Documentary evidence

A delivery driver who works next door to me, told of an incident about two weeks ago. He was driving his car to work in South London when he was stopped at a Police ANPR checkpoint and asked for his driving...

Police, cameras, inaction

I must report to you an alarming trend that I have noticed over the last two years. When we have a police incident, they shut the road down for anything up to two days. Last week I was going home to Shere,...

X marks the mot

The MoT on my 2003 Jaguar X-Type 3.0l Sport Manual expired on Wednesday. Last week I booked it into an MoT centre in Bath and took it there on Monday. I was very confident that it would sail through -...

How can a driver who parks on the roadside forcing traffic over a solid white line be prosecuted?

Recently I asked you whether it was legal for someone to park opposite a solid white line on a main road. I was grateful for your advice which advised me that it was not legal if passing cars have to cross...

Is an unsigned police producer document still valid?

I was recently stopped for a speeding with a hand-held laser device. It registered that I was doing 41mph in a 30mph zone. I was flagged down and given a producer by the police. However, when I went to...

Was I really banned from driving three years ago? The DVLA has no record of my ban.

I was banned from driving for three years in 2007 and my ban is about to expire in July 2010. I phoned the DVLA and enquired about reapplying for my licence, only for them to tell me that they have no...

Can I have two police officers prosecuted for not following instructions when on speed camera duty?

Every police force has a set of rules and regulations, usually formulated by the Home Office and adapted to local needs. Things covered range from uniform code to outside activities, which are not allowed....

Why are motorcycles permitted to make more noise?

Could you kindly explain why the intrusive higher noise level of many motorcycles seems to be tolerated by the authorities? The bikes are usually high performance and they are much noisier than high performance...

I clipped a parked car but didn't stop - should I report it to the police?

Earlier today I clipped a parked vehicle. Initially I though I had just knocked my mirror but later realised I had scratched the body of my car I am now worried I may have damaged the other car. I did...

Track suit?

I am shortly due to take delivery of a new Audi S3 Sportback. It has been recommended to me that I install some sort of tracking device. It seems that thieves like small, fast, four-door cars and firstly...