69 h. ago Woman caught drunk at the wheel of her car at 4.30am is spared driving ban after insisting she only sat in the driver's seat to 'keep warm'

Katie Scragg, 23, had been on a night out with her sister in Congleton, Cheshire, when she decided to return to her Seat Ibiza, which was parked near a Wetherspoons.

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6 d. ago Alarming moment white van driver passes within feet of horse riders without slowing

Alarming footage shows Stefan Soloman, 24, come within feet of the equestrians in a country lane on the evening of September 9 last year.

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7 d. ago Wimbledon star only had £19 in the bank and was working as Uber driver before big payday

Carson Branstine made her first appearance at Wimbledon this year, but the American-born Canadian was forced to make some drastic decisions to get herself there

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7 d. ago Major driving law change could see common manoeuvre banned in UK

Proposals to ban pavement parking are currently being reviewed, with a transport minister recently confirming she was in favour of a nationwide ban

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1 week ago The kindness of strangers: stranded on a deserted back road, three bikies swapped my busted tyre

Just like in a movie, they pulled up around me, engines bubbling ominously, all leather and gang colours. I thought, ‘This is it – they’re gonna kill me’Read more in the kindness of strangers seriesIt was late, dark and a storm was brewing. I’d been helping a friend do some work at a property in the Colo valley, north-west of Sydney, and was heading home at about 11pm. As I was driving across the Colo River Bridge, there was a sudden, loud bang. I’d hit a pothole and my front driver’s side tyre had blown, just about swallowing my hatchback with it.It was 1988 and, in those days, the area around Colo was pretty rough. It was full of bikies – proper bikies, not the drug-running kind that don’t even have bikes nowadays. The back roads around there are mainly deserted and can be eerie at the best of times. Continue reading...

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1 week ago The kindness of strangers: when I was stranded on a deserted back road, three bikies changed my busted tyre

Just like in a movie, they pulled up around me, engines bubbling ominously, all leather and gang colours. I thought, ‘This is it – they’re gonna kill me’ Read more in the kindness of strangers seriesIt was late, dark and a storm was brewing. I’d been helping a friend do some work at a property in the Colo valley, north-west of Sydney, and was heading home about 11pm. As I was driving across the Colo River Bridge, there was a sudden, loud bang. I’d hit a pothole and my front driver’s side tyre had blown, just about swallowing my hatchback with it.It was 1988 and, in those days, the area around Colo was pretty rough. It was full of bikies – proper bikies, not the drug-running kind that don’t even have bikes nowadays. The back roads around there are mainly deserted and can be eerie at the best of times. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Marc White banned over 'women drivers' comments in Dorking Wanderers controversy

Dorking Wanderers manager Marc White will begin the new National League South season watching from the stands after being handed a six-game touchline suspension

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3 w. ago Police are accused of 'going after the good guy' as motorist is banned from road for 12 months for pursuing driver who sped off after colliding with his car

Police have been accused of 'going after the good guy' after a motorist who pursued a hit-and-run driver ended up in court instead.

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3 w. ago Drivers could be banned from common manoeuvre in part of UK from September

UK motorists are being warned of a huge driving shakeup that could ban a common manoeuvre, as politicians seek to improve the safety of children travelling to and from school

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4 w. ago Calls for UK drivers to face new ban over 'threat to children's safety'

Campaigners want lawmakers to introduce a cap on bonnet height

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4 w. ago Twix adverts banned driver safety concerns: 'dangerous and irresponsible'

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned the adverts for Mars Wrigley's Twix chocolate bars after ruling that they could encourage dangerous driving

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