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Changes to the law regarding drink driving
May 08 2013
Changes to the law aim to prevent alcohol-dependent drivers from getting back behind the wheel after a ban. Motorists classified as high risk offenders must now pass a medical examination before they can be reissued with a driving licence. Click here to read more
Duncan Bannatyne vows to give up women after divorce…and take up baking
May 01 2013
Dragons’ Den star Duncan Bannatyne has sworn off women after an expensive divorce – and taken up baking instead. Click here to read more
Is it legal to eat and drink while driving?
April 24 2013
The ban on using mobile phones behind the wheel has led us all to ponder how turning our attention away from the road to make a phone call or send a text differs from eating a sandwich or supping a bottle of water in the driver’s seat. Click here to read more
40,000 motorists caught by average speed cameras on M62
April 17 2013
Last year, almost 40,000 motorists were caught exceeding the 50mph speed limit by average speed cameras on a stretch of the M62, near Leeds, West Yorkshire. Click here to read more
Fighting a motoring offence
April 17 2013
Over 2.3 million motoring offences are recorded annually in the UK, but only about one per cent are appealed against. The reason is that there’s a belief that appealing can be more expensive than paying the fine itself. Well in some cases it can, but that doesn’t mean the thing to do is simply accept the fine. Click here to read more
DIY divorce route riddled with risks
April 10 2013
Unfortunately the legal aid cuts to family law cases were not an April fool’s joke. And the impacts of the cuts are already starting to take shape with many resorting to DIY divorces, encouraged by ‘quickie divorce’ websites. Click here to read more
Divorcing doesn’t have to be expensive
April 03 2013
Married couples looking divorce may have felt left out in the cold when legal aid was scrapped from most areas of family law earlier this week. Click here to read more
Seat belt fines fall in West Yorkshire
March 28 2013
Fines for West Yorkshire drivers not wearing a seat belt behind the wheel have fallen by nearly a third according to a recent investigation. Click here to read more
Legal aid cuts will see unhappy couples stay together
March 28 2013
The Family Law legal aid cuts that come into force next week will mean, in most cases, divorcing couples and families will not be able to get financial help if they go to court to settle a dispute. Click here to read more
Court chaos in West Yorkshire
March 14 2013
Victims of crime are being betrayed by unacceptable delays in courts, according to Damian Green, minister for policing and criminal justice. Click here to read more