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• OFT publishes new guidance for second-hand car dealers

  30/06/2010 The OFT has today published new guidance for second-hand car dealers setting out their legal obligations to...

• Nearly a quarter of young people admit to road racing

  30/06/2010 Young people admit to shocking levels of speeding, frequently with their friends in the car with them....

• Britain’s most dangerous roads: saving lives for less

  30/06/2010 •  10% of Britain’s motorways and A-roads have unacceptably high risk •  Half of all fatal...

• New powers to tackle dangerous vehicles

  29/06/2010 Increased powers to crack down on dangerous trucks and coaches have been set out by Transport Secretary...

• AA warns learner drivers over booking test online

  24/06/2010 The AA is warning learner drivers over online ‘booking services’ that add surcharges of up to 65...

• Reported Road Casualties Great Britain Main Results: 2009

  24/06/2010 The Department for Transport has published statistics on road casualties in accidents reported to the police in...

• Men and women even crash differently

  22/06/2010 Men and women may continue to argue about who are the better drivers, but one area where...

• Legal drugs, illegal driving

  16/06/2010 According to a poll, 1 in 10 drivers has admitted their ability to drive was impaired after...

• Crack-down on drink and drug driving proposed

  16/06/2010 In the first major review of drink and drug driving law since 1976, Sir Peter North recommends...

• Brighton and Hove – one giant 20mph zone

  16/06/2010 Brighton and Hove could become a 20mph city. According to the Brighton Argus, widespread zones are set...

• Study uncovers reasons for road rage and ‘bully driving’

  15/06/2010 •   Drivers sticking to speed limits and road laws ‘wind-up’ other drivers •   Mums and...

• Will you still teach me ... when I’m 64?

  10/06/2010 Most people her age might be thinking about taking life easy but a brave 64-year-old is ready...

• Tractor rules putting lives at risk in Ireland

  10/06/2010 A failure to legislate against the use of tractors by drivers who have no formal training, is...

• Automated driving tests in Bangalore, India

  10/06/2010 Bangalore, in southern India, will soon have a state-of-the-art Automated Vehicle Driving Testing Track for issuing foolproof...

• Speed awareness courses to start in West Midlands

  09/06/2010 Motorists caught speeding in the West Midlands will soon be able to avoid getting three points on...

• Driving instructor’s car is flying the flag for England

  09/06/2010 A patriotic football fan is driving around Northamptonshire flying the flag for England ahead of next week’s...

• Pothole damage? Here’s how to make a claim

  08/06/2010 According to recent reports*, only 1 in 9 drivers who made a claim for vehicle damage caused...

• Motorcycle test and training review ordered

  08/06/2010 A review of the motorcycle testing and training regime was today announced by Road Safety Minister Mike...

• Calm down! Liverpool could see 20mph limit on all roads

  08/06/2010 Liverpool could see the introduction of 20mph speed limits on all residential roads. According to the Liverpool...

• Passing your L-test costs £1200, according to Swinton

  08/06/2010 As the compulsory driving test celebrates its 75th birthday, UK learners are facing bills of over £1,200...

• Woman fined for driving while wearing a burka

  08/06/2010 A woman has been fined for driving while wearing a burka because the garment “reduced her field...

• Wigan star N’Zogbia escapes with a caution for L-test switch

  08/06/2010 Wigan Athletic winger Charles N’Zogbia, 23, was arrested after turning up to do the practical part of...

• Millions of parents breaking the law on car insurance

  08/06/2010 New research from the Motor Insurers’ Bureau (MIB) and Aviva reveals that more than two-thirds (70%) of...

• DIA boss Steve Garrod on BBC’s 'Don’t get done, get Dom'

  03/06/2010 When Dom Littlewood, host of BBC One’s Don’t get done, get Dom consumer programme, needed to speak...

• VOSA publish MOT garage contact details

  03/06/2010 The contact details of all MOT test stations will be published on the web today as the...

• Drivers prosecuted for using iPods while driving

  02/06/2010 Police forces across the country are interpreting existing road safety rules, which state that drivers must not...

• Happy birthday Range Rover – 40 on 17 June

  02/06/2010 Here is the full text of Land Rover’s press release celebrating the 40th birthday of the Range...

• Dramatic results from TRL’s child car seat rating scheme

  02/06/2010 The results of a TRL demonstration project published today clearly show that there is no simple correlation...

• Bill Plant orders 600 Hyundai i30s

  02/06/2010 Hyundai has signed a deal to provide 600 i30s to Bill Plant, the nationwide driving school and...