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Enlarge (credit: Smith Collection Gado/Getty Images) On May 7, executives of Equifax submitted a “statement for the record” to the Securities and Exchange Commission detailing the extent of the consumer data breach the company first reported on September 7, 2017. The data in the statement, which has also been shared with congressional committees investigating the […]
Tesla will be one of the first to tell you not to put too much faith in Autopilot. It’s currently more of an advanced driver assist than a full self-driving system. However, one driver recently ignored that advice in dramatic fashion. Nottingham, UK resident Bhavesh Patel has received an 18-month driving ban after he was […]
This is a 20 per cent increase on the total of 4.71 million during 2016/17. A decade ago, in 2007/08, fewer than half a million records were released. Parking companies use the information to chase vehicle owners for alleged infringements in private car parks, sending penalty charges of up to £100. The latest figures suggest […]
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A coroner’s jury in Sudbury, Ont. has issued 27 recommendations in the case of a 72-year old Elliot Lake man who died in a collision on Highway 69 in July 2015. The four-day inquest was looking into whether he should have been behind the wheel given his medical conditions.
(Reuters) — A U.S. judge in Philadelphia has ruled that limousine drivers for Uber Technologies are independent contractors and not the company’s employees under federal law, the first ruling of its kind on a crucial issue for the ride-hailing company. U.S. District Judge Michael Baylson on Wednesday said San Francisco-based Uber does n…Read More
GETTY Men hold more penalty points on their licence than women Men lay claim to 7.7 million of the 10.6 million penalty points on UK licences until March 10 this year – 72 per cent, the DVLA says. Even though the split between Britain’s 40 million drivers is almost equal – 54 per cent are […]
Uber has been fighting the perception that its drivers should be employees for quite some time. Both the UK and the state of California have concluded that drivers should be considered employees and entitled to silly things like minimum wage, holiday pay and other benefits. Now, however, a US judge in Philadelphia has ruled that […]
MILLIONS of drivers throughout the UK could be triggering back and neck pain without even realising. With the Easter bank holiday weekend approaching, a new study has estimated that almost six million drivers are likely to be causing themselves unnecessary suffering.
UK parents are putting their children at risk of injury while driving and risk landing a hefty fine, by failing to use a suitable car seat. Research of 2,000 parents found that 34 per cent have allowed their children to travel without a suitable child restraint. In addition to this, around 37 per cent have […]
