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Is it illegal to drive barefoot or in flip flops? The laws around driving footwear explained

Published 31 August 2021
By Shane O' Donoghue
Here we cover the ins and outs of footwear for driving, what’s legal and what might happen if you don’t wear suitable shoes when driving.
More-than-half-of-drivers-in-UK-admit-to-speeding

More than half of drivers admit to speeding

Most motorists consider their skills at the wheel to be above-average. So perhaps it should come as no surprise that nearly half of Britain’s dri
Published 23 April 2018
London tops table of middle lane hoggers on motorways

London tops table of middle lane hoggers

Nothing gets drivers grumbling quite like other motorists hogging the middle lane. Now research reveals that drivers should avoid London if they
Published 11 January 2018
Soaring fuel prices prompt drivers to park their cars

Soaring fuel prices prompt drivers to park car

Motorists are cutting back on car journeys after fuel prices hit their highest level in more than two years, new research has found.
Published 03 March 2017
Driver on phone

Motorists demand £200 fine and more penalty points...

Motorists feel the imminent stiffening in the penalty for using a phone at the wheel will not prove any more of a deterrent. In a survey of 2,100...
Published 13 June 2016
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News: Mobile phones claimed to be greatest cause of...

First it was tailgating; then it was slow drivers. Now the mobile phone is said to be the main cause of road rage among drivers. A survey of 2,000...
Published 27 November 2014