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Women have become one of the biggest influences in driving car sales to new heights. According to a National Travel Survey conducted by the Department for Transport, in 1975/76 only 29 per cent of women…

Top Gear presenter says he drove at more than twice the speed limit in Bugatti Veyron. The BBC is facing calls to sack Top Gear’s Jeremy Clarkson after he admitted driving at 186mph on a…

Health managers have come under scrutiny today accused of taxing their patients. It has emerged today that an NHS trust in Cambridge made £248,000 in one month from parking charges. Addenbrooke’s hospital is set to…

Transport Sec Ruth Kelly backs £5-a-day charge for the cityLondon’s new mayor, Boris Johnson may have pledged to scrap the £25 a day congestion charge planned for high-CO2 vehicles later this year. But other cities…

The rise in fuel has cost bank holiday drivers an extra £110m, according to the AA. With petrol costs hitting a record high of £1.10 per litre, drivers are feeling the pinch. Diesel motorists have…

Hauliers take to the roads in London’s largest-ever fuel protest. More than 1,000 lorry and truck drivers took to the roads in central London and Wales today, to protest against the rise in fuel and…

Two-thirds believe that existing penalties are too softMost drivers believe the current £60 fine plus points for illegally chatting while driving is too lenient. Even though phoning on the move remains something many love to…

THINK! launch a road show to highlight the dangers of parents passing their bad driving habits to their children. The road show was proposed by Road Safety Minister, Jim Fitzpatrick and consists of a series…

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