What is the best procedure if you are involved in an RTA and the police cannot attend?

I was involved in an accident with a driver who smelt of alcohol and refused to exchange details. I contacted the olice who said they had nobody who could attend at that moment and I should insist on the...

Why do police require dashcam footage one minute either side of any incident?

Why do the police require dashcam footage for one minute before and after an incident? I reported an incident that occurred less than a minute before parking at home when the recording stopped when the...

Can sat nav systems be updated to include width limits?

I live in a small village in Bedfordshire. On the principal route through this village is a width restriction of 6ft 6ins. We are plagued by lorries regularly ignoring this limit indeed some are directed...

Are the white circles or low mounds at junctions genuine roundabouts?

Are the white circles or low mounds at junctions genuine roundabouts? At a minor road junction near where I live it is impossible go around it like many others. If seen by a zealous lawman could I be...

Should I carry my driving licence at all times?

I was stopped by the police yesterday, who took exception to the fact that I didn't have my driving licence on me. I'd always understood that you could present it to a police station within seven days...

Should I buy an ex-police car?

Is an ex-police car a good option as a second hand car? I'm looking at a 2017-plate Mitsubishi Shogun. It's a good price but very high mileage at over 200k miles. Worth a punt or should it be avoided?

Why are satnavs in a windscreen considered a distraction but dangling air fresheners aren't?

I regularly hear of people being pulled over by the police for having satnav and phones within the view of the arc of the windscreen wipers, but it seems as if every other vehicle has distracting air fresheners,...

I was stopped by police for my sat nav placement. Where should I place it?

At the end of a recent journey, we were pulled over by police because — as it was explained to us — we had a sat nav on the dashboard obscuring the view within the wiper arc. The car doesn't have any suitable...

I hit a car and didn't leave my details but the police have contacted me. What will happen now?

The police have written to me regarding a parking issue where it was deemed that I touched another car when reversing from my parking space. I checked both cars and found no damage. I therefore took no...

I left my van's engine running when I parked and got a ticket for it. Is this fair?

I recently left the engine running when I parked my van in a private car park at Tesco to go to the cashpoint. A police officer asked if it was my vehicle. I said yes and said I was going to the cashpoint....