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Undercover police ride bicycles and don Lycra to catch dangerous drivers

Undercover police ride bicycles to catch drivers

Police swapped panda cars for bicycles and uniforms for Lycra to catch motorists who drive dangerously close when overtaking cyclists.
Published 12 July 2017
Police giving rogue cyclists an easy ride

Police giving rogue cyclists an easy ride

Police were accused of turning a blind eye to antisocial cyclists last night after a sharp drop in the number of fines issued for jumping red...
Published 11 March 2017
More average speed cameras to cut air pollution deaths

More average speed cameras to cut air pollution

Average speed cameras should be used on A-roads and motorways to reduce air pollution, according to the government’s health advisers.
Published 08 December 2016
Reader Letters: Red-light rage and used car dealers

Reader Letters: Red-light rage and used car dealer

Barry Borman asks what can be done about cyclists who thump the cars of drivers who tell them they have jumped a red light...
Published 27 November 2016
Reader Letters: Criminal cyclists, dazzling brakes, smart motorway signs and more "Polite" notices

Reader Letters: Criminal cyclists, dazzling brakes

What can be done about cyclists who, when informed by a driver that they’ve gone through a red light, wait until you catch them up and then thump
Published 14 November 2016
Reader Letters: HGV tailgating, average speed cameras and healthy cyclists

Reader Letters: HGV tailgating, average speed cameras...

"The authorities should recognise the danger caused by being tailgated by HGVs (often continental lorries) when motorists are trying to keep to the...
Published 03 May 2016
Penalty charge notice on car windscreen. Sunday Times Driving Reader Letters: bicycle tax, diesel cars and stealthy road signs

Reader Letters: bicycle tax, diesel cars, puddle beware...

Susannah West Yates says bicycles should be “taxed and insured, and their users forced to pass a test”. As some cars are zero-rated for vehicle...
Published 11 April 2016
Volkswagen emissions

Reader Letters: VW fumes, a YouTube repair wheeze...

Nick Tyndall seems to be under the impression that Volkswagen has found a way of tuning the thermodynamics of the internal combustion engine...
Published 07 April 2016
Reader Letters: Hydrogen fuel, broken headlights and right-hand-drive

Reader Letters: Hydrogen cars, broken headlights and...

Jeremy Clarkson claims he is “baffled” by the car industry’s reluctance to switch to hydrogen power. Perhaps this is why...
Published 29 March 2016
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Letters of the week: November 8

This week: driverless technology, older drivers, the DVLA and the Ford Anglia
Published 09 November 2015
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Letters of the week: October 25

This week: Audi oil consumption, windscreen wipers, how to drive over speed bumps and, as always, cyclists
Published 26 October 2015
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Letters of the week: October 18

This week; the price of fuel, the emissions scandal, hydrogen filing stations, dazzling dipped headlights and, as ever, cyclists
Published 19 October 2015