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According to a report seen by a mainstream Sunday newspaper, the National Police Chiefs’ Council have started an official review, with a view to fining motorists for doing just 1mph over the speed limit. This idea has been discussed in the press before, but now seems like a distinct possibility of becoming a reality in […]

  I was thinking the other day while driving to visit my parents on the south coast that it feels like the new speed limit on motorways is 50mph… For what felt like half the journey I was looking at my Talex constantly to make sure I wasn’t going over the speed limit. It was […]

  I was driving home from a kart race last week. It was around 11pm and as I was about to turn off the motorway the overhead gantry read; “Stranded vehicle ahead”. I know this stretch of road on the M20 and so knew that there are “smart motorway” cameras about a mile or so […]

  A Freedom of Information request by a Motorist fined by a Speed Camera on London’s North Circular has uncovered that the camera made £1.5 million in fines in just six-months! Terry Payne made the Freedom of Information request after being fined by the camera last year. It revealed that since it went live in […]

  On April 24th, Magistrates in England and Wales will be given new powers to fine Motorists one and a half times their weekly income for “more serious” speeding offences. The previous maximum that Magistrates were allowed to fine was 1 weeks income, but on Tuesday this week it was announced that this amount will be increased by 50% […]

  Under a new proposal put forward to the house of commons, councils across the UK could be handed new powers to fine motorists for minor motoring “offences”. If approved by MPs in the New Year it will mean that the enforcement of “moving traffic offences” will switch from the Police to councils. Currently this system […]

  The Former Home Secretary, Michael Howard, has been fined £1615 (£900 fine, £625 costs and £90 “victim surcharge”), plus 6 penalty points after being convicted of failing to supply the information of the Driver after a recent speeding ticket. His car was “caught” at 37mph in a 30 limit in January. Staggeringly given his […]

I was sitting in the inevitable traffic jam at the Dartford Tunnel on Monday evening, contemplating the road sign that said (paraphrasing) “traffic jam deliberately created for your safety”. As I had nothing else to do, I started to consider that EVERY SINGLE TIME the government interfere with roads with the pledge that they are […]

  Sky News have conducted an investigation in to the extent of the information ANPR cameras are collecting — and keeping for 2 years — about Motorists journeys each day. ANPR cameras to scan Drivers number plates and then log their journeys. Whenever a vehicle passes a camera, it’s registration photo is taken and then […]

We got sent this video a few days ago by DriveProtect Member Ian Young. It explains how comedien Joe Lycett had a parking ticket overturned. I couldn’t stop laughing for about half an hour afterwards, so I thought you might also enjoy it! Adam P.S. We’re currently offering Members the opportunity to invest in our […]