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Number of drivers taking speed awareness courses has trebled since 2010

Published 19 February 2020
By James Allen
More motorists than ever are taking speed awareness courses after being busted breaking the speed limit — and by a massive margin.
More than four-fifths of drivers can't stick to a 20mph speed limit

Rock music makes drivers more likely to speed

Rock anthems may make great driving tunes, but new research suggests they may make you more likely to break the speed limit or crash.
Published 23 September 2019
Eight-year old boy crashes his mother's Volkswagen Golf on the autobahn

Eight-year old crashes mum's car on autobahn

Dortmund Police has released details of a startling crash caused by a child who took his mum's Volkswagen for a drive in the middle of the night.
Published 06 September 2019
More than four-fifths of drivers can't stick to a 20mph speed limit

Four-fifths of drivers can't stick to 20mph limit

An overwhelming majority of British drivers struggle to stick to 20mph speed limits, according to new speed compliance figures for 2018.
Published 28 June 2019
David Beckham heading to court for alleged speeding incident

David Beckham going to court for alleged speeding

A court listing has revealed the ex-footballer David Beckham is alleged to have driven 59mph in a 40mph zone on the A40 earlier this year.
Published 29 August 2018
Sunday Times Driving Reader Letters: 20mph speeders, braking bad, emissions cheats

Reader Letters: 20mph speeders and emissions cheats

Am I the only driver in Leeds who obeys the 20mph speed limit? A road near me was changed to 20mph a month ago and when I’m on it, 100% of the people...
Published 28 June 2016
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News: 2015 Ford S-Max detects speed limits, slows down...

Ford claims to have come up with a system that can prevent drivers unintentionally speeding
Published 30 March 2015
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News: Drivers to challenge offences with online pleas

Drivers charged with motoring offences such as speeding and driving without insurance will be able to plead guilty or not guilty in an “online court”...
Published 17 March 2015
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News: London cuts limit on eight main roads to 20mph

Some of Britain’s main arterial roads will have their speed limit slashed to 20mph under radical plans to reduce emissions and improve safety
Published 15 March 2015
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How Top Gear rescued Steve Harley

When the singer Steve Harley was caught speeding he didn’t imagine Top Gear would help out...
Published 04 February 2015
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Drivers warned to stick to 70mph as motorway speed...

Until now breaches of the national speed limit have been largely ignored. But smart technology is changing that — and the first tickets have already...
Published 12 January 2015
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News: 86-year-old grandmother gets driving ban after...

It's not quite a story to tell the grandchildren. Britain's oldest banned driver has been revealed as an 86-year-old grandmother who has picked up...
Published 23 October 2014
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Motoring offenders are a windfall for the police

One million motorists paid to attend driver awareness courses last year. So where's all the money going?
Published 22 September 2014