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02 August 2013 at 09:03
People caught wearing Google's new Glass device whilst behind the wheel are likely to be punished, the Government has said.Google Glass, which goes on sale next year, is essentially a hands-free device, with users wearing a pair of spectacles, with one lens having a small screen which displays pictures, video and text. Instructions can be relayed to the device via voice recognition, but because...
02 August 2013 at 09:03
British holidaymakers who rent cars abroad could face huge bills if they don't take out extra insurance, experts have warned.Post Office Travel Money said tourists who fail to take out excess waiver insurance (EWI) when hiring a vehicle face massive charges if they have an accident.
EWI is a reimbursement insurance which means that when a policyholder is charged by a vehicle hire firm f...
02 August 2013 at 07:46
Fatalities in road accidents where alcohol was a factor soared by 25% last year, according to provisional data.The Department for Transport (DfT) revealed that an estimated 290 people were killed in drink-drive accidents in the UK during 2012 - representing 17% of all reported road fatalities.This is a considerable jump on the figure of 230 in 2011, which was the lowest total since records bega...
02 August 2013 at 07:46
The Government is considering extending a scheme which gives motorists living in remote areas access to cheaper petrol and diesel.Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander said that the Government would seek permission from the European Commission to extend the island fuel rebate scheme. The scheme sees people living on islands off the coast of Scotland and the Isles of Scilly to get a 5p...
02 August 2013 at 07:46
The Government has admitted that the widespread use of electric cars will not happen "overnight" despite large-scale public spending on infrastructure.Figures show that despite councils across the country forking out more than £7.2 million on car charging points over the past three years, many are not being used at all.One in six councils had at least one point which had not been used at all ov...
01 August 2013 at 09:38
Hundreds of new electric car chargepoints are to be installed around the UK with Government funding for dozens of local councils, NHS trusts and train operators to provide the points.The new points will mean the ability to recharge at stations, in car parks at hospitals, and on streets, said Transport Minister Norman Baker who announced winning bids for funding with Business Minister Michael Fa...
01 August 2013 at 09:38
Cash made from parking charges and fines by English councils is expected to increase by 5.6%, according to new Government figures.English local authorities predict that net income on parking services (off-street and on-street parking) will rise from £601 million in 2012/13 to £635 million in 2013/14.The statistics were published by the Department for Communities and Local Government under Engli...
01 August 2013 at 07:47
BMW's X5 is still the number one target among car thieves in the UK, finishing top of Tracker's most popular recovered vehicle table for the second year in a row.The vehicle recovery experts helped to find over £12.5 million worth of stolen motors in 2012, with the most expensive car recovered being worth £70,000.Second on the most recovered vehicle table was the Range Rover, up from seventh pl...
01 August 2013 at 07:47
Motorists in North Berwick are being advised to check underneath their cars before setting off anywhere in the coming weeks just in case there is a baby puffin taking shelter.Bird conservationists warn that young puffins, otherwise known as pufflings, could soon lose their way as they leave their coastal burrows for the sea.The Scottish Seabird Centre in North Berwick, East Lothian, says it is ...
01 August 2013 at 07:47
Birmingham City striker Marlon King has been arrested on suspicion of failing to stop after his car hit a pedestrian, who was forced to go to hospital.The alleged incident took place on Bishops Bridge Road at the junction with Eastbourne Terrace, Paddington, central London.An ambulance crew took a man in his late 40s to a central London hospital, with King later arrested by City of London Polic...