Police chief’s sp...
Filed under: Police/Emergency , Government/Legal , Safety , UK , News Private companies could be given the responsibility for handing out speeding fines after an influential police body suggested the work should be “outsourced”. Mick Giannasi, the head of roads policing at...
Nissan LEAF falls to ea...
Filed under: First Drive , Opinion/Editorial , Videos , Nissan , Electric cars Ok, we know what you’re thinking – yet more on the hyped-up so-called electric car revolution. But hear us out – electric and many of the other ‘alternative’ fuels are here and...
Police crack down on me...
Filed under: Hybrids-Alternative , Government/Legal , Humour , Lifestyle , Opinion/Editorial , News Things are obviously quiet on the streets of Norfolk as the police have found time to set up new courses for the locals. Good news normally – we like the idea of our bobbies and...
Fraudster jailed after ...
Filed under: UK , News A fraudster has been jailed after he pleaded guilty to charging learners hundreds of pounds to sit their driving tests. To make matters worse, the 35-year-old repeatedly failed the exam, and even took tests when he was banned from driving. Gageen Preet Singh, an...
German boffins construc...
Filed under: Opinion/Editorial , Tech , Videos , News We’ve tried out a few hi-end F1 simulators in our capacity as Autoblog scribes, and we can assure you that none possessed the visual impact of this German G oliath. Engineers at the Max Planck Institute of Biological Cybernetics...
Details of next-generat...
Filed under: Sports/GTs , Supercars , Opinion/Editorial , Rumormill , Porsche , News The next Porsche 911 will be the most ambitious new model in years according to American magazine, Automobile. Codenamed the 991, the car has reportedly been updated with a fresh interior, more powerful...
The lowdown on F1’...
Filed under: Motorsport , Formula One Pre-season testing for 2011 is under five months away and the F1 community is still none the wiser as to who will be filling the vacant 13th team slot. Reports suggest a total of 15 teams – the same number of applicants as last year –...
Video: Ferrari 458 Chal...
Filed under: Supercars , Motorsport , Spy Photos , Videos , Ferrari , Prototypes , News It’s only a matter of time before Ferrari reveals some official footage of the 458 Challenge testing on the track, but for now we’ve got this spy video posted on YouTube by German...
Lay off motorists says ...
Filed under: Government/Legal , UK , News Parking authorities, local councils and wheel clampers have been told to lay off motorists by transport minister Norman Baker. The Liberal Democrat MP said parking officials should use more common sense and apply a “softer touch” when...