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Tesla Model 3 police car hits UK roads for emergency response trials

Published 17 June 2021
By Kieran Ahuja
Tesla has created an emergency response Model 3 that will be trialled by police, fire brigades and other emergency services.
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What to do when emergency services approach

A series of new videos has been released aimed at helping drivers understand what to do when they see an police vehicle, ambulance or fire engine
Published 10 September 2020
70-year old Corvette driver survives 150ft fall down river valley

Corvette driver survives 150ft fall down valley

A 70-year-old driver destroyed his Chevrolet Corvette after going off the road and down a mountainside in Arizona, USA.
Published 01 February 2019

Police arrest fake ambulance driver in Wales

South Wales Police have arrested a man after he was caught driving a fake ambulance.
Published 14 November 2018
Reader Letters: electric car charging standards and towing, M42 refuge, handbrakes on automatics and comfy seats

Reader Letters: electric car charging standards an

"We are charging ahead with electric cars without the necessary planning. The government needs to step in and introduce a fast-charging standard"
Published 12 September 2017
Driving advice dealing with an emergency vehicle and avoiding penalty fines

What to do if an emergency vehicle needs to pass

What driver doesn’t want to do their bit and allow an emergency services vehicle to pass? Most will go out of their way to help speed the journey
Published 22 May 2017
Private ambulance drivers receive "one hour of training" before hitting road at high speed

Ambulance drivers receive "one hour of training"

A former member of staff at a private ambulance company has told how he received one hour of training to drive vehicles at high speed.
Published 12 January 2017
Driving in France during Euro 2016 and summer holiday season

Driving in France during Euro 2016 and summer holiday...

As the summer holiday looms on the horizon like distant blue skies, nearly 1m British holidaymakers are preparing to dust off their passports...
Published 09 June 2016
The Sunday Times Driving Placeholder

On the road with the police car-detecting Target Blu...

It could be every crook’s must-have gadget — a device that can warn when a police car is nearby. The small dashboard-mounted display alerts the...
Published 22 October 2014
The Sunday Times Driving Placeholder

News: Emergency services under fire for taking selfies...

There's a time and a place for a selfie; the scene of a crash isn’t it.
Published 29 August 2014
The Sunday Times Driving Placeholder

News: Drivers fear EU's "mandatory black boxes", but...

Its implementation is still more than two years away but a system that will be fitted to all new cars is already spreading confusion.
Published 22 July 2014