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• Car mods are unaffected by credit crunch
  

  Motoring experts have said the ongoing credit crunch has not affected the UK car modification scene.
  

• Town may cut speed camera funding
  A council could stop paying for speed cameras because it says they might not be the best way to make roads safer.
• Harsher terms for death drivers
  Motorists involved in the most serious cases of causing death by dangerous driving should be jailed for at least seven years, under tougher guidelines.
• Cut teen drink drive limit to zero Government told
  The drink-driving limit for teenage motorists should be cut to zero, according to the Government’s chief medical officer.
• Four killed in two road accidents
  Four people, including a mother and child, died in two road accidents in Leicestershire just over an hour apart, police have confirmed.
• Three dead in head on collision
  Three people have died and two others have been injured as a result of a head on crash between a car and a van.
• One in five road accidents involves a parked car in London
  

  London Collisions with parked cars account for one in five of all road accidents, according to a report.

• Road tax increase will hit 9.4m
  An estimated 9.4 million motorists will have to pay more road tax under reforms aimed at punishing gas guzzling vehicles, the government has admitted.
• 13th time lucky for L driver
  

  Teresa Clarke is celebrating passing her driving test after 27 years with L plates.

  The 62-year-old from Norfolk has spent £15,000 on 450 hours of lessons from 20 different instructors.

  She kissed her examiner after being told she had passed at the 13th time of asking.

• Donington Park pit plan revealed
  Bosses at Donington Park in Leicestershire are planning to build a new pit complex ahead of the British Grand Prix at the circuit from 2010.
• Six dead as lorry and car crash
  

  Six young people have died in a crash between a car and a lorry in the early hours of the morning in Leicestershire

• Hamilton surges to British GP win
  Lewis Hamilton answered his critics and got his title campaign back on track with a superb British Grand Prix win.
• Car insurance fraud runs at £5m a week as owners try to clear debts
  Fraudulent motor insurance claims have soared by more than 70 per cent in the past four years, making the car the No 1 insurance fraud target. The Association of British Insurers will announce today that fraudsters are submitting dishonest motor claims of £5 million a week.
• Road charge consultation begins
  A public consultation exercise to determine whether to press ahead with plans to introduce a congestion charge in Manchester is being launched later.
• Cyclist dies after road accident
  A cyclist has died after an accident on the A379 in Devon.
• Show me, tell me questions updated from July
  Questions updated on the Tuesday 1st July. Check out our driving test section for the low down on the updates.
• Farm in steps to stop fuel theft
  

  A Kent farm which supplies strawberries to Sainsbury's and Marks and Spencer has stepped up security to prevent the theft of fuel as prices rise.

  Brings a whole new meaning to farm assured!

• Brown hints at fuel duty freeze
  Gordon Brown has said the delayed 2p rise in fuel duty is something that will be looked at very, very carefully over the next few weeks.
• Road deaths at their lowest since records began
  

  Road deaths fell below 3,000 last year for the first time since records began in 1926.

  Motoring groups said that better car safety technology and greater compliance with the speed limit were the two key factors behind the fall in deaths.

• New James Bond Trailer Girls, Money & Cars need we say more
  

  The first trailer for the action-packed new James Bond film Quantum of Solace has hit the internet.

• Sat Navs to speak up if driver turns on to the most dangerous road in Britain
  Details of the most dangerous roads in Britain will be programmed into satellite navigation devices to tell drivers when they stray on to them.
• Motorway closed after death in crash
  A man has died in an accident involving several vehicles which has closed a section of the M2 in Kent.
• Fuel protest driver facing court
  An organiser of a fuel protest convoy which snaked its way along one of England's busiest stretches of motorways is facing prosecution.
• Drivers face new breakdown peril as busy motorways open hard shoulder
  Drivers who break down on motorways face being trapped in fast-moving traffic under a Highways Agency plan to turn the hard shoulder into a running lane and reduce the number of emergency lay bys.
• Street parking fee plan revealed
  Residents in Bristol could soon be forced to pay for parking on the streets outside their homes.
• Testing times for Irish drivers
  Tens of thousands of unqualified Irish drivers could be put off the road next week.
• Crash victim's name is released
  

  Police have released the name of the 18-year-old woman who died in hospital after a weekend car crash in Fermanagh.

• Speeding comic avoids driving ban
  Comedian Patrick Kielty has escaped a driving ban after being caught speeding at more than 100mph in the Borders.
• Drunk woman caused fatal head on
  

  A woman was nearly three times over the drink-drive limit when she drove the wrong way down a Devon road and caused a head-on crash, an inquest heard.

• Crash police officers disciplined
  

  Eighteen police officers have been disciplined for bragging about collisions they have had while on duty, the Metropolitan Police has said.

• Feeling the pinch of petrol, down about diesel, have no fear fuelleddriving.com is hear!
  

  Check out our fuel friendly car tips now!

• Young drivers offered new route
  A new route to avoid prosecution is being offered to young drivers caught committing minor motoring offences in Dumfries and Galloway.
• Fuel £1.99 a litre as tanks dry
  

  A Devon petrol station is charging drivers more than £9 a gallon for petrol and diesel as drivers clamour for fuel.

• A flat contradiction: less road kill, fewer hedgehogs
  A reduction in the number of hedgehogs found dead on the roads has alarmed conservationists who fear that the animal is suffering a severe decline in population. - A bit random but there you go!
• Met begins drink drive campaign
  The Metropolitan Police (Met) has launched its summer crackdown on people who drive under the influence of alcohol or drugs in London.
• Fuel costs prompt taxi fare rise
  

  Scotland's traffic commissioner has almost doubled a proposed rise in taxi fares due to increasing fuel prices.

• Tyre spiking ‘stinger’ stops forecourt fuel thieves in their tracks
  Petrol station owners are installing “stinger” devices to puncture the tyres of drivers who fail to pay for fuel after a sharp increase in incidents in recent months.
• The car that dials 999 for you
  

  A new device that helps to contact the emergancy services if you have a road accident could on day become compaulsory.

• 20 mph limit for urban streets to cut road deaths
  The speed limit on thousands of residential roads will be reduced to 20mph under government moves designed to cut road deaths by a third over the next decade.
• Fines refunded over speed error
  

  Three members of Lancashire police staff are facing disciplinary action after thousands of motorists were wrongly accused of speeding.

• Girl hit and killed by police car
  A teenage girl has been hit and killed by a marked police car in the West End of Newcastle.
• Car crash fire kills three people
  A man and two women died when their car was involved in a crash with another vehicle and burst into flames.
• Fuelled Driving talk on Manchester News, Channel M
  

  Fuelled Driving were inteved last week on the the latest propsed changes to the driving test. Layed down in a consulation, the driving test will be given a an over haul to bring it to a modern standard.

• Boy detained after 110mph chase
  A 14-year-old old boy has been sentenced to youth detention for stealing a car and driving it at more than 110mph in a police pursuit.
• Learner drivers face new testing hazards
  Driving instructors will gain powers to force learners to have extra lessons before taking their tests, under the biggest reform of the driver education system since the driving test was introduced in 1935.
• Driving test to be split in bid to cut down accident rates
  The driving test will be split into three parts and include a new assessment of the candidate's "situational awareness" and ability to drive safely on their own, under Government proposals to reduce the crash rate among novice drivers.
• Teenagers on course for GCSE in driving safety
  

  Teenagers will soon be able to sit an exam in driving science as part of a road safety initiative to curb the excesses of speed and risk among boy and girl  racers.

• Ministers reduce restrictions on young drivers in favour of improving road skills
  

  Young drivers are to be spared any restrictions on their licences after passing the driving test following a government decision to reject evidence from overseas that imposing limits for the first year would save many lives.

• Drink drive charge for rugby star
  Gloucester and England rugby player Mike Tindall has been charged with drink-driving after being arrested on the M4 in Berkshire.
• Rising prices boost Shell and BP
  Oil firms Royal Dutch Shell and BP have made better-than-expected first-quarter profits thanks to the rising price of oil, which is close to $120 a barrel.
• Ships bring extra oil amid strike
  Extra fuel supplies have started arriving in Scotland, to make up for possible shortages caused by the Grangemouth strike.
• Car black box tackles accidents
  

  Black box recorders are being fitted to young drivers' cars in an attempt to reduce the number of accidents.

• Drink drive offenders could keep licences
  Drink drivers would no longer automatically lose their licences under government plans to lower the alcohol limit for motorists to the equivalent of less than a pint of beer or glass of wine.
• Driver is jailed for 51st offence
  A 35-year-old man has been jailed for eight months and banned for driving for five years for his 51st offence of driving while disqualified.
• Fatal driver was using phone
  A man driving a juggernaut was probably using a mobile when he crashed into a truck at a roadblock, an inquest heard.
• Police cars crash chasing Bentley
  Five police officers were injured when three patrol cars crashed while chasing a stolen luxury car in Hampshire.
• Petrol must now include biofuels
  All petrol and diesel which is sold at UK pumps now has to include at least 2.5% biofuels.
• Victim found in road hit by car
  Police believe a man found dead at the side of the road in Greater Manchester was hit by a car which then drove off.
• Three family members die in crash
  A mother and her daughter were among the victims of a road crash which claimed four lives in Cumbria.
• Crash young driver was over drink limit
  A driver who died after his car hit a wall in a crash that also killed one of his passengers was over the drink-drive limit, an inquest has heard.
• Young drivers can opt for no fine
  

  Young drivers who commit traffic offences in Berkshire, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire can now escape a fine and points on their licence.

• Man is spared a speeding ban so he can drive between his two wives
  A man caught driving at 64mph in a 30mph zone has kept his licence after the court heard he needed his licence to run his business and visit his two wives. He was fined £200 and given six penalty points
• Road chaos as snow blankets parts of country
  Snow and ice caused a number of crashes over the weekend, including a lorry which jack-knifed on the M56 near Warrington.
• Two teenagers killed in car crash
  Two teenagers died and two others were left with life-threatening injuries in a car crash in Liverpool.
• Fatal crash pair on shopping trip
  Two teenage girls have been killed in a head-on collision in heavy rain on the ‘heads of the valleys’ road in Wales.
• 135mph ex cop’s lad let off
  A young driver caught speeding at 135mph on the M5 near Worcester has been given a £200 fine and given eight penalty points on his licence after admitting careless driving.
• Just ONE glass of wine or a pint of beer could put you over drink drive limit
  Ministers are said to be considering reducing the drink-drive limit.
• Britons have one in 200 chance of dying in road crash
  Britons still have a one in 200 chance of dying on the roads, according to an unpublished Department for Transport report seen by The Times. This is compared to a risk of one in 65,000 of being killed on the railways.
• Boozed car killer caged for 5yrs
  A drink diver who killed a man after driving the wrong way down a busy dual carriageway has been jailed for five years. Njabulo Nyathi was three times over the drink-drive limit when he hit 22-year-old Sam Matkin’s car head-on, killing him instantly.
• Jail terms for death crash trio
  Three young drivers have been jailed for causing a crash in which three people died. Shaun Marshall was jailed for 13 months for dangerous driving, and Graham Lynn and Stuart Logue 10 years and two months and eight years, respectively, for causing death by dangerous driving.
• Driving test revamp will raise licence age to 18 to curb carnage in young drivers
  revamp of the driving test will begin soon after Easter, with changes expected to include a year-long provisional licence period and key skills being signed off by an instructor in a log book.
• Talking on a hands free mobile is as dangerous as drink driving
  Using a mobile phone while driving reduces concentration by more than a third and is as dangerous as drink driving, according to a study by Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania.
• Road rage: One in three British motorists have been victims
  One in three drivers has been a victim of road rage in the past three years, research from Zurich Insurance reveals, after interviewing 1,160 drivers.
• Motorway hard drive go ahead
  An extension of the scheme to allow driving on motorway hard shoulders at peak times is expected to be announced later today. During a pilot, vehicles were subject to a 50mph limit, but this may be raised to 60mph. Transport Secretary Ruth Kelly is also expected to announce ‘pay as you drive’ motorway lanes.
• Cost for Learners to rise by £500
  Cost for Learners to rise by £500, with new tests for pupil and instructor.
• Woman driver who killed teenage cyclist while texting is jailed for four years
  

  A driver who was texting when she hit and killed a cyclist has been jailed for four years.

• Parking fines to be sent by post
  

  Motorists who drive off before traffic wardens can slap a ticket on their car will have fines posted to them from next month.

• Eight die in crashes
  Eight people were killed and ten others injured in crashes across southern England within a 30-hour period.
• Boys are twice as likely to be killed on the roads as girls
  Boys are twice as likely to be killed on the roads as girls, according to a Government study.
• Graphic warnings of road dangers
  Digital picture messages on overhead signs will be introduced on an 11-mile stretch of the M42 this week, to warn drivers about traffic conditions and dangers ahead.
• Young drivers can still find competitive insurance deals
  Young motorists looking to invest in car insurance should ensure they get the best deal amid a culture of expensive policies.
• Congestion charge for gas guzzling cars to rise to £25
  From October drivers of vehicles with high emissions, of 226 or more grams per kilometre, will face a £25 charge per day in London’s congestion charging zone. The current charge is £8 per day.
• Driver killed when Mini carrying six passengers hits tree
  A driver died after colliding with a tree in Bromley, Kent. Six passengers travelling in his Mini at the time required hospital treatment.
• New motorway speed camera blitz means thousands more will face fines
  Digital speed cameras are to be introduced along the variable speed limit section of the M25, between junctions 10 and 16.
• Motorists to face roadside tests for drugs
  Drivers could face roadside drug testing within the next two years, with a Home Office device which tests for drugs including cocaine and amphetamines reportedly near completion.
• Appalling driver killed 3 teenagers
  A boy racer faces jail for killing three girls in a high speed car chase after being found guilty of causing death by dangerous driving. Bradford Crown Court heard Adam Anguige had been driving competitively and dangerously with another driver when he caused the crash in Huddersfield.
• Two million drivers can’t be bothered to clunk click
  Today, 31st Jan '08, marks the 25 anniversary of the seat belt law, but a survey for Liverpool Victoria reveals more than two million drivers are failing to belt up for every journey.
• Deadly risks of young motorists
  Young drivers are taking extreme risks, including overtaking blind and driving after taking illegal drugs, a survey by Brake and Green Flag reveals.
• How ambulance chasing lawyers push up your car insurance bills
  

  Drivers are seeing increases in their insurance premiums, according to the AA. The rises are being blamed on young and uninsured drivers, and bigger medical bills

• Random breath tests planned for motorists
  Ministers will consider introducing random drink-drive testing for drivers in a forthcoming consultation document.
• Driver almost dies in horror crash after sneezing at the wheel
  A driver who crashed after he sneezed and lost control of his car survived after being pulled from the burning car by a passer by.
• Cop banned for 118mph test
  

  A policeman caught travelling at 118mph on the M9 near Falkirk has been banned from driving for three months and given a £500. Inspector Paul Gee claimed he was conducting a risk assessment for driver training.

• Drink driver, 20, jailed for crippling cyclist
  A young drink-driver who left a cyclist permanently disabled has been jailed for 18 months after being found guilty of dangerous driving.
• Forget the iPod nano, make way for the Tata Nano, the worlds cheapest car
  

  Tata Motors, the company that is currently in talks to buy Jaguar, has unveiled the world's cheapest car.

  Called the Tata Nano, it was developed with the intention of being sold for one lakh, or 100,000 rupees ($2,500 or about £1,250) - and it looks like Tata has achieved that goal.

• Killer drivers set to walk free
  

  The Sentencing Guidelines Council yesterday published guidelines on sentencing for charges of Causing Death by Driving, which recommended community sentences for many offenders.

• Drivers who kill could escape being sent to jail
  Drivers who kill could escape a custodial sentence under new sentencing guidelines expected to be published tomorrow. The Sentencing Guidelines Council is expected to advise that drivers who kill through carelessness or lack of consideration should instead be given a community penalty.
• Fuelleddriving.com to attend and exhibit at the Brake Young Driver Safety Seminar
  

  Brake, the road safety charity, is holding it's annual young driver safety seminar and fuelleddriving.com will be there.

• Restrictions considered for under 18s
  

  Young drivers may be prevented from driving a car alone until they are 18 under proposals to overhaul the driving test for the first time in more than 70 years.
  

• Why even a hands free mobile makes you a nuisance on the road
  Drivers using hands-free mobiles have slower reactions and make fewer lane changes, according to research from Utah University.
• Average speed cameras are on the way
  Speed cameras which measure a driver's average speed over a distance could be introduced across the country, with the Home Office currently looking at three devices.
• Three teenagers are killed and two injured after car collides with bus
  Three teenagers died and two more were seriously injured when their car was involved in a collision with a bendy bus in London.
• Mobile phone driving jail threat
  Motorists in England and Wales caught driving dangerously while using a handheld mobile phone face jail under new guidelines.
• Speeding ban for Hamilton
  Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton has been banned from driving for a month and fined £430 after French police caught him travelling at 122mph in a 80mph zone.
• Drivers admit de-icing windscreen with CD
  Drivers are failing to clear their windscreens and mirrors over the winter months, according to a survey by the RAC. More than two in five drivers do not wait for all their windows to clear before driving off.
• Pedestrians hit in motorway crash
  Three people were taken to hospital following a crash on the M4. Two are thought to have been pedestrians walking along the carriageway following a previous collision.
• Patients at risk as ambulance crews are cut to one
  People injured in road crashes could be put at risk under Government plans to answer more 999 calls with only one paramedic.
• Welsh young driver speeding campaign
  A police led education campaign to teach young drivers in Wales about the dangers of driving too fast has been launched.
• 10 percent of drivers bump and run
  Almost one in ten drivers admits to crashing into a parked car and driving away, according to a survey by Direct Line
• Call for new drink drive limits
  Drink driving limits need to be stricter, according to the British Medical Association, who will be calling on the Scottish Government to put pressure on Westminster
• Anger as fines from speed cameras soar
  Almost two million speeding fines are issued each year following Labour’s expansion of the use of speed cameras
• Fuelleddriving.com featured on LARSOA website
  

  LARSOA is a national road safety organisation that represents local government road safety teams across the UK has featured fuelleddriving.com on it's website.

• One drink may put you over the limit
  The Department for Transport is due to launch a consultation on lowering the drink-drive limit in the New Year. It will also look at giving police the power to conduct random breath tests.
• Deadly ignorance of tyre tread law among two in three drivers
  

  Millions of drivers could be unwittingly endangering lives this winter by driving on perilously bald tyres, reveals research by Brake and Green Flag. Two in three drivers, 68 percent do not know the legal minimum tyre tread depth for their vehicle. This means an estimated 22 million drivers are unable to check their vehicle meets a basic safety requirement.

• Fuelleddriving.com lauches Useful Links Page
  Fuelleddriving.com lauches Useful Links Page containg loads of useful websites.
• Mother stops drink driver son
  A mother reported her teenage son to the police for drink driving then criticised his punishment as too soft.
• Study calls for 372 miles of new road lanes a year
  The government must embark urgently on a roadbuilding scheme and introduce national road pricing to avoid 1,000 miles of traffic gridlock by 2041 as motorways, commuter-town corridors and city orbital routes reach saturation point, a study warns today.
• Young drivers on drink or drugs
  

  Nearly a quarter of young male drivers have driven after drinking or taking drugs, according to a survey by Norwich Union.

  Take a look at our Drink and Drug Drive pages and see why you should never do it.

• NHS treatment of Road Accidents and other trauma victims must improve
  Thousands of patients injured in road crashes and other incidents are getting poor NHS care according to a report out today from the National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death.
• Drink Drive victim awarded 6.5 million pounds
  A woman who was left paralysed after being knocked down by a drunken driver has been awarded £6.5m in compensation.
• Women drivers less likely to get caught out in bad weather
  

  Women drivers are safer than men in bad weather, a survey by the Highways Agency has revealed. Women take advice and are less likely to drive after a weather warning.

  What do you think? Tell us in the chat section chat section

• Young drivers turn rural roads into the deadliest place to drive
  

  Don't become a statistic - visit our Road Safety section

  Twice as many people die on rural roads as on urban ones, and inexperienced, reckless young drivers are one of the main reasons for the difference, a study has found.

• Insurers refuse to pay out for filling up with the wrong fuel
  

  Up to 150,000 drivers a year who fill up with the wrong fuel at the pumps and damage their cars may not be covered by their motor insurance.

• Possible Road Safety lessons on your timetable
  

  Road safety lessons should be compulsory in schools to save children's lives.

• Speeding Drivers to receive double points
  The Government is to consult on increasing the number of points a driver may receive for speeding from three to six points, and increasing the fine from £60 to £100
• Read the latest report on Novice Drivers by the Transport Select Committee
  

  Novice drivers are among the most vulnerable drivers on our roads. It is eight years since the Transport Sub-committee of the Environment, Transport and Rural Affairs Committee published its Report on Young and Newly-Qualified Drivers. In that time, there has been little progress in tackling the problem of road deaths and injuries among novice drivers. This is in stark contrast to the success there has been in reducing road casualties across the population as a whole.

  Check out the report for the latest

• Fuelleddriving.com to attend the Road Safety Expo 07
  Road Safety Expo 07 is the UK's biggest road safety expo held in London. It has many key speakers including the  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State with responsibility for road safety Jim Fitzpatrick. It will enable us to get current and future plans for road safety and we will be giving you a detailed summary of the days events.
• Cigarette style warning labels for car adverts
  

  European ministers have called for all car advertising to include information on the vehicle's environmental impact.

• Do price comparison websites give real value for money
  

  Britain's growing number of financial comparison websites are in danger of misleading consumers, with the majority of sites failing to disclose their commercial agreements adequately, despite describing themselves as "independent".

• To punchy on the gas
  Khan admits to 'driving too fast'
• Fuelleddriving.com launches the Quick Click Bit
  

  In a hurry? Fuelleddriving.com launches the Quick Click Bit

• Young Footballer DIES in car crash
  

  Hartlepool's 20-year-old midfielder Michael Maidens has died in a road traffic accident.

• No room for Pinocchio for young driver car insurance
  

  Six in ten parents/guardians admit they would consider insuring their child's car in their own name, adding the child as a secondary driver, to bring young driver car insurance costs down.

• Learn more to save more
  

  Shockingly one in three young male drivers write off a vehicle in the first year of driving, according to Direct Line.

  It's down to 'risk', will you crash and claim? Do the RoADAR Course and save some money.

• Fuelleddriving.com support British Red Cross
  

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• Fuelleddriving.com to attend MPH Show 07
  Fuelleddriving.com to attend MPH Show 07
• Get six points, say byebye to your license
  

  Get six points in your first 2 years after passing test, and say byebye to your license

• Points dont mean prizes
  

  BIG points for owners who don’t name speeding drivers

• MPs want alcohol ban on young drivers
  The Commons Transport Select Committee want a ban on drink driving
• Inexperienced drivers are more likely to speed
  60% of drivers aged 17-24 admit driving at or above 35mph in a 30mph zone
• Minimum legal driving age maybe 18
  The minimum legal driving age is expected to rise to 18 as part of reforms to cut the number of deaths caused on Britain's roads by young drivers.
• Minister says Highway Code is for life
  Road Safety Minster, Jim Fitzpatrick said ‘the Highway Code is not just for passing your driving test
• Fuelleddriving.com LAUNCHES
  

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  Have fun and safe driving for life with the help of www.fuelleddriving.com,

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• Safety code for new drivers
  

  The revised Highway Code has a new safety code for novice driver’s which includes:

  Don’t show off | Don’t let passengers distract you | You are responsible for them | Don’t compete with other drivers, especially if they are driving badly | Don’t drive if you’ve had any drink or drugs

• Wicked Registration Prize Draw
  

  For the first 100 people to register with us will be entered into a Christmas Prize Draw to WIN an exciting Skid Pan and Road Craft Session at one of Britain’s Leading Skid Control Centres.

• Revised Highway code first update for eight years unveiled
  

  50% bigger - 29 more rules. Anyone caught smoking, eating, drinking or listening to loud music could end up in prison but individual police officers will deicide whether the actions by the driver are a risk to road safety