Despite it being common knowledge that you need to have car insurance to operate a vehicle in the UK, hundreds of thousands of drivers are still taking risks annually. Driving without car insurance carries some hefty punishments. These include hefty fines, criminal prosecutions and, in some cases, having your car crushed. The police could hand […]
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Grounded: Pensioner faces €10k fine after he chugged 2 bottles of wine and set off aircraft alarm
Airport security is a drag, especially if you forget liquids are banned and put two bottles of wine in your carry-on. That’s what happened to a pensioner who ended up chugging both bottles, getting so drunk that he couldn’t fly. The 67-year-old German citizen intended to give the two bottles of fine wine to the […]
Flu symptoms? This is why you could be at risk of a driving fine or prison sentence
FLU symptoms can include a sore throat, headache, cough and fever. But, did you know that taking an over-the-counter medicine could put you at risk of a driving fine and a prison sentence? This is how to avoid it.
You could soon face £100 fine for driving too close to a cyclist, here’s why
New road rules regarding motorists and cyclists are being investigated by the Department for Transport in the UK. The DfT is reviewing proposals for new road rules to introduce a minimum distance for cars when overtaking cyclists. The minimum distance has been proposed to improve safety for cyclists on the roads. Under the Highway Code […]
Should We Fine Passengers for Taking Bags in an Evacuation?
Should We Fine Passengers for Taking Bags in an Evacuation? Advertiser Disclosure The credit card offers that appear on the website are from credit card companies from which ThePointsGuy.com receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site (including, for example, the order in which they appear). This site does […]
Verizon and a company it bought just paid $614M in biggest FCC fine ever
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | sshepard) The Federal Communications Commission today collected a $ 614.3 million fine from Verizon and Straight Path, a company that Verizon just bought. The merger and fine are related. Straight Path held about 1,000 FCC spectrum licenses but failed to use them. Straight Path thus entered a settlement with the […]
Failing to keep car clean could land you £1,000 fine, and two million drivers risk it
Millions of drivers are putting themselves at risk of massive fines just by failing to keep their car clean. While there is no specific law against drivers having dirty car, having a dirty number plate can carry a hefty fine. In fact, drivers can land a fine of up to £1,000 if their number plate […]
Techie Candidates Like Brian Forde and Brianna Wu Walk a Fine Line Running For Congress
Lots of people with tech backgrounds are making a run in 2018. How much they play that up, though, depends on the district. https://media.wired.com/photos/5a73b0740e0822513e8739eb/master/pass/BrianForde-FINAL.jpg
‘Westworld’ Season 2 Teaser: Everything is Completely and Totally Fine
We’ve only seen a few brief glimpses of actual footage from the highly-anticipated second season of HBO’s sci-fi series Westworld, but as we inch closer to the show’s return, the network is starting to open the valve a little more. We know a new TV spot is coming during the Super Bowl this weekend, and in the meantime, […]
Anti-Semitic Anne Frank stickers land Lazio football club with €50k fine
Italian football club Lazio has been hit with a €50,000 fine after supporters placed anti-Semitic stickers of Jewish Holocaust victim Anne Frank around their shared stadium. Fans of the Serie A club have avoided a stadium ban for the incident on October 22, which saw a cluster of supporters post up stickers of Anne Frank […]