Automotive
Drivers warned over delays as summer getaway begins
Motorists are being warned to expect severe congestion on major routes this week as the busiest summer getaway in five years begins. Research by the RAC and traffic information supplier Inrix indicates that 13.4 million leisure trips will take place by car between Friday and Sunday. This is around four million more than the same weekend in 2018 and would represent the largest summer getaway since 2014, according to the analysis. The worst day of the week for congestion is...
Police stop four children who drove car 600 miles down Australian coast
Four children aged 10 to 14 packed fishing rods in a parent’s car, left a farewell note then drove more than 600 miles down the Australian east coast before they were stopped the next day. Acting Police Inspector Darren Williams said on Monday the children were stopped by police near Grafton in New South Wales on Sunday, then locked the doors and refused to get out. He said a police officer used a baton to break a window of the...
Limo passengers gutted on way to Silverstone after driver was caught with no tax or insurance
The couple heading were heading to the British GP for a birthday celebration did not know their driver had no MOT, tax or insurance.
Driver seconds away from death after massive tree smashed into his car
He was taken to Hinchingbrooke Hospital, in Huntingdon, Cambs., for a check after the incident which happened yesterday (14/7) in Manea, Cambs.,
Man takes POLICE CAR for joyride – after cops left keys inside while they went to buy doughnuts
The daring member of the public hopped inside after realising the marked vehicle had been left unattended in the car park of Krispy Kreme
Driver faces prickly situation after crashing into cactus
Police detained the driver for further investigation after observing signs and symptoms of impairment.
Mum arrested after she allegedly got her children to in paddling pool – on the roof moving car
Jennifer A. Janus Yeager, 49, was arrested on suspicion of two counts of endangering the health or life of a child and two counts of reckless conduct.
From Nazis to hippies: End of the road for Volkswagen Beetle
Volkswagen is halting production of the last version of its Beetle model this week at its plant in Puebla, Mexico. It is the end of the road for a vehicle that has symbolised many things over a history spanning the eight decades since 1938. The car has been a part of Germany’s darkest hours as a never-realised Nazi prestige project, and a symbol of Germany’s postwar economic renaissance and rising middle-class prosperity. VW Beetles are assembled in lines at the...
Woman accused of throwing snake at driver, stealing car and then crashing it
A woman stole a vehicle after throwing a snake at the driver, then crashed through barricades set up for a pole-vaulting exhibition in South Carolina. Greenville Police identified the suspect as 29-year-old Hilmary Moreno-Berrios. They say she was injured in Friday’s crash but was discharged from hospital on Monday. Authorities say Moreno-Berrios demanded a woman’s keys and then threw a live black snake at her. She drove the stolen SUV with the snake still in it into barriers set up...