The Law

Government crackdown on illegal scrap merchants

August 26, 2010
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New Government rules on vehicle disposal favour legitimate services over illegal, polluting scrap dealers. Services like Giveacar, that offers free green disposal or salvage auction of cars to raise money for charity will benefit from the crackdown. Their service will be essential in helping the public meet the guidelines at no personal cost. North West [...]

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Safety Cameras – The Backlash Has Begun?

August 17, 2010

The BBC is reporting that ACPO’s Mick Giannasi has spoken out against the budget cuts in relation to speed cameras, with his suggestion being that this action could well put lives at risk, at the expense of saving money. I’m very much in favour of following the evidence on this one – a life is [...]

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Some Words Of Advice For The Holidays And Breakdowns

August 5, 2010

GEM Motoring Assist has put together some excellent words of advice and a free guide is available, read on for the story: Experts in road safety and breakdown cover GEM Motoring Assist is warning motorists to be prepared when setting off for summer holidays this year. With the threat of volcanic ash and the recent [...]

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Average Speed Cameras – Coming To A Road Near You?

July 26, 2010

I’ve recently took a journey which took me quite a way southbound down the country. En route to my destination, I managed to have the misfortune of being in not one, but two average speed camera zones. If you’ve never been through one before, it’s a very simple setup. There are cameras positioned along a [...]

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Another Speed Camera Causes Controversy

July 8, 2010

The Mail Online has ran an article that highlights a new speed camera that’s been erected at a set of lights at a 30mph stretch of a dual carriageway in Poole, Dorset, to catch motorists jumping red lights. The normal reason (or at least the justification) for a speed camera is that there are a [...]

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Serviceable Cars Being Scrapped

April 14, 2010

How do you feel about the fact that there are perfectly good cars (some of which will no doubt have done fewer miles than you’d expect due to their age) up for scrap? The Mail Online is reporting that 400,000 vehicles have been scrapped through the government scrappage scheme and almost all of those are [...]

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Ross Brawn Caught Speeding

September 5, 2009

It has emerged that Formula 1 boss Ross Brawn has admitted a speeding offence of travelling over 100mph in Devon, which saw him escaping a driving ban despite already having 3 points on his license. His punishment comprised of a £700 fine (laughable for someone with the money of Brawn I’m sure) and his license [...]

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Humberside Police And The Lexus IS-F

August 4, 2009

Humberside Police have taken delivery of a Lexus IS-F in order to make life more difficult than ever for those looking to travel to the region to commit crime. Specially trained officers spent 12 months evaluating a number of high performance vehicles that are set to replace the current Subarus which have proved highly successful [...]

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Be Careful At The Nurburgring…

August 1, 2009

Apparently, the police at the Nurburging have tightened regulations, which means that your car could be impounded (or possibly worse) if your car doesn’t meet the regulations.  Here’s the press release (with my emphasis attached): A NEW crackdown has been launched by the RheinlandPfalz Police, in and around the Nürburgring region. Police are sending out [...]

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Your Photocard License – Has It Ran Out?

July 27, 2009

Whether you do 100 miles a year or 30,000, one thing you must do is ensure that you have a valid license for the type of vehicle which you drive. One aspect of the new style photocard license is that it actually has a renewal requirement built in. I’m not quite sure I understand why, [...]

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