Motoring News

At the moment, it’s an offence to drive while under the influence of drugs but a new law could be introduced making it illegal. The Prime Minister hopes to inflict a higher penalty of drug-driving incidents in-line with drink-driving laws, [...]

Although there were fewer breath tests over the 2011 festive period, there was an increase in drunk-drive arrests compared to that of the year before. With the new legislation on drug-driving coming into effect this spring, there will be more [...]

Funding the victims of crime, there will be a rise in speeding ticket fines to £100, up from £60, in a bid to increase upon the current £15 levy on the Victims Surcharge scheme. For those drivers that go to [...]

After research and surveys, the results of the gap between the rich and poor in the UK, seems to be getting wider after findings of the impact of fuel duty has on families at either end of the spectrum. Fuel [...]

Ladies around the country are finding themselves with poor financial investments due to snapping up cars at their local car auctions. Breakdowns and unreliability are the main problems that women found with their new purchases and almost 33% of the [...]

As of this year, learner drivers will be allowed to drive on motorways. Previously, the UK driving tests and lessons do not permit provisional license holders to drive on the roads, but as soon as they pass their test there [...]

Royston, the small village on the Cambridgeshire, Essex and Hertfordshire borders is set to be the first area in the UK that will feature ANPR (automatic number plate recognition) cameras on all major routes in and out of it. The [...]

Almost one-third of young drivers said in a poll that they would risk driving the morning after a heavy night of drinking. The results of the number of 17-24 year olds willing to drive with a hangover has increased over [...]

After a 9% increase on premiums since the start of 2011, OFT have launched an inquiry into insurance companies. The OFT bases its investigation around the worry that companies aren’t trying to keep premiums down, rather taking money from other [...]

Ministers have been mulling over the decision to include dual carriageways for the proposed increase of the national speed limit on UK roads. Motorways are expected to be tested in January, after a formal consultation between ministers, but the news [...]