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The motoring experts at LeaseCar.uk have compiled the most forgotten about theoretical rules of the road. Since it was introduced in 1996, the theory test has been the preface to every person’s practical test. Learners are expected to understand the rules of the road and sit an exam answering multiple-choice questions, scenarios, and online hazard perception exercises. The test teaches drivers how to be safe and look out for potential hazards on the road. However, those that have been o...

08 April, 2021 ‘I am sorry to say that I am dreading the easing of lockdown this summer’ • AS a long-standing Soho resident, I am sorry to say that I am dreading the easing of lockdown this summer. I am not alone… Despite our concerns for the survival of our much-loved local pubs and restaurants, the “party central” message that went out last year, was an ill-thought out nightmare. Already boom-boxed mobile disco pedicabs, the plague of the West End, are turning up the heat and gett...

Published: 6:00 AM April 9, 2021    Updated: 7:55 AM April 9, 2021 James Robinson, 46, was fined £60 for taking 16 seconds to drop his partner off at the N&N hospital - Credit: James Robinson/ NPE A man fined £60 for taking 16 seconds to drop his NHS worker partner off at the hospital has called the charge "a stealth tax on care workers". James Robinson, 46 and from Norwich, pulled over on Rosalind Franklin Road near the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital for 16 seconds on March 17 ...

Not The Features Ed Blog: The Rules Of The Road By Marking the ninetieth anniversary of one of Britain’s most successful publications, Laura Brown dives into the history of the Highway Code in this week’s issue with a nostalgic look back at the rules of the road. First published on April 14, 1931, priced one old penny, the code has sold millions of copies and can claim to have saved many thousands of lives. As Laura points out, when it was first launched, more than 7,000 people were killed...

Here are our top tips to ensure your dog stays safe in the car by Jack Evans © Supplied by PA Most car makers offer their own dedicated dog accessories to make transporting man’s best friend easy and comfortable Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Dog ownership has rocketed in recent months with more people choosi...

Features Sneak Peek: April 10, 2021 Issue By Welcome to this week’s “Friend” sneak peek! Kicking off our brand new issue, beloved travel writer Willie Shand explores the area around Loch Gynack in the Cairngorms National Park. Kingussie’s memorial gardens are bursting with bright and colourful begonias, and there are plenty of walks to enjoy in these parts. We will meander past the area’s 18-hole golf course, and enjoy fabulous views of the River Spey. This is just the place to keep ...

This number is higher than the casualties recorded over the same period last year when 562 people died. “Comparing the numbers of road accident cases between January and February, 2020 and the same period in 2021, there is an increase of 148 cases,” Oguna said. Road rage, overlapping, reckless driving, dangerous overtaking, drunk driving, drunk walking, drunk riding, failure to use helmets among other issues have been attributed to the increase in crashes. “These rising cases are ironical...

12:08 EDT, 17 March 2021 A top Met Police boss has today defended the actions of officers at the Sarah Everard vigil saying they were doing their duty, after the force faced accusations of heavy-handedness. Deputy Commissioner Sir Stephen House claimed police had faced abuse and had plastic water bottles thrown at them after asking crowds to disperse from Saturdays memorial event at Clapham Common. He refused to apologise on behalf of officers, who he said had acted professionally and propor...

They say hundreds of moped riders a week are using an illegal shortcut while delivering food. Hampton Place, in the city centre, is split in two and only cyclists are allowed to use the route between the streets. Despite this, video captured this month appears to show many riders flouting the rule. Residents say the footage shows “just a few of the hundreds of delivery drivers” who ignore the bright red no entry sign each week. Ward councillor Tom Druitt said the issue has been go...

Harry and Meghan arrive at Westminster Abbey on Commonwealth Day 2020 Credit: Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP SIR – Why is it that those who complain the loudest about press intrusion go out of their way to court it? However much celebrities (as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have essentially become) would like to curate where and how they appear in the press, their obsession with keeping a high profile results in heightened public interest in them – and thus an inevitable appearance in publications...