Poorly marked box junction

Q I received a letter in the post informing me I am been prosecuted for entering a box junction with yellow criss-cross lines. I have been back to the scene of the incident and realised I mustn’t have spotted it because the paint and road surface are in such poor condition itís very difficult to see. […]

Number plate display

Q On a recent drive to Wales, I noticed a motorcyclist overtake me with the rear number plate on his sports bike flipped up so it was facing the sky. Surely this is illegal? Is it possible that some unscrupulous bikers have resorted to fitting mechanical devices to hide their identity during ëfast blastsí, and therefore […]

Seat belts and short distances

Q I have recently moved onto a new build housing estate which is still under construction, along with friends who have moved onto the same estate and live around 300 metres away. On my way out recently, I jumped in the car without putting on my seatbelt as I had something to drop off for them, […]

Failing to identify driver

Q I am being prosecuted for failure to identify the driver at the time of an alleged speeding offence. On the day in question, my wife and I were driving from London to catch a ferry to the continent for a holiday. We were away for six weeks and on our return I found that a […]

Dangerous Driving

Q  I was recently driving along the M40 motorway in light traffic and carefully entered lane three to overtake a lorry in lane one, and a vehicle travelling at around 65mph in lane two. I had my cruise control set at an indicated 73mph and noticed a car fly up behind me and start flashing its […]