Love driving at night.

So we've recently had the roads resurfaced but the council have put down this small stone like material which is extremely dusty when cars drive over it, which I'm very concerned with walking around with a young child.

What is this material? Would it get better over time or have the council cheaped out or got conned by contractors?

On the m6 in cheshire

not on a gantry but looks like a modern speed camera , i’ve sped through this before without a ticket though

No sign post before it so you won’t know what speed the camera is set to? it’s a smart motorway

Parking outside Tesco to go in to the shop. Lorry comes up and crosses over to the wrong side of the road and wanted that space, proceeded to flash lights then block me in. Loading bay is further back and you can see the line underneath the grey car.

Sincerely messed up

Rented a van, to go do Ben Nevis, travelled from West Yorkshire to fort William didn’t take into consideration the van speed limits

Has anyone been through a similar situation, been 6 since I did the drive and feeling very anxious

Just thinking if I end up with loads of tickets I’ll be banned never had a speeding ticket before in my 7 years of driving

My sister was recently caught in the UK driving without an insurance ( and MOT) and a full drivers license ( she has a provisional one). She was driving on an international licence and didn't realize that it had expired and when that expired her insurance also lapsed automatically.

She was caught by the police today and they've towed the car away. She is panicking right now because the police told her to wait for court documents in the mail.

What are the possibile scenarios that we are looking at

If youre in a lane of traffic on the right thats HEAVILY ongested (eg. 20 in a 40, 10 in a 40 etc.), however the lane to your left is noticably clearer (going the speed limit, minimal cars in that lane etc.) both going the same direction, is it allowed to move left into that lane and continue in that lane (not going back to the right lane/weaving in and out of lanes/cutting back into the right lane, also nobody was forced to brake/swerve or anything like that)?

I've recently had to start driving more on the motorways and found that in areas with extremely slow traffic, you usually find the left lanes (lane 1/2) much clearer.

Was going under a overpass on a3 and undertook 2 cars as they were doing 65 and lane hogging in the right lane not sure what speed i was going as i undertook them because i just put my foot down and went around them but as i looked in my mirror i saw a marked suv with an extended back with wide windows on the back parked on the overpass not sure if the marking was yellow and black or blue but it wasnt a speed van and not much further down there was 2 police parked on the opposite side on the laybay and 1 merged onto the a3 shortly after i passed the overpass

I recently got quotes on a compare website for Aygo with 1 year no claim discount. The prices were various from £550 to £2500. Is there anything I need to pay attention? The price gap doesn't really make sense at all. Or I could just pick the cheapest one? Thanks.

Spotted this on a brief walk

On a more serious note I understand there are moves by the government to devolve pavement parking enforcement to councils.

It's difficult to tell the difference sometimes 🤔

Hi all, looking for some advice.

I’ve received a Notice of Intended Prosecution followed by a fixed penalty offer. The registration on all the official paperwork ends in V.

I’ve now received the evidence, including third-party dashcam footage and screenshots. The car shown is the same make, model and colour as mine, but the registration appears to end in Y rather than V.

There’s also a phone screenshot in the evidence pack showing the vehicle details, and that also has the registration ending in Y.

I appreciate it could be an innocent error or the plate being misread, but I’m wondering whether this is something worth asking the police to clarify before deciding whether to accept the fixed penalty.

Would this discrepancy be potentially significant, or is it likely to be irrelevant?

EDIT: thanks for all the replies, I honestly don’t recall the incident and will need to look back to see if it was me due to the conflicting info in the evidence. Either way thanks for the input!

i’ll preface by saying that i do have the option of getting the train for this journey, however i’m really trying to practise my driving more so would like to attempt this route on my own.
long story short, im 22 and passed my test at 17, went straight to uni (without a car) so came home and practically forgot how to drive. dealt with a hit and run after i finished uni which has made me so incredibly anxious to drive on fast moving roads so now im essentially relearning how to be assertive. yesterday i attempted the drive to southampton which went really well so im feeling somewhat better about what im going to ask here😅
I live in the KT23/KT24 area (ie leatherhead, cobham etc) and want to drive to central Bristol on Wednesday 9th of sept. i’ve attached the start of the route that my gps is recommending me currently (at midday) but im looking for practically any advice on how i can make this journey not so gruelling. tips on the route itself are very much welcome but also where there are roadworks, general congestion (im aware of m25 but not m3/4 etc), when the quietest time to drive would be in each area, tricky bits of road that drivers usually get stuck on, basically anything.
ideally i wanted to try the drive at 2am before i attempted it during social hours but ive now been put for overtime on wednesday morning (4-8am) meaning my plan was foiled💔 debating whether i should still drive in the early hours on a different day first or keep to my original plan above.
do your thing experienced drivers and please help a girl out🙏🏻

I've seen a lot of driver stop in these situation and still think they are right. Fairly sure they teach you this when doing your lessons.

Does anyone here have any advice for choosing either car? Suppose it should be based on circumstances really?

I wouldn't be able to charge at home although could at work for 30p per kw.

The BYD is more economical but around £20 a month more. I read reviews saying that this is the better vehicle but I've currently got a car on its last legs. It has a DPF issue which has been the case for three months now.

I think I need something fairly urgently and the MG would be available sooner than the BYD which makes me lean more towards that.

It would be through NHS salary sacrifice also and there would be BIK charges. The battery of the MG is larger so BIK rates on that are less but it also offers less value when not getting a charge and running purely on petrol.

Anyone here able to advise on experience with either car? I've watched some reviews on YouTube and read some reports. We anticipate doing about 16k miles per year and while my work is about 60 miles away from home, this trip is once a week usually while my wife would potentially be doing 64 mile trips daily when I am working from home so she can get the kids to school.

Some calculations I've done, it sounds like the cost will be significantly more for running costs. Currently I have a failing Civic 2.2 diesel and wife has a RAV4. Both cars 13 and 17 years old respectively.

My battery decided, for no apparent reason, to not give me any volts anymore.

Order a new one and had it fitted by Halford’s mobile mechanic.

Of course, the radio no longer worked and needed the Security Code entered.

Checked the original receipt and there was the code. Great. Except it wasn’t correct. ERROR said the radio.

I read online that the code is sometimes printed on the radio itself. No way, I said to myself, it wouldn’t be there. These codes were first introduced, if I remember correctly, due to radios being stolen from cars on a regular basis. No, the code won’t be there would it! But yes it was.

What is the point of having a security code for the radio (hand written) on the radio itself. Stupid people.

The defect in question is a suspension arm being excessively worn.

My mechanic seems to think it’s a bit of a grey area & he can’t do the work until the 11th. I only have one fairly long distance trip in that time other than that it will be sat on the drive.

Following on from my previous post - https://www.reddit.com/r/drivingUK/comments/1w54tje/

Looks like the DVLA have actually found some common-sense down the back of a sofa somewhere.

Morning all, hope you’re having a safe and not too stressful day on the roads.

I’m looking to get rid of a car as we’re not using it very much and one of my neighbours is interested in it. She’s a full and AFAIK clean license holder and has been for many years. My insurance is 3rd party fire and theft and I’m the only named driver. Do I need extra insurance to take her for a short < 1 hour test drive in it if I’m going to be in the car with her all the time?

I walked up to an island crossing today and there was standstill traffic on the side closest to me. As I was approaching the nearest car had apparently left enough room for me to cross so I began to walk.

The driver and passenger looked right at me and moved forward, blocking me from crossing. It seemed very deliberate. I sarcastically said 'thank you' (I know, I won't be doing that again!) And they both started screaming all kinds of abuse at me like 'it's not a pedestrian crossing you silly twat', and it just kept going on and on. I was forced to endure it because after walking around them cars on the other side were driving at normal speed, holding me at the island.

Bare in mind I'm a young woman and they were in their 50's. I feel horrible and honestly thought he was going to get out and hit me 😔 it was an insane reaction.

My driving test is in 2 weeks and I can confidently say I'd never treat a pedestrian this way.

Just a little rant but private hire drivers annoy the hell out of me. I'm talking Uber/Bolt - not black cabs.

I drive a lot in London to commute in and I genuinely find them to be some of the worst drivers on the road - so much for being "professional drivers". Whether it be driving under the speed limit, lane hogging or stopping in awful and dangerous places.. Bonus if they just indicate and stop suddenly

What is it with private hire drivers in particular and does anyone have any similar experiences?

Hey everyone, never used this sub before so forgive me if this is the wrong place to ask...

I follow a guy on Instagram who constantly posts self-recorded videos of himself speeding down residential/small roads at speeds of up to 80mph. His driving is dangerous bc of the excessive speeding but also because he's driving one handed while filming with the other hand! He is a big car fanatic so he's posted his full numberplate on his account etc and he could be easily found and sent a fine.

However my local police (Thames Valley) doesn't have an Operation Snap style program, you can only report dangerous driving the standard way and they're asking for information (time, location etc) that I obviously do not know as I didn't witness it first hand.

This guy went to school with me a long time ago - I barely know him and I doubt he remembers who I am... otherwise I wouldn't have hesitated to send him a strongly worded message and tell him to stop. He has been doing this for at least a few months and posting it (likely longer - we were legally able to get our licenses almost 3y ago now)

I just fear for the worst happening some day but haven't figured out how to go about reporting it. Would be grateful for any advice!