Most recently answered legal issues questions
Having gone through the report mentioned by the Transport Minister, I have written to Francis Maude as follows:-
As a follow-up of my e-mail of 19/12/2008, I have now gone through the "Daytime Running...
If it is the case that car speedometers are routinely 10% inaccurate, how does that leave a motorist who has been caught as a 'low end speeder'? If for example one were caught at 33mph in a 30mph area,...
Watching TV this morning I saw some disturbing news. New car sales in the UK fell by 36.7%. What are your thoughts about it? Perhaps the labour government should invest some money in the UK car industry?
I recently bought a 2001 BMW for £3,900 from an independent dealer, which came with the standard 3-month warranty. After a few days driving I have noticed that the handbrake cable needs tightening, that...
I recently asked the DfT for the legal definition of the terms "parking" and “waiting" and the surprising reply from their Traffic Management Division is that these two terms are not defined in legislation....
My wife and I live in Worcester and left in the early hours to be at Gatwick airport at 08:30am. As we were a little early, we stopped at McDonalds for a coffee at Gatwick Airport South Terminal. We were...
I have received a Notice of Intended Prosecution telling me that I was travelling at 36mph contrary to ...etc., etc. I can't dispute that. I saw the static camera flash. What I can't get over is that...
I recently purchased an 18-month-old Yaris from a Toyota main dealer. I was told that it was a one-owner car. A week after taking delivery I noticed a section of the carpet in the passenger foot well had...
K.F. of Grimsby makes an inventive defence to speeding: He had to exceed the speed limit to avoid a cyclist. What piffle. I suppose it would have been out of the question to have slowed down to allow...
Speed limit signs should be safety advisory indicators. It is sensible to have speed limits to protect road workers and/or children, but not sensible to enforce them when no road workers are present or...
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