Parents face being banned from the school run as part of a controversial attempt to combat childhood obesity. Health chiefs hope introducing residents-only parking areas near schools will encourage pupils to walk or cycle instead. The plans were criticised as ‘absolute nonsense’ by parents’ groups, who claim the Government is at fault for the rise […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A pensioner who spilled petrol when he filled up his car at a supermarket was sent a bill for £670 to clean it up. Ron Wyde, 69, was buying four-star at a Morrison’s store when a pipe on his petrol tank came loose. Two litres of petrol spilled out and Mr Wyde explained the leak […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
British motorists face permanent 60mph speed limits on up to 250 miles of the motorway network under a little-known government scheme for the introduction of ‘controlled motorways’. To be rolled out over the next five years, controlled motorway speed limits could be pushed down to 50mph and 40mph at the busiest times of the day, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
John Rhoads, 65, and his wife, Starry Bush-Rhoads, 67, were stuck for three days in snowdrifts while driving back home to Reno from Oregon. In the town of Silver Lake, the GPS directed them to take a right turn which led to a forest service road. The couple followed the road for 35 miles before […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Women drivers have long been the subject of ridicule. But a Chinese shopping centre has gone one step further and developed a car park to cater for their ‘special needs’. The facility features bigger-than-normal parking spaces – clearly for all those ladies who simply can’t manage any tricky manouevres on their way to the mall. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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