Was it my fault?

Q I’m a fairly new driver ñ I passed my test a year ago ñ and was recently involved in an incident which Iíd like advice on. A few weeks ago, I was driving through a built-up area of Stockport, along a four-lane road with a 30mph speed limit, in the right-hand lane. Thereís no central […]

Red light running

Q  While waiting at traffic lights in two lanes of traffic, I was the first car before the red lights. Upon hearing blaring sirens and seeing lots of flashing lights in my mirrors, I realised both an ambulance and first responder vehicle were trapped behind my car and were right on my bumper. I drove forwards […]

Effective date of penalty points

Q  I already have nine points on my licence and have just been caught speeding again. Three points were due to expire on the 1st November, but I was caught again on the 30th October. Is the important date when the speeding offence actually occurred, or the date that it goes before the court?   A The […]

New driver and speeding

Q  A road that I use every day to travel to work has had the speed limit cut, but because I didnít realise, I have been caught speeding almost every day for a fortnight. I am a new driver ñ does it mean that I will get disqualified?   A  You do not elaborate on being caught […]

Falsely Implicated

Q  My twin brother took my car without my knowledge, got stopped for speeding by the police, and gave my name at the roadside. Because he knows all of my personal details, the policeman accepted them as being correct. I have now received a summons to court, and my brother won’t confess that he was driving […]