THE FATHER of a seven-year-old girl who died after the quad bike she was riding collided with a Range Rover in Essex has been charged with manslaughter. Elizabeth Cooke died in hospital after the crash on Boxing Day in the village of Blackmore near

MOTORISTS across the UK could face a £250 charge to park their cars at work after local councils were ordered by the Government to find new ways of raising money, following the recent spending cutbacks.  The Daily Telegraph has unearthed plans which

A SURVEY commissioned by the Department for Transport (DfT) has found more than 50 per cent of the UK's motorists believe road charging should be based on usage.The results from the survey, released yesterday, showed more than eighty per cent

BAD NEWS for London commuters - from 4th August 2008, Westminster Council will begin the implementation of motorcycle charging throughout the borough.The charge will be carried out zone by zone over a four week period and will include provision

A MOTORCYCLE enthusiast has come up with a ‘green’ way of keeping his bike's battery charged up.Peter Bladen, of alternative energy specialists BSolar, uses a mobile solar panel which plugs into the bike’s battery keeping it charged when the vehicle

THE BBC has unearthed evidence that shows Westminster Council's planned car parking charge increase is part of a scheme to plug a £22million gap in the council's finances.Alongside the controversial bike parking charge, Westminster Council also have

TWO motorcyclists from Mexico are facing terrorism charges after their backfiring exhausts caused a crowd to panic and stampede, fearing that there were gunshots nearby.The suspects' backfiring motorcycles caused hundreds of people to panic at a

TRAFALGAR SQUARE and surrounding streets were brought to a standstill yesterday after hundreds of motorcyclists staged an organised protest against Westminster Council's controversial Bike Parking Charge. Despite receiving the largest number

A GREATER MANCHESTER police officer will stand trial at Liverpool Crown Court this week charged in connection with the death of a motorcyclist who crashed during a police pursuit.Pc Ian Bruce, 33, faces one allegation of dangerous driving following

MOTORCYCLISTS will be charged for on-street parking in central London from 25th January, it has been announced.Westminster City Council are pressing ahead with the controversial initiative, despite the uproar the charge has caused among bikers both