UK Motoring Trends

The following items have appeared ‘in the news’ in the past month.

Motorists with Self-Driving Cars Can Watch TV On The Road Under Proposed UK Highway Code Change

 In a country where we are fined for ‘touching’ a mobile phone whilst driving it’s pretty amazing to hear of a country foretelling the arrival of self drive vehicles with the necessary legislative changes to allow the driver to watch tv.

There are currently no vehicles approved for self-driving on roads in the UK, but if the vehicles get the green light then the government has laid out rules which would apply. And apparently this allows the driver to watch tv whilst the vehicle is in transit.

Drivers Could Be Fined for Having A Messy Car

Drivers in the UK are being warned they could be hit with a fine if their car is too messy.

And it’s not just your empty takeaway boxes and half filled bottles of water – the rule also covers the cleanliness of your car.

If your mirrors or windscreen is too filthy to use, you could be hit with a similar fine, and an obscured number plate can also incur a fine, if it’s so dirty the numbers or letters can’t be read clearly.

We wholeheartedly support this proposal (contact your local MP) and

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