http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/4762537.stm
Nurse jailed for driving fine lie
A Devon nurse who lied about not being the driver of a speeding car has been
sent to jail for six months.

Some people seem to think the Tories are the motorists friend. Oh really!!
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/tm_headline=exclusive%2D-tories-secret-plot-to-priv
atise-our-roads%26method=full%26objectid=18043482%26siteid=94762-name_page.html
or http://tinyurl.com/ynaynm
EXCLUSIVE: TORIES ...

Monday, 16 October 2006, 12:42 UK  
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/6054494.stm
Two dead in six vehicle M6 crash  
Two people have been killed and two more left seriously injured after a

Can anyone clarify rite of way at a sticky junction for me please?
The junction is effectively a cross roads with two minor roads meeting a
dual carriageway.
So, car A moves from one of the minor roads into the "gap" in the dual

In case it hasn't been noticed. ITV1
Drivers Uncovered'
According to the blurb:-
1 in 3 motorists drive without correct documents. And uninsured drivers.

Did anything ever come of this?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/leicestershire/2985474.stm
(Five people were killed on the M1 in Leicestershire)
It happened well over three years ago now and I can find no reference to the

went out for another recreational drive today, M1 J29 (2 "accidents")
the A whatever to chesterfield then along millionaires row and into the
peaks, destination mam tor for a bit of a stomp and winnats pass
~ rushup edge ~ edale ~ hope for the recreational drive bit.

What exactly do they mean when they exclude repairs due to "wear and
tear" on warrenties?
I mean, if you buy a 10 year old car, and the head gasket explodes,
would that failure be due to wear and tear or not?

Last week I turned on the ignition of my Vectra and some strange
engine symbol, with a lightening bolt thro it, came up as a warning on
the dash - I turned the key further and nothing at all happened. There
I was towards the head of a queue of vehicles waiting to drive off an

For the fun of it, and to commemorate ...
London - Brighton car run pictures
http://tinyurl.com/ygyuxw
or

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/6099962.stm
Driving ban for speeding Henson  
Wales rugby star Gavin Henson has been banned from driving for a month
after he was caught driving at 110mph (177kph) on the M4 motorway.  

I got rid of a car ages ago (18 months or so) to an 'MOT failures wanted'
bloke I phoned up out of the paper. He had all the paperwork and keys when
he took it and said that was that. I *think* I filled in my bit of the V5
and sent it off but I really can't remember for sure.

I recently found an interesting road safety advert from 1947 that quoted
braking distance. Wherein it declared that stopping distance from 30mph
including reaction time was 75 feet.
The Highway Code didn't include stopping distance until about 20 years

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/gloucestershire/6113132.stm
"Woman, 82, flips car on forecourt
An 82-year-old pensioner who destroyed a diesel pump and overturned her car
on the forecourt is welcome back, says the fuel station's manager.

Just how difficult can this be?
http://img171.imageshack.us/my.php?image=drivingtestus9.jpg