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Government to allow 20mph schemes without speed humps
16/12/2009 New proposals to allow councils to put in place 20mph schemes over groups of streets without the...
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16/12/2009 Your car may be more eye-catching to criminals than you think. According to the Association of Chief...
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'Postcode lottery' over speeding fines
16/12/2009 Motorists in some regions of Britain are twelve times more likely to be given speeding fines and...
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Slough is the riskiest place in the UK for road accidents
16/12/2009 Slough has been named the riskiest place in the UK for motor accidents. ...
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Four out of ten taxis had serious faults
16/12/2009 Twenty-eight taxis have been taken off the road in Milton Keynes after spot checks across the town...
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More driving test fraudsters jailed – UPDATE
16/12/2009 It transpires that the pair of fraudsters jailed for taking driving tests for other people had an...
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More driving test fraudsters jailed
15/12/2009 Two fraudsters who made cash out of taking people's driving tests for them have both been jailed....
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Number of drivers using hand-held mobiles doubles
15/12/2009 The number of car drivers illegally using hand-held mobile phones at the wheel has doubled in the...
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40,000 street lights set to be switched off to save cash
10/12/2009 Villages will be plunged into darkness when thousands of street lamps are switched off to cut costs,...
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Motorbike licence renewal problem solved by DVLA
10/12/2009 After sustained pressure from the British Motorcyclists Federation, along with Motorcycle News and fellow lobbyists, the Driver...
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Hawick test centre to stay open for another year
10/12/2009 Borders MP Michael Moore has secured further concessions from the Driving Standards Agency (DSA) on the future...
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Ignore the rumours – the new VW Polo is suitable for test
09/12/2009 Rumours that the new Volkswagen Polo, recently voted Car of the Year, is not suitable for test...
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New test centre for Ashfield and Mansfield area
08/12/2009 Sutton-in-Ashfield's new driving test centre will open in January, the DSA has announced. The current test centre...
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New arrangements for testing for the Barry area
08/12/2009 The DSA has confirmed new arrangements for customers in the Barry area of Wales who want to...
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07/12/2009 A man who was paid up to £400 to sit driving tests and up to £3,000 for...
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Driver fined £653 for failing to pay fixed penalty
04/12/2009 A driver has been ordered to pay £653 after failing to pay a fixed penalty fine and...
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£5,731 – the cost of getting young drivers on the road
03/12/2009 It costs £5,731 to get a young driver on the road today, according to new research from...
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20mph speed limit on Islington's residential roads next year
03/12/2009 A London borough is to become the first in the country to introduce a 20mph speed limit...
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Freight boss challenges size limits in 83ft superlorry
03/12/2009 A superlorry which is 24ft longer than a bendy bus and as heavy as a fully armoured...
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Good dog! Bouncer saves his owner's life
02/12/2009 If it was not for her faithful dog Bouncer, Andrea Homer says she would not be alive...
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Replacing old Scottish speed cameras to cost £7m
02/12/2009 Scotland is facing a £7 million bill to convert the country's network of fixed speed cameras from...
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02/12/2009 A soldier has apologised after crashing an eight-tonne tank – with L-plates attached – into a garden...
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Dutch plan for 'naked streets' coming to Camden
02/12/2009 A £1.5million plan to improve road safety in Camden Town by 'de-cluttering' the high street has...
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DSA wins first national identity crime award
01/12/2009 A Driving Standards Agency (DSA) team tracking down criminals who undermine the driving test has won a...
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UK's first online driving school launched by Drivers Ed
01/12/2009 This news item appeared in the December/January 2010 issue of Driving Instructor. Due to a technical problem...