31 articles
What DVLA can do if your car tax lapses or you skip a SORN: the criminal offence, the late licensing penalty, out-of-court settlements and clamping fees, explained with the actual figures.
Check your driving licence points free via DVLA (Great Britain) or DVA/nidirect (Northern Ireland), and how to share a check code with someone else.
UK child car seat law: use until 12 or 135cm tall, seat rules, exceptions and penalties: a £100 fixed penalty or up to £500 in Great Britain, £60 plus 3 points in Northern Ireland.
How the Dart Charge works, what a car costs to cross the Dartford Crossing, and the PCN fines (£35 to £105) if you miss the payment deadline.
Are dash cams legal in the UK? Yes. How footage becomes police evidence via Operation Snap, when UK GDPR applies, and the rules for mounting one.
The UK drink drive limit is 80mg per 100ml blood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, but only 50mg in Scotland. Breath and urine limits explained.
Driving without a valid MOT in the UK: the section 47 offence, the £100 fixed penalty, a court fine of up to £1,000 for a car, insurance risk, exemptions and the Northern Ireland DVA scheme.
Driving without insurance in the UK: the £300/6-point fixed penalty, unlimited court fines, vehicle seizure, Continuous Insurance Enforcement and SORN.
UK drug driving law: the specified drug limits in England, Wales and Scotland, the prescribed medicine defence, the penalties, and Northern Ireland's impairment-only offence.
England is the only UK nation running live rental e-scooter trials. What SI 2020/663 actually allows, who can ride, where, and the penalties for private use.
London's e-scooter rules explained: the 11 TfL trial boroughs, the 12.5 mph speed cap and 18+ age rule, the Tube carriage ban, and penalties for private use.
Private e-scooters are illegal on Scottish public land and no rental trial has ever launched. See the legal position, Police Scotland enforcement data, and penalties.
Every area where England runs a live rental e-scooter trial, per the Department for Transport's own guidance, with confirmed operators where verified and the 2028 end date.
How UK speed cameras and the 14-day Notice of Intended Prosecution rule work, who a NIP can be served on, and why the '10% + 2mph' tolerance is guidance, not law.
UK learner driver rules: provisional licence age (17, or 16 with enhanced PIP mobility), who can supervise, displaying L plates, insurance and motorway lessons.
UK law on using a phone while driving: what is banned in Great Britain since 25 March 2022, Northern Ireland's rule, the £200/6-point penalty and the exceptions.
Northern Ireland e-scooter law runs on its own statute book. Legal status, PSNI seizure powers, penalties and the pending Justice Bill amendment explained.
Pavement parking law across the UK: London's ban since 1974, Scotland's national ban since December 2023, and why England and Wales still have no ban in force.
How to appeal a council PCN: informal challenge, 28-day representations, Notice of Rejection, Traffic Penalty Tribunal or London Tribunals, plus the Scotland and NI routes.
How UK penalty points work: the 12-point totting-up ban, new-driver revocation at 6 points, how long endorsements last, and codes like SP30 and DR10.
Appeal a private parking charge for free via POPLA or IAS, using the Single Code of Practice's £100 cap and valid grounds to challenge it.
Scotland's four LEZs run under their own law, not ULEZ or England's Clean Air Zones. How the escalating penalty charge actually works, city by city.
Eligible if your speed is in the police offer band and you've had no course in 3 years. Offered at police discretion; no points if completed; you pay the fee.
How UK speeding fines work: the £100 fixed penalty (£60 plus a £5 levy in NI), Sentencing Council bands A-C, and the £1,000 (£2,500 motorway) fine cap for England and Wales.
The legal duty to tell DVLA about a medical condition that could affect your driving under section 94 of the Road Traffic Act 1988, the up to £1,000 fine and the DVA rules in Northern Ireland.
UK drink driving ban penalties: minimum 12-month disqualification, fines in each nation, DR10 endorsement, the rehab course and High Risk Offender rules.
UK driving law explained: speeding fines and points, the drink-drive limit (lower in Scotland), insurance, parking tickets, and how to appeal.
UK e-scooter law: why private e-scooters are illegal in public, how England's rental trials work, the penalties, and how rules differ across the four nations.
London's ULEZ and England's regional Clean Air Zones run under different laws with different charges and penalties. What each actually charges, which cities are covered, and how PCNs work.
Wales has never had an e-scooter rental trial. The legal position for private e-scooters, why no trial exists, and what Welsh police forces actually enforce.
UK window tint law: front windscreen needs at least 75% VLT, front side windows 70%. No rules for rear windows. How police and the MOT check it.