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  1. Points for driving on the phone could double

    ... that people caught using hand-held mobile phones while driving should get six points on their licence rather than the three that are ... to increasing the fine from £100 to £150. driving phone law driving phone uk driving phone penalty ...

    Visordown News - 10/05/2024 - 03:58 - 0 comments

  2. A quarter of drivers don’t check mirrors when pulling away

    ... pulling away. Six out of 10 believed they would fail the driving test if they had to do it again, and 15% admitted not always looking at ... on every time the car comes to a stop and 68% admit rarely driving with both hands on the wheel. Fifty-two percent thought bad habits ...

    Visordown - 23/09/2019 - 09:35 - 3 comments

  3. Still driving with 45 points

    ... convictions and five for failing to tell police who was driving.  He tops the list of Britain's highest 20 licence penalty point ... London who has six speeding convictions and another six for driving uninsured. He has 40 points - despite not even holding a licence.  ...

    Visordown News - 10/05/2024 - 03:49 - 0 comments

  4. Riders given seven month photocard driving licence extension

    ... Why is this needed ? I've just renewed my own photocard driving license on-line with no issues (it links to your passport photograph). ... register to post comments Driving license. Permalink Submitted by andrewpk ...

    Simon Hancocks - 04/06/2020 - 11:42 - 2 comments

  5. Expired driving licences automatically extended by 11 months

    ... THE government has issued an extension to photocard driving licences or entitlement to drive that expires between 1 February and 31 ... Drivers who have already applied to renew their photocard driving licence or entitlement to drive can usually carry on driving while we ...

    Simon Hancocks - 22/09/2020 - 09:13 - 0 comments

  6. DVLA driving licence fines of £1,000 to hit 1 million road users

    ... having to pay a £1,000 fine for using an expired photocard driving licence. The news comes from a Freedom of Information (FOI) ... the number of drivers on UK roads using expired photocard driving licences. The number means that around 2% of UK road users are ...

    Simon Hancocks - 27/10/2022 - 12:26 - 0 comments

  7. Ford hands-free driving system approved for use on UK roads

    ... THIS year will see the first hands-free driving cars taking to the UK’s roads, as the Ford Mach-E is approved for ... Ford is the first to move to a self-driving future The BlueCruise system is an £18 per month addition, and it ...

    Simon Hancocks - 17/04/2023 - 10:14 - 0 comments

  8. Man arrested in France for driving 10km in the wrong direction on the motorway

    ... A motorist in France was arrested after driving more than 10km in the wrong direction along the motorway.  The ... and exit to the Vuache tunnel, towards which the man was driving, and in doing so enabled the Saint-Julien-en-Genevois gendarmes ...

    Alex Whitworth - 11/07/2022 - 09:41

  9. Police in Plymouth use double-decker bus to spot driving offences

    ... offences behind the wheel, such as using their phone while driving, in a new initiative to clamp down on law breakers. Two Plymouth ... top deck with eagle eyed officers, spent Friday and Saturday driving around Plymouth, using their unusual vantage point to identify drivers ...

    Visordown News - 19/09/2018 - 03:49 - 0 comments

  10. DfT begins consultation on increased penalties for drivers using mobile phones

    ... for drivers with a HGV licence who commit the offence while driving a HGV. It's well-known that some drivers choose to make calls and send messages while driving but a survey last year by the Institute of Advanced Motorists found ...

    Simon Greenacre - 10/05/2024 - 03:49 - 1 comment

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