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Keep up to date with all the latest news from insuremyvehicle - Pollution on the street, at all time high
West Oxfordshire District Council has commissioned air quality monitoring for a street in Witney, Oxfordshire following a successful monitoring of Horsefair in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire.Bridge... - Wrecked movie car sold to fan
The sports car, which was wrecked during the filming of the new James Bond film, The Quantum of Solace, has been bought by a 007 fan for thousands of pounds.A stuntman accidently drove the luxury... - Combating number plate theft
A car crime clinic, which is hoping to attract many motorists in combating registration plate theft, will be taking place in Stockport this weekend, Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th October at Heaton Moors... - DVLA takes tough stand on licenses
The DVLA are cracking down on driving licenses. If you do not renew your photo card and counterpart of your license every 10 years you could face a fine.The theory behind it is you have to renew... - Diesel pump contaminated with illegal fuel
A £500 fine was issued to a motorist by Customs Offices when they discovered he had red diesel in his tank.The motorist had just left a Bradford petrol station after filling up his car with diesel,... - Credit crunch hits drivers hard
The credit crunch, which has already hit the sales of new vehicles in the UK, is now affecting motorists paying for repairs on their vehicles. Research has found evidence that drivers are avoiding replacing... - Ambulance hit by speeding van
A paramedic has been awarded compensation after a horrific road accident. The paramedic was in the passenger seat of the ambulance when a van driver crashed into him. The van driver was speeding and went... - Texting while driving more deadly than drinking
New research carried out suggests that texting whilst driving effects motorist reaction times more so than being under the influence of drink or drugs.Research carried out by the RAC has shown... - Seatbelt fines to double
Under new government plans announced yesterday, 16th September 2008, the fines for not wearing vehicle seatbelts are set to double from £30 to £60.A survey that was recently carried out showed... - 10000 uninsured vehicles seized
Police in Cheshire have now seized their 10,000th uninsured vehicle since the legislations came in to force back in 2005, with a focus on taking a positive step to removing uninsured vehicles from the... - White van man loses crown as worst motorist according to cyclists
A new poll of cyclists has found that white van man has been replaced as the worst motorist by Range Rover drivers.The poll conducted by www.50cycles.com found that Range Rover drivers had piped... - Attacks on traffic wardens
A police investigation is being held after a traffic warden in Lancashire was deliberately hit by a car when it mounted the pavement behind him, hitting the back of his legs. Fortunately the officer, which... - Evo X to police the streets
Mitsubishi launches its lancer Evo X FQ300 as a police car for all police to use.The Evo X was unveiled at the police show last week after passing police brake tests and A&ES electronics tests.The... - Fire engine stolen by callout lady
The Pontypool fire crew were called out to a house that was flooding resulting in their fire engine being stolen by the homeowner.The crew were called out to the property to remove floodwater.... - Lotus introduces Ice Buggy
A propeller-powered ski buggy has been present by sports car makers Lotus. The buggy which runs on E85 biofuel can travel at speeds up to 84mph over snow and ice.The concept ice vehicle, which... - Crackdown on road tax criminals
A tough new crackdown on drivers who fail to tax their vehicles is to take place this week, by the police and the driver & vehicle agency over a two week period.The operation will be focusing on... - Business drivers confused over no smoking signs
Calls for the standardisation of the rules governing internal no-smoking stickers in vans have come from Leaseplan, one of the biggest vehicle leasing companies in the UK.Currently van drivers... - When criminals run low on cigarettes
£50,000 has been offered by police, as a reward for any information about a gang of Northern Ireland men who hijacked a lorry on the M53 near junction seven.The incident occurred at the beginning... - Bad storm causes damages to cars
A North Devon seaside town, Ilfracombe, received such bad weather that waves were becoming so high that they were damaging cars and flooding an unattended car park.The waves from the storm caused... - New road tax trials being put into motion
The government confirmed on Monday evening that the first steps are being taken for the trials of the pay-as-you-go road tax where satellites will be monitoring the use of busy roads and motorways.Volunteers... - Crackdown on illegal diesel usage
Police in Wales were cracking down on illegal diesel usage of road users in a two day operation in conjunction with HM Revenue and Customs officers.The operation that took place in Bedwas and Ystrad... - Cutting the Fat from the Fuel Bill
As the oil prices rocket, airlines are going to extreme lengths to remove vital pounds from the sky.British Airways are reducing the weight of the passengers food, issuing new lightweight catering... - Electric cars to be fitted with engine noise
Lotus electric and Hybrid vehicles are to be fitted with artificial engine noises that will be fitted to the front of the car to replicate the sound of a conventional engine.The vehicles artificial... - Black boxes to be fitted to company vehicles
Derby County Council has signed a £7,000 contract with Green Road Technologies to install black box style technology into their vehicles to find out if employees are driving safely and economically.The... - Former TNT Truck driver seeks £300,000 compensation
Former TNT truck driver Steve Jefford, 49, a grandfather of three nearly lost his life in a horrific five-lorry pile up in 2005. Mr Jefford had worked for TNT for 25 years.The former truck driver... - Drink drivers are ignoring the warning signs
During the month of June, Thames Valley Police carried out a crackdown on drink drivers, arresting more than 300 drivers out of the 3,646 that we stopped and breathalysed.Although 9 percent of... - Petrol prices in the UK
Petrol prices across the UK have dropped slightly since the highs of a couple of weeks ago when the price of oil hit $147 per barrel now down to $126 per barrel.This fall coupled with ASDA starting... - Cameras and ads to cut speed
According to the latest statistics from the Department for Transport (DfT) it seems that motorists are sticking to 30 miles per hour in great numbers rather than speeding through these re
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