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Looks like comedian Jimmy Carr and his famous defence lawyer Nick "Loophole" Freeman haven't done it this time. Carr fined 300 pounds and 3 points after found guilty of speeding in his Bentley in Suffolk -- doing 50 in a 40 zone. I assume he wld have got the points anyway.....

BBC News - Switzerland millionaire hit by record speed fine £180k fine for speeding.

As the title says. Today I had the warning lights come on indicating a problem with the braking systems but when I stopped the car, turned it off then back on again it all went away without any repeat. I realise this isn't perhaps the best way to sort problems but I have checked the brakes and...

hi, I have a malfunction light that comes on the dash, brake lining wear - i had the pads checked and they are fine..... The light used to come on now and again but now its everytime i turn the engine on. Any ideas on how to get this resolved? thanks

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HI ALL ADVICE PLEASE/ driving back from cornwall today following happened= engine went into limp mode clouds of smoke. stopped car restarted engine drove fine 200 miles later same again restert all ok,,, got the following fault codes =inlet port shutoff...charge pressure control.... hot film...

So today I got a fine... well, no I didn't... I better start from the beginning... In 2006 I visited Italy a few times; quite a few actually... Today I get a letter from "European Municipality Outsourcing" asking for just over 100 euro's for "circulation in spite of the restrictions...

hi my wife's picasso's brake pads were changed about a year ago (by me). The discs were NOT changed. Anyway, there has been a vibration thru the steering wheel and also a intermittent squeek from the wheel recently so i took the wheel off to discover ONE pad was almost completely worn...

Hi All, Just wanted to share this with you; Last August i got a fine for my bumper being 4 inches inside a Box junction, admitedly i was angry but i paid the fine and thought that was the end. My borther also got caught in the same box junction similar circumstances. but then in november there...

God it never ends! Thousands of drivers who would have escaped prosecution for collisions after simply swapping insurance details will now face likely prosecution as soon as the police become involved. An array of trivial motoring offences in addition to minor crashes are also likely to...

Went into Perth city centre yesterday for some christmas shopping. Found a multi story car park and found that I only had enough change to pay for an hours parking, 70p. Decided to buy ticket anyway, display it on dashboard and head into shops to get some change & return to buy another ticket...

Motorists could face £20 spot fines if they leave their engines running while stuck in traffic. Traffic wardens will be able to issue the penalties - after a warning - in a bid to cut down on pollution. Mr Watters added: 'The legislation allowing councils to impose such fines has been on the...

British motorists face £100 fine for failing to wear fluorescent vests when driving in France http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1034564/British-motorists-face-100-fine-failing-wear-fluorescent-vests-driving-France.html Warning before you leave Dover for the continent. Not very well...

So I got a lovely letter through from those wonderfully efficient people in Swansea stating that my car has no tax disc, go outside, tax disc in car, The only thing I can assume is that the plate change has confused things as the tax disc on the car is of the previous plate - was the previous...

Firstly hello to all the members who know me. Currently out in Kuwait and Iraq keeing pretty busy. Secondly I am not trying to get out of this just after some honest opinions. Not least how to go about paying it and where you stand after 2 months. Due to my limitations in Kuwait my lodger...

One for the traffic gurus on the site. One of my drivers got caught in a bus lane on 20th May 2008. Today is the 5th June, so that's 16 days. Does the 14 day rule apply to these fines from Harrow council too? The PCN issue date is the 3rd June, but I got it in the post 5 minutes ago.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/7436712.stm Over to you folks..

As the title suggests, I received a penalty charge notice (with photographs) of me cutting the end of the bus lane to take the left turn road. No buses anywhere, no chance of holding one up, but the photo shows I was in the lane for 5 seconds. I imagine there's no point in contesting it, but...

A very old friend of mine was foolish to drink and drive. He was supposed to be staying with a mate but at 4 o'clcock in the morning he couldn't get into the flat and so drove home. Double the legal limit. No excuses. He's 45 year old professional - just recently "retired" as he's...

I guess the council will be digging bigger holes to ensure non of the surface water drains off. http://driving.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/driving/article3080454.ece Alex.