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Many large stores are failing to fit child car seats correctly, potentially putting children in danger, according to consumer charity Which?. Research discovered that staff at some stores which offer free child car seat fitting…

Drivers who smoke or fail to prevent passengers from smoking in their cars when a child is present could face staggering fines of up to £10,000, under new proposals announced by Government. The plans, put…

A Welsh undertaker has been jailed for two weeks after emptying a bag of flour over a car blocking his hearse. Julian Riley, 39 admitted causing criminal damage to a neighbour’s car in Clydach near…

The punishment for using a mobile phone behind the wheel could be doubled to six points on drivers’ licences, if newly announced plans get the go-ahead. This would mean that motorists caught driving while on…

You might expect to find snakes in Australia rather than Austria, but one Austrian driver got a shock after finding a two metre long snake dangling below her car’s engine. Monika Ortner from Radenthein, in…

A 71-year-old charity worker has been fined £70 by Birmingham City Council for stopping on zig-zag lines outside a school – for just seven seconds. The former care worker says that she had only stopped…

With temperatures soaring, one US driver has posted a YouTube video warning parents about the risks of leaving children locked in cars, in hot conditions. Terry Williams has filmed a video of himself locked in…

Many potential drivers need an number of attempts to pass their practical driving test, but one learner has taken their theory test 110 times – and still hasn’t passed. Uncovered by a Freedom of Information…

Valet parking was once really only a US phenomenon, but it's slowly making its way around the world, and is offered by posher establishments in the UK for those simply too lazy to park their…