Road rules Questions and Answers in The AnswerBank

Chris1976

Tickets

How are speeding tickets sent through the post these days? May have just got one but cant get it until tomorrow:-(

Right of way at crossroads?

The other night I arrived at the give way of a crossroads the same time as the car opposite me arrived at their give way. Now as that car was coming straight through and I was turning right I...

loulou2626

Who's to blame car accident on a roundabout

Three lanes leading to a roundabout on the A6178 (meadowhall roundabout, by TGI Fridays). I exited the TGI fridays car park wanting to leave the roundabout and head towards the M1 J34. I could only...

Mudie84

HELP ASAP NEED ANSWERS NO INSURANCE

I WAS DRIVING MY FRIENDS CAR AND WAS STOPPED BY THE POLICE AND THE CHECKS CAME BACK WITH NO INSURANCE BUT IM FULLY COMP ON MY CAR AND MY FRIEND HAS ALSO GOT INSURANCE ON HIS CAR IM GOING TO COURT TO...

djwang

DISQUALIFIED DR10 , RE-TEST ? EVEN IF GIVEN NO POINTS, BANNED WITHIN TWO YEARS OF PASSING.

I have recently completed a drink driving ban (DR10) . Total disqualification period was one year. Though, i was disqualified before i had completed the mandiatory two year probation period. Does this...

TWR

How can we reduce road accidents?

TWR

EU Artics!!!

For some of us that has done / doing the job we understand their plight on driving over here, Q you are on a Motorway anywhere in the UK some of us know the foreign Trucks, a Q or two to those that do...

dancar

Tachograph infringements

I work for a company who scan all of the drivers manual tachographs and sent them to the FTA for analysis. We receive infringements for anything done incorrectly. I also occasionaly take other work...

kevo2k7

Police ANPR Cam safety vans???

I went past one lastnight about 9pm parked up at the side of a 40mph road and i was doing about 48mph before i spotted it and hit the Brakes which was quite late really so i would of definately have...

hallj1

cycle lamps.

I have recently noticed cyclists using flashing white or bluish lamps on the front of the cycles.Is this legal as I thought flashing lamps facing forwards were for emergency vehicles only?Thanks.

phillyfootball20

Careless Driving and Failure to Yield to Pedestrian in a Crosswalk (New Jersey, USA)

Hi, I was driving on Oct 15th and made a left turn from a stop sign onto a somewhat busy road. It was raining and quite foggy. There was a hatchback stopped in the middle of the intersection (from the...

davethedrummer

Roundabout collision. Who's guilty?

i was crossing the roundabout with 5 exits today and entered it from rhd lane on dual carriage way (due to high volume traffic) with intention to exit on 2nd exit, soon as i passed 1st exit i turned...

hannah40

speeding drivers.

I have no sympathy for speeding drivers at all.I work as a lollipop lady out side a school that has 20 is pleanty ,i have lights on to show that the children will be crossing ,but still motorists...

mctaggart99

Being prosecuted for using a vehicle with no insurance, even though i didnt drive it.

Bought a campervan and it had tax and i just had it MOT'd, as the mot was quite expensive i decided to wait a week and insure it on pay day at the end of the month. The vehicle was droppped off at my...

searchlight

If a collision occured, what would you think?

Ok, you are on a car park which has one way in and one exit. This section of the park has large white arrows on the road surface indicating the direction of travel. The bays are not quite at right...

PTR99

Caught speeding within an avergae speed camera area

I travel to work along a road where there are 40 mph average speed cameras. I was recently caught by a mobile camera unit travelling at 55 mph whilst I was within this average speed camera area. The...

morgzc

Driveway access?

I have recently bought a new car and parked it on my driveway but my neigbour has complained to me about this because they have to walk partly on a small strip of grass by the driveway. There is still...

angeldevil

Rubbish drivers!!

Men say women are crap drivers but i disagree. On a road near home there is a system where one car has to give way to another, therefore giving the other priority- (a traffic calming measure- seems to...

wiltsman

What was my speed?

I recently got fined £60 with 3 points on my licence for doing 36mph in a 30mph zone. I did ask for the Gatso certificate of calibration, which I received with photos showing the car's position...