Drivers caught speeding will face tougher penalties of up to 175pc of their weekly income under new rules introduced on Monday. Fines for serious offenders will start from 150pc of their weekly income rather than the current level of 100pc. The fines are split into bands from A to C. The penalty depends...

Insurance giant Esure pockets £55m in sneaky customer fees

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on: 9th March 2016 19:17
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Motor and home cover could soar after Osborne hikes insurance tax to 9.5%

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 9th July 2015 07:41.

*......................warns industry* * *Tax hike represents rise of almost 60 per cent on previous 6% level* * *Motorists and home...

Millions of elderly motorists taken for a ride by insurers

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 27th May 2015 08:16.

Stan Green was sick of being clobbered with the high cost of car cover. At 89, he drives his five-year-old 1.2-litre Ford Fiesta only to see friends......

Motorists warned about problems hiring cars abroad

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 27th April 2015 15:47.

*Motorists going abroad after 8 June are being warned they will need to take a special code with them if they want to hire a car. * From that date......

New Year axe for paper part of driving licence

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 25th November 2014 12:23.

*may deliver car hire queues - while DVLA warns on fraudsters targeting motorists* * *Paper document accompanying plastic card will be...
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Motorists warned over fake DVLA emails asking to verify driving licence details

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 12th November 2014 09:51.

Motorists are being warned not to fall victim to an email from fraudsters asking them to verify their driving licence details....

Legal battle over 'illegal' car park fines at supermarkets and hospitals could spark refunds

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 2nd November 2014 11:06.

*......for millions of motorists* * *Millions of people given large 'fines' by private firms could be owed...

Drivers without insurance 'black box' could be forced off the road within 10 years

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 20th May 2014 09:29.

*Motorists will be asked to install 'black box' tracking devices – or pay more for their insurance* Drivers will...

The tax disc to show motorists have paid vehicle excise duty is to be replaced with an electronic system, Chancellor George Osborne has announced in his Autumn Statement.

The disc was introduced in 1921 but officials say it is no longer needed with the DVLA and police now relying on an...

Petrol price in biggest monthly fall since 2008, AA says

The AA says petrol prices have recorded their biggest fall since 2008, taking the average cost to 132.16p a litre.
The motorists' lobby group said average petrol prices fell 5.49p a litre between mid-September and mid-October,...

Is there any such thing as 'road tax'?

Cyclists often report that aggressive motorists justify their behaviour on the basis that they alone pay "road tax". But, there is no such thing.

Read more here------> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-23694438

£23m of parking fines 'may have been unlawful'


Almost 350,000 parking fines - totalling an estimated £23m - may have been unlawfully issued to motorists in London, a BBC investigation has found.

In 2010 a ticket issued in a suspended parking bay was ruled unlawful...

Motorists to be hammered with further insurance increases

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 3rd January 2013 09:33.

*......as firms fear bigger court injury payouts* Young drivers could see hundreds of pounds added to their insurance premiums as re-insurers......

Hi All

Just wanted to share my experience with the DVLA and warn everyone regards a little scam they seem to be operating to fleece more money out of motorists.

I sold my car in October, and, infront of the buyer, put the V5 in an envelope addressed to the DVLA and put a stamp...