimising fatal vehicle accidents. This will be implemented by the Sentencing Council, which will start by updating the rules governing punishment for drivers who cause fatal accident following complains from those whose relatives have died […]
Everybody is hoping that we don’t get a repeat of the last winter. Ice and snow caused untold misery and literally thousands of drivers found themselves stranded in their cars, often overnight. The British weather is nothing if not unpredictable, but you can control your vehicle. Auto experts are offering motorists tips for simple and […]
Over 6000 road accidents took place in Britain during last winter and ice and snow were believed to be the main culprits. This was revealed by the latest data released by the Department for Transport. These statistics clearly reveal that the motorists experiencing accidents during the winter were the unfortunate ones as they were helpless […]
Would you believe there are 191 people over the age of 100 who hold a driving licence in UK? That’s not all either as there are no less than 4,018,900 people over the age of 70 holding full British driving licences in the country. GEM Motoring Assist, a road breakdown and safety organisation, has come […]
A driver who claimed he could not leave the house because he had taken too much viagra is just one of the excuses that people have given for not taxing their car. According to the latest information which the DVLA has released, those motorists who were last year caught driving without a tax disc used […]
It would be almost impossible for anyone to argue that drinking and driving is a smart thing to do, but lots of people do it anyway, and more often that not they get away with it. We seldom hear much about drink driving unless a major accident and/or injuries and/or fatalities are involved. That probably […]