Driving laws

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Electric vehicles are at the forefront of new driving laws and offences introduced in April 2023 - Credit: Adobe

All the new driving laws and offences introduced in April - full list

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Banned: the ‘23’ number plates withheld by the DVLA for being too rude

Calls for urgent ban on remote control of driverless cars

Here’s a list of new driving laws being introduced for 2023

New driving laws introduced for 2023 & how much you could be fined

Thousands of drivers risk huge fines for not knowing these motor laws

Millions still in the dark over 2022 Highway Code changes

Drivers warned of car sharing mistake that could cost them £2,500

Police launch uninsured driver crackdown, targeting these hot spots

Police test new AI camera that can catch drivers using their phone

Common driving myths debunked

Driving in flip flops and speeding scams - summer driving myths busted

Drug driving convictions double in just four years

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Queen’s Speech reveals change to make e-scooters legal on public roads

The towns and cities with the most law-breaking motorists revealed

Ministers plan to use noise cameras to ‘banish boy racers’

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Private e-scooters could become legal on UK roads, Grant Shapps says

UK may ditch plans for mandatory speed limiters, hints Jacob Ress-Mogg

Highway Code to allow watching TV at wheel of ‘self-driving’ cars

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Drivers slam ‘secret police’ app that turns phone into speed trap tool

New law means even passengers could be fined for using their phone

Councils making up to £3.7m a year each from bus lane fines

New mobile phone driving law tightens rules for all UK motorists

Police step up seizures of uninsured cars

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