‘A driver was caught distracted behind the wheel nine times in the last four years, an investigation has found. The unidentified person was one of 932 British drivers convicted of the offence more than once in the same time period, according to Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) figures obtained by the PA news agency.’
The Independent, 3rd January 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The owner of an exclusive company that recruits household staff for wealthy clients has been fined nearly £1,000 for knocking over a cyclist and driving away.’
The Independent, 15th August 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘More than a dozen drivers will be prosecuted for taking photos of a lorry crash in Cambridgeshire, say police.’
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The Independent, 29th May 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘For many years, there has been a prescribed limit to the amount of alcohol one may have in one’s system when driving, but there has been no parallel legislation or specified limit in relation to drug-driving, prescribed or otherwise.’
Park Square Barristers, 24th February 2015
Source: www.parksquarebarristers.co.uk
‘A motorist who ploughed into a lollipop lady and a group of children outside a primary school during a coughing fit has been found guilty of driving without due care and attention.’
The Guardian, 16th May 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A 22-year-old woman who posted about ‘bloody cyclists’ on Twitter hours after knocking a cyclist off his bike has been convicted of failing to stop and failing to report an accident, but cleared of driving without due care and attention at Norfolk Magistrates Court today.”
The Independent, 19th November 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes momentarily fell asleep at the wheel of his car and crashed into a vehicle on the opposite side of the road after completing a gruelling mountain race, a court heard today.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th September 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A man who was driving a car which hit and killed a teenager in West Yorkshire has been jailed for 18 months.”
BBC News, 21st July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A woman who admitted causing the death of a baby in a car crash in Bedfordshire has been fined £2,500.”
BBC News, 11th September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A motorist who killed a pensioner while driving friends to a band rehearsal has been fined just £50.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th September 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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