http://www.roadweb.org.uk roadweb.org.uk - Motoring News and Views Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:31:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Legendary motorcycle speedway racer Barry Briggs MBE is in the UK to promote his recently launched book ‘Wembley and Beyond’, a revealing story of the life and times of speedway’s most colourful superstar. With six successive British speedway titles and four World titles with his last individual Championship coming in ... http://www.roadweb.org.uk/new-book-from-speedway-legend-barry-briggs-wembley-and-beyond/ Although Renault announced plans to close the Valladolid Factory in Spain a few weeks ago, the news is now good for workers at the factor as the doors will stay open for at least four more years to build a new electric car model. Renault decided to build the new electric ... http://www.roadweb.org.uk/renault-to-produce-electric-car-in-spain/ A Livingston man claims that he was given a fine for driving uninsured in a city that he has never been to that was meant for someone who has the same birthday and identical name. The man, David Lee aged 45, received post from the DVLA on Friday that stated he ... http://www.roadweb.org.uk/man-facing-arrest-for-same-dvla-details-as-another-man/ Protecting passengers has been a long term aim in which Mercedes takes pride However, this delicate and subtle protection of passengers has been elevated to higher levels in the latest Mercedes-Benz E-Guard. The E-Guard, derived from the standard E-Class, is the newest add-on to the company’s armoured vehicle range. It has ... http://www.roadweb.org.uk/armoured-e-class-mercedes/ Up to 36,000 parents that are strapped for cash are committing fraud by listing their children as a secondary driver on motor policies in order to reduce their car insurance premiums. This scam, which is illegal, has become more popular in light of the economic downtown, and is hurting the insurance ... http://www.roadweb.org.uk/tens-of-thousands-of-parents-committing-motor-insurance-fraud/ Do you worry about the environment and the ways in which you can help reduce your carbon footprint? Are you under the impression that taking public transport over driving your car lowers the amount of greenhouse gas emissions that you create? You may be surprised to find that taking public transport has ... http://www.roadweb.org.uk/is-it-more-environmentally-friendly-to-take-the-bus-perhaps-not/ If you haven't replaced your paper driving licence with a photocard then here is a step by step guide on how to do it online. One nice feature of this is that if you have a recent passport then they can use the photograph stored for that so no ... http://www.roadweb.org.uk/349/ The Thai police force has adopted an unusual scheme aimed at lowering the number of drink driving deaths. They have set up a series of fake car crash scenes, complete with smashed up cars and “dead bodies” intended to highlight the consequences of driving while drunk. Related posts:New THINK! Safety belt campaign ... http://www.roadweb.org.uk/weird-thai-drink-driving-fake-crashes/ According to highly respected breakdown and motor insurance company the AA, the number of times ordinary motorists are being pulled over by police in cases of mistaken identity is on a steep upward curve. The motoring institution says that police are pulling people over to check if they are driving with ... http://www.roadweb.org.uk/poor-vehicle-registration-ids-catching-more-uninsured-motorists/ The M4 in South Wales will soon become known as a ‘hydrogen highway’ with work beginning on a network of alternative fuelling stops that will be stretched out between Swansea, Cardiff, and Newport. Under the new scheme, the region will be one of the first to premier a greener way to ... http://www.roadweb.org.uk/welcome-to-the-m4-the-hydrogen-highway/