http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/south_yorkshire/7909510.stm
A Labour peer who sent and received text messages minutes being he was
involved in a fatal crash on the M1 has been jailed for 12 weeks.
Lord Ahmed was driving his Jaguar when he collided with a car stopped

A team of adventurers have returned to Wiltshire after a 4,000 mile
expedition across the Sahara Desert to Timbuktu in a "flying car".
The bio-fuelled flying vehicle - known as Skycar - was designed by
Dorset engineer Gilo Cardozo.

Anyone know if the police still play this game
when stopping cars?

My wife has a 2 year old Corsa 1.4 CDi and would not normally be
considering replacing it for at least a year. But recuperating from a
badly broken upper arm she is tempted to buy her first automatic. I'd
appreciate any recommendations for models of similar size and power.

I was on the coach yesterday afternoon as the cars in the garage
heading to Dorset to see the folks this weekend. I noticed some new
specs cameras on the m3.
Not 100% on the route ... basically the coach came off hammersmith

A woman was arrested after a car was found on a Metro track in Newcastle.
Police were called to Wansbeck Road Metro station at 2300 GMT on Tuesday
where they discovered the Mercedes vehicle on the railway line.
They believe the car entered at the Fawdon level crossing, ending up

A man who admitted driving with a policeman clinging to the bonnet of
his van has been jailed for 16 months.

Out of interest,anyone know the rough stopping distance of a 40
ton HGV doing 56mph(in an emergency stop)on a dry surface?

An idle question that occurred to me this afternoon: what's the point of
the first click and cut-off?
I always put in more until the second click. The second click I
understand: it says "The tank is full, don't pump any more petrol".

I thought it was illegal for any car other than one designated for use
by the Emergency services to display a blue light when moving.
Why can't the plods stop and fine the ****ing chavvy scum driving
around with :

I had a doctors appointment this morning. Found a nice space away from
the crowd parked up. Came back to my car started driving off and it
fell off ... so I guess someone whacked it and pushed it back on
hopeing I wouldn't notice. :-/

Motorists are facing delays on the M11 in Cambridgeshire and Essex after
a lorry shed its load of 300 aluminium beer barrels just before the rush
hour.
The full barrels were strewn across the southbound carriageway between

Any opinions on it? Anybody know if it has a proper chassis or is it
more of a 4x4 car? (I've driven it and like it)

Just been talking to someone about filtering when on a bike.
Is it legal?
I'm pretty sure it is...but in specific circumstances perhaps not?
How would insurance apply in the event of an accident.

does anybody fit them at this time of year? If so do you get any
problems? Excessive wear? I'm looking at it as cheaper than a 4x4 for
slippery roads.