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New research shows that younger people may be sticking closer to home until later in life due to the recession, with the average age of children on their parents’ vehicle insurance now up to 31. In just a year, the average age of children on their parent’s motoring insurance rose up to 31 from 25, showing that . . . → Read More: Older children on parents motor insurance policy’s Now motorists who want to park in the Central London area can do so by just waving a credit or debit card at the meter. This is an initiative by the Westminster Council to make cashless payment for transportation more prevalent not just in London, but throughout the UK. By the beginning of next year the West . . . → Read More: New credit card parking meters in London soon Child pedestrians from areas that are more deprived are over four times as likely to be injured or killed in a traffic incident than children that live in wealthier areas, according to a new report presented to MPs. The report added that the DfT, Department for Transport, should take more note of this fact, and promote proper . . . → Read More: Poor kids more likely to be involved in a traffic accident Due to the postal strikes, up to tens of thousands of motorists may evade CCTV fines for speeding, due to the fact that drivers cannot be convicted of speeding unless they receive notification of the offence in a two week time period. After the postal workers went on strike last week around 20,000 notices of CCTV prosecution . . . → Read More: Postal strike will mean thousands will not pay speeding fines Research from the AA shows that the cost for comprehensive motor coverage premiums is rising at its fastest rate ever, with a reported 5.6% jump within the first three months of the year to the end of September. This is the largest increase since the group first started to monitor the insurance market back in . . . → Read More: Biggest ever jump in car insurance premiums According to the Government, next year clamping firms on private property will have tougher rules after a meeting in London in which ministers, motoring groups, and parking firms will convene to discuss fines associated with parking on private land. Last month the councils of Maidenhead and Windsor voted to consider how to stop clampers that are considered . . . → Read More: Clampdown on clampers next year Those who dislike CCTV speeding cameras are about to dislike them even more, with the advent of new high tech cameras that are designed to catch speeders and cars that are over the limit in more than one lane at once without using a flash. They also will be hard to spot while travelling down the roadways . . . → Read More: New intelligent hidden speed cameras Derek Lyon was in court yesterday fighting the loss of his job under unusual circumstances, by blaming the DVLA, police, and the Aberdeen sheriff clerk’s office. Lyon contends that due to the fact his identity was mistaken, and his car was crushed, he was unable to get to work. The problems begin a few months ago . . . → Read More: Wrong man has car crushed and loses his job A new study that compiled the list of motor insurance claims across the UK points to Chiselhurst and Cleveland as the most popular areas for car theft. These two postcodes had the largest amount of theft claims filed over the past year. Larger cities were not immune from the problem, with Sheffield, Bradford, and Manchester also . . . → Read More: Where are the worst car theft areas? The Government climate change advisory body recommended this week that there should be a road pricing charge nationally, on top of the fuel taxes and environmental taxes in existence to further encourage motorists to choose other transportation options. Until the latest statement by the committee, it was commonly believed that if a pay as you motoring charge . . . → Read More: Government may charge for the use of roads |
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