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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.
Metropolitan Police launch Road Crimes team as driving behaviour worsens

Metropolitan Police launch Road Crimes team

London's Metropolitan Police have launched a new team intended to stop the city’s most dangerous drivers.
Published 16 April 2020

Keyless car thief ordered to pay £1.3m+ fine

A convicted criminal from Croydon has been ordered to pay a seven-figure fine for his role in a number of keyless car thefts.
Published 02 December 2019

Video: Driver jailed after ploughing into clubbers

The driver of a Volkswagen Golf hire car has been jailed for 16 years, after pleading guilty to deliberately running over five pedestrians.
Published 14 July 2019

Driver jailed after filming himself at 180mph

A motorist who filmed himself driving at up to 180mph has been sentenced to more than three years in prison.
Published 28 January 2019
Met Police showcase effectiveness of "tactical contact" against scooter gangs

The Met use "tactical contact" against bike gangs

Thanks to new strategies such as "tactical contact", Scotland Yard says motorbike crimes in London have fallen like-for-like by 36%.
Published 26 November 2018
Car thief caught after reporting his own car stolen

Car thief caught after his car stolen

A dim-witted car thief from Croydon has been sentenced to eight years in prison, after he reported the theft of his own Porsche.
Published 17 October 2018
Police arrest terror suspect in car crash outside the Houses of Parliament

Suspect arrested in Houses of Parliament car crash

A car crash outside of the Houses of Parliament is being treated as a terrorist incident, the Metropolitan Police has confirmed.
Published 14 August 2018

Met Police only solved 3% of scooter crimes

The Met Police weren't able to solve 97% of crimes by scooter riders — despite the force increasing its capacity to tackle these incidents.
Published 13 August 2018
Revolutionary website makes sending police dangerous driving dash cam footage a doddle

Nationwide portal for bad driving vids launched

The National Dash Cam Safety Portal, a website that allows road users to send video of dangerous driving to police, could make roads safer.
Published 01 July 2018
Michael McIntyre robbed during school run by scooter gang — £15k watch stolen

Michael McIntyre robbed on school run by gang

The comedian Michael McIntyre was robbed by two men riding scooters yesterday, while waiting in his car during the school run in North West Londo
Published 05 June 2018
Video: Police search for jogger who 'knocked' woman into path of bus

Video: Jogger 'knocked' woman into path of bus

The Metropolitan Police have arrested a man after hunt for jogger who appeared to push a woman into the path of a bus.
Published 08 August 2017
Metropolitan police to speak with Jeremy Vine over road rage incident

Met police to speak with Vine over road rage

Police are investigating a road rage incident in which a driver
Published 31 August 2016