Archive for December, 2010

“New-car smell” might have contributed to the driver losing consciousness in a hit-and-run accident.

Posted on December 21, 2010 by

Erzinger’s attorneys say their client suffers from sleep apnea and fell asleep at the wheel before driving off U.S. Highway 6 and onto the shoulder near Miller Ranch Road, hitting Milo from behind. Numerous studies have shown that the so-called new car smell – which is actually a potent outgassing of volatile organic chemicals and [...]

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Very long arm of the law: Driver stopped twice by same PC… 12,000 miles apart

Posted on December 20, 2010 by

It was a case of parallel lives when policeman Andy Flitton booked a speeding driver in New Zealand. For two years earlier, Constable Flitton had stopped the same motorist – 12,000 miles away in England. The two men had both emigrated and their paths had crossed once again. Constable Flitton said that as he wrote [...]

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DVLA Personalised Number Plate Auction being piloted on a Saturday in 2011

Posted on December 19, 2010 by

The DVLA have announced the 2011 Auction Dates, and have confirmed that they are trialling their first ever Auction on a Saturday! The Saturday Auction will take place in May, the three dates announced are Thursday 26th May, Friday 27th May, Saturday 28th May 2011.  It will be interesting to see if this will help [...]

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Parking warden tickets car with dead driver in the back seat

Posted on December 18, 2010 by

A traffic warden ticketed a car without realising that the owner lay dead in the back seat, it has emerged. The warden issued the fine as the car had overstayed its time at a car park in Cambridge, but he hadn’t noticed that the owner was slumped in the back having suffered a suspected heart [...]

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New Government Grant for Electric Cars announced

Posted on December 17, 2010 by

On tuesday, the Government grant of up to £5,000 was named, which means nine super-green cars can be bought at a cut-price rates. Drivers will be able to get the deal for the plug-in electric or hybrid motors from January 1.The nine cars eligible are: the Mitsubishi i-MIEV, Smart fortwo ED, Peugeot iON, Citroen CZero, Nissan [...]

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Tell us about your scary motoring moments

Posted on December 16, 2010 by

Tell us about your scary motoring moments: Motoring should be fun, but most of us have experienced really scary moments at the wheel or in a passenger seat. For example, British actress Kristin Scott Thomas – who lives in Paris most of the time – describes driving around the Arc de Triomphe as “one of [...]

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Vehicle identiy theft accelerating and causing innocent motorists big problems

Posted on December 15, 2010 by

Become a victim of car cloning and you might be in trouble with the police before the crooks! Vehicle identity theft accelerating and causing innocent motorists big problems Car cloning and number plate theft have become such a serious problem that a leading supplier of cherished plates is providing free anti-theft plate fasteners and initiating [...]

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DVLA’s Next Personalised Number Plates Auction announced

Posted on December 14, 2010 by

The next auction is at Imperial War Museum, The Quays, Manchester, Cheshire on 2nd, 3rd, 4th February 2011. The following List of registrations are available for purchase: 1968 A 87 H 94 P 333 AA 48 HA 92 PA AAB 111D HAB 611B PA57 ULS AAH 1L HAD 11S 13 PAC AAM 5R HAD 100W [...]

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Means tested Speeding Fines, good idea??

Posted on December 13, 2010 by

Whether you consider such behavior acceptable or downright disgraceful is largely irrelevant in the end, but the fact is that there was a time, not so many years ago, when you could try on the quieter motorways of mainland Europe at almost any speed you liked without much risk of being caught. However nowadays, it [...]

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What will be on your plate this Christmas?

Posted on December 12, 2010 by

What Personalised registration will you have on your plate this Christmas? Sick of searching for the perfect gift? Even sick of recieving the same old Pair of Socks, Knitted Jumper, Bath Gift sets?? Well look no further , for the Ultimate Unique Christmas Present… your very own Personalised Number Plates. Personalised Number plates are affordable [...]

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