Category Archives: Useful Information

New scheme lets drivers rent their cars out

New scheme lets drivers rent their cars out

Car owners can now make money by renting their vehicles when they’re not being used, using a new car rental scheme. The ‘easyCar Club’ venture lets drivers advertise their cars and matches them with people looking to rent a car for a short period.

Overseas embassies in London refuse to pay £77m on Congestion Charge

UK overseas embassies are not paying their Congestion Charge- ALESSIA PIERDOMENICO, Newscom, RTR

More than £75 million in Congestion Charge fees is owed by London’s foreign embassy staff who refuse to pay it. The staggering figure is revealed in a report which names and shames 71 countries which have each racked up debts of more than £100,000 since the scheme launched in February 2003.

Smoking in cars to be banned

Smoking in cars to be banned

MPs in the House of Commons have voted in favour of amendment to the Children and Families Bill, thereby recommending a ban on smoking in cars when there are children present in England.

Lorry drivers seek high-winds ban

Review of the Year 2013

Lorry drivers are urging the Government to implement a ban on heavy good vehicles travelling during gale-force winds.

Couple wins landmark victory against council over pothole damage

Couple wins landmark victory against council over pothole damage

A Northamptonshire couple have won a legal battle against the County Council after it was discovered the authority had lied regarding their knowledge of a pothole which damaged their car.