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Watch TV and movies in self-driving cars under Highway Code changes … but using your phone will still be illegal

Published 20 April 2022
By David Mullen
Proposed Highway Code changes will pave the way for self-driving cars on UK roads by 2025, including the ability to watch movie on the move.
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The AA warns of back-to-school jams

Pop-up cycle lanes and wider pavements could cause ‘localised gridlock’ if parents chose to drive, warns the AA.
Published 24 August 2020
Electric cars will clog up our roads over next three decades, says study

Electric cars could clog up our roads, says study

The number of vehicles on British roads could grow by up to 51% over next three decades, according to the DfT.
Published 19 September 2018
UK councils expected to make up to £900m surplus from car park fees

UK councils could make £1bn profit from parking

UK councils will generate a surplus of nearly £900m from car parking charges this financial year, according to research by the RAC Foundation.
Published 16 July 2018
How do average speed cameras work, and does changing lane help avoid speeding fines?

How do average speed cameras work?

You may not like them, but average speed cameras save lives, according to research. Here's what you need to know about SPECS systems.
Published 03 May 2018
New drivers face night ban, second test after probationary period

New drivers face night ban

Young motorists could be banned from the road at night if plans for probationary driving licences are approved.
Published 15 February 2018
Drivers handed penalty notice every 2.5 seconds

Drivers handed penalty notice every 2.5 seconds

Almost 12m drivers receive a penalty notice every year, the equivalent of one every 2.5 seconds, as the number of fixed cameras increases.
Published 22 November 2017
Police urged to seize mobile phones from drivers caught using them behind wheel

Police urged to seize mobile phones from drivers

A representative of the Police Federation has suggested calls to seize mobile phones or sim cards from drivers caught using a device...
Published 27 January 2017
Fines for unmanned roadworks in government crackdown on traffic chaos

Fines for unmanned roadworks in government crackdown...

The misery of sitting in a traffic jam at roadworks only to notice that no work is being carried out could end thanks to a government crackdown on...
Published 15 April 2016
The Sunday Times Driving Placeholder

Traffic lights going nowhere despite calls for 80%...

We’ve all been there: quickly checking our smartphones; drumming our fingers on the steering wheel; willing on the red light to change to green...
Published 29 January 2016
The Sunday Times Driving Placeholder

Local authority parking charge profits surge to record...

Councils are making record profits from parking charges, new figures reveal...
Published 07 December 2015
The Sunday Times Driving Placeholder

News: Predator PTZ spy car spells new CCTV headache...

A new “super” spy car will be launched this week, targeting misbehaving motorists and pedestrians from hundreds of yards away...
Published 20 April 2015
The Sunday Times Driving Placeholder

News: Drivers could be refunded millions in "illegal"...

A new study by the RAC Foundation has revealed that millions of pounds-worth of parking tickets issued on private land could be illegal, and that...
Published 20 February 2015