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New cars will be fitted with a tracking device that automatically alerts emergency services if a car crashes, under EU law. The eCall system has sensors to call the nearest emergency services centre when a car crashes, this new eCall system could be made law by 2015. The EU has ignored the privacy fears, saying […]
Car wash businesses campaigning for ban on street side wash and wax Petrol stations are campaigning for a ban on drivers washing their own cars in the street and want them to pay to use garage car wash businesses instead. Brian Madderson of the Retail Motor Industry Federation, which represents independent petrol stations, has called […]
London Mayor Boris Johnson has cut funding to build electric car charging points in London by 65% Back in the Summer of 2009 Captain Boris announced to the Climate Change Conference in Seoul (how many carbon dioxides did it cost all the delegates to get there, I wonder) that he intended making London the electric […]
Drug-driving to become a specific offence Drug-driving in England, Scotland and Wales could become a specific offence with a jail term and fine, under a new law expected in the Queen’s Speech. Police have to show driving has been impaired by drugs to prosecute. But under the plans, drivers could face up to six months […]
Drivers are charged an extra 10% if they do not pay for an annual tax disc The Treasury is to be asked to review the extra cost faced by NI motorists who renew their vehicle tax on a six-monthly basis. Currently, drivers are charged an extra 10% if they do not pay for an annual […]
Recession driving cars off the road The amount of petrol sold on UK forecourts has slumped this year, official figures have shown, as cash-strapped motorists cut down on their journeys. According to the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC), almost 500million fewer litres of petrol were sold between April and June compared to the […]
Car insurance: An EU ruling means insurance companies must end gender discrimination, and female drivers under 40 will be hit hardest Testosterone-fuelled young males are, all the statistics suggest, a danger on the road. Thrill-seeking young men are prone to drive too fast, late at night, and cause horrific fatalities. Young males are 10 times […]
