All news on the topic: Drivers

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55 drivers arrested daily for drug driving as transport secretary hints at law change
Fifty-five drivers have been arrested every day for drug driving over the past three years
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Driver Thomas Johnson jailed for killing three teenage passengers after using laughing gas while driving
Daniel Hancock, 18, Ethan Goddard, 18, and Elliot Pullen, 17, died in the crash in June last year.
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DVLA could ’revoke’ over 600,000 driving licences due to a single rule
Thousands of road users are at risk of having their driving licence taken away on safety grounds.
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Dozens killed and multiple injured after car hits crowd outside stadium in China
At least 35 people are dead and 43 more have been injured after a driver deliberately rammed his car into a crowd of people exercising at a sports centre in southern China.
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Drivers mistakenly issued £4 million in fines at Dartford Crossing
Motorists have been left in limbo after they were slapped with Dartford Crossing fines – despite never using the M25 crossing.
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Manhunt for driver who ‘fled six-car pile-up on foot’ after woman killed in crash
A manhunt has been launched for a driver who ‘ran away’ from a fatal crash on the M40.
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Two major motorway closures are causing significant disruption and delays as the weekend begins
Drivers have been warned to plan ahead this weekend as a two major motorway closures could impact travel plans.
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Cowardly driver flees wreckage, leaving fiancée to die, then callously blames her for the horrific crash
Watch reckless boyfriend speeding through residential streets just before tragedy
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Former Formula One driver Ralf Schumacher comes out as gay
The former Formula One driver Ralf Schumacher has come out as gay, becoming the most ­high-profile driver in the sport’s history to do so. Schumacher, brother of the seven‑time world champion Michael, made the announcement on social media.
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Blackwall and Silvertown tunnels will cost up to £4 at peak times, says TfL
Fares for road tunnels under Thames could be halved for low-income local residents, as pricing consultation opens
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Shameless drink driver claims ’hitchhiker’ drove before crash that killed baby
A bizarre audio clip reveals how Darryl Anderson claimed a mystery hitchhiker had taken the wheel moments before a deadly car crash which killed a tiny baby - he later dropped the fake story
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Elderly woman’s car plunges into canal sparking major rescue operation
An elderly woman’s car went off the road and into the Macclesfield Canal in Stockport sparking a major rescue operation, as images show the vehicle now submerged in the water
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Drivers could face a £150 fine for an offence ’even if they don’t commit it themselves
A spokesperson for waste experts Wheeldon Brothers warned that the Government raised the maximum on-the-spot penalty for littering from £80 to £150 in 2018
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Land Rover driver who killed two girls in crash will not face charges
The driver of a 4×4 that ploughed into a school in Wimbledon, south west London, in July last year, killing two eight-year-old girls, will face no criminal charges.
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Flying an England flag for the Euros could land you with a £2,500 fine
Drivers have been warned about flags and emblems during the Euros as unsafe attachments could land them with a hefty fine in the UK.
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Home Secretary demands ’urgent explanation’ after police car filmed running over a cow
A video circulating on social media shows the police vehicle ramming into the cow and sending it skidding down the road - before approaching the animal for a second time and appearing to trap its head.
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Dutch lorry drivers may cease transporting goods to the UK if post-Brexit delays are not reduced
Dutch hauliers say facilities at border posts where some trucks are held for up to 20 hours are inadequate
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Sickening road rage attack sees motorist hit victim over the head with a rock
A brawl broke out between two drivers after a rear ending incident in Coventry and saw one motorist hit over the head with a rock and another ram into the side of the other’s car.
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Uber confronted with £250m lawsuit from London black cab drivers
Uber is facing a multi-million pound legal claim being brought on behalf of almost 11,000 London black cab drivers.
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The driver of the Tesla involved in the deadly crash informed police that he was using Autopilot and checking his phone at the time of the incident
The driver of a Tesla involved in a crash that left a motorcyclist dead said he was operating the vehicle’s Autopilot feature and checking his phone at the time, documents show. The 56-year-old unnamed driver was on his way home from lunch at 3.45pm last Friday when his Tesla collided with a motorcycle driven by Jeffrey Nissen, 28, in a suburban area about 15 miles outside of Seattle. Mr Nissen was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities are yet to verify that the car was running Autopilot at the time of the crash, but the fatal incident raises questions over whether Tesla’s recent recall of two million cars went far enough to ensure that motorists using the auto drive feature pay attention to the road. The Tesla driver was arrested for investigation of vehicular homicide after he told a Washington State Patrol trooper he was using the vehicle’s Autopilot feature and looked at his cellphone while the car was moving, according to a probable-cause document obtained by the Associated Press.
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Man, 20, arrested after van ’reversed at speed’ into front of police station
The suspected stolen van was reversed ’intentionally’ and at speed into the police station in Cheltenham before the driver fled the scene, Gloucestershire Police said
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Urgent warning to millions of drivers over little-known DVLA licence rule… and how to avoid £1,000 fin
The mistake can be life-saving in case of an accident