Who sets speed limits?
The Highways Agency has overall responsibility for setting speed limits on motorways and trunk roads (more…)
History of speed limits
A brief history of speed limits in the UK. (more…)
DfT Statistics
The Department for Transport has released provisional statistics for road traffic and congestion in the third quarter of 2009 (more…)
iCar
German boffins have come up with an iPhone app that can literally drive a car (more…)
Biker caught doing 383mph
Italian motorcyclist, Paolo Turina, was caught by speed cameras doing 383mph (more…)
Speed limits for vans
Goods vehicles that do not exceed 7.5 tonnes are subject to different speed limits than cars on single and dual carriageways (more…)
Driving lessons for the under 16s
A company is offering driving lessons to children aged between 11 and 16 (more…)
Provisional licence/new driver, how many points allowed?
There are special rules that apply to drivers and motorcyclists who have just passed their test with regards to penalty points (more…)
Low bridges in metric
Due to increased pressure from Network Rail, the DfT is looking at changing low bridge signs to include metric units, in-line with the rest of the EU (more…)
Followed by unmarked Police car
Some tips on what to do if you are followed by an unmarked Police car (more…)