Peter Barber-Fleming from Dunblane is a TV director of popular shows including the Taggart, The Bill and Poirot. Mr Barber-Fleming was more than twice the legal alcohol limit when he was caught for the forth time. He admitted driving with no insurance or licence after he was was originally banned from driving for 5 years in […]
UPDATE: News reports allege that the footballer involved is Stoke international midfielder Steven Nzonzi. The M.E.N. have been reporting on crash between an Audi, allegedly driven by a Premier League footballer and a cyclist, in Hale Naturally lots of witnesses took photographs of the smash between the pair and shared these on social media. These images […]
Since July 2013, the Police have had new powers to issue Fixed Penalties of £100 and three penalty points for offences such as tailgating and middle lane hogging. However, it is important to remember that drivers cannot be forced to accept fixed penalties and can still challenge them in court. If you have any questions about the […]
Last month I wrote an article on FleetNews.com. The piece is about the government’s plans to reclassify careless driving as a fixed penalty notice offence. What does that mean for the driver? If the changes are made police officers will have the power to issue on-the-spot fines and three penalty points to drivers demonstrating careless […]
With the usual fanfare, the Transport department has recently announced a new fixed penalty for so-called tailgating. In practice however, with so many grey areas the new law may prove very difficult to enforce. For a start, how close is too close? Who decides? How can the gap be measured? Surely it depends on speed. […]
