All news on the topic: Drivers

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Two-time NASCAR champ Kyle Busch dies at 41 after being hospitalized with a "severe illness"
Kyle Busch, a two-time Cup Series champion and the driver with the most wins across NASCAR’s three national series, has passed away. He was 41.
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London Strikelists out in full force for the second day of Tube strikes
Strikelists have taken control of London once more for the second consecutive day of Tube strikes.
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Driver banned after crash flips army vehicle and leaves man with suspected broken back
A motorist has been banned from the road for a year after a crash that wrecked a military SUV and left one person with a suspected broken back.
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Scotland faces fuel crisis as stations run dry ahead of Easter weekend amid soaring prices
Petrol stations across Scotland have been forced to close today after running out of fuel ahead of the Easter weekend amid soaring prices.
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Drivers rescued as Storm Chandra floods roads and traps cars in rising water across the UK
The UK had just started to recover from the previous winter storm when another one arrived, causing travel disruptions across the British Isles.
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Driver arrested after ‘tasering man trying to stop him leaving hit-and-run scene’
A driver was arrested after allegedly using a taser on a man who was attempting to prevent him from fleeing a hit-and-run scene.
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Electric car drivers could face new 3p-per-mile tax under Rachel Reeves’s Budget plan
Drivers using electric vehicles (EVs) could face a new pay-per-mile tax in Rachel Reeves’s Budget, according to reports.
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Tube drivers offered £80,000 a year in new TfL pay deal
Transport for London (TfL) put a revised offer to the capital’s four Tube unions on Monday in an effort to head off more strikes.
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270,000 UK drivers owed £200m in insurance compensation after payout error
Around 270,000 motorists whose cars have been written off or stolen are owed compensation from insurers due to an error.
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Roadworks in Britain double in two years, stretching 425,000 miles across the UK
The number of roadworks in Britain has more than doubled in the past two years - and frustrated drivers are more likely than ever to get stuck behind temporary traffic lights.
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Evri delivery driver jailed for £235,000 benefits fraud
An Evri delivery driver who swindled more than a quarter of a million pounds by falsely claiming he couldn’t bend over has been jailed.
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UK bus drivers threaten strike over pay and working conditions
Bus drivers throughout Britain might go on strike as unions and operators continue to disagree over pay and conditions.
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Couple and their two dogs die after falling off cliff on the Isle of Wight
Two people killed when their car went over the edge of a cliff on the Isle of Wight at the weekend were a bus driver and his frail wife, neighbors have said.
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Woman sentenced to 18 months for dragging two police officers with her car after traffic stop
A driver who dragged two police officers along a Highland road with her car after being pulled over has been sentenced to 18 months in jail.
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SUV crashes into bakery in Greece: British woman killed, husband in critical condition
The driver reportedly lost control of his vehicle before crashing into the bakery, shattering the windows and dragging the British couple along - leaving one dead and another fighting for his life
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12 years in prison: Manchester driver who took 20 lines of cocaine kills 3-year-old Lula in crash
A van driver who took ’20 lines of cocaine’ hours before he hit a tram and then ran over a three-year-old girl has been jailed for 12 years.
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Woman dies after being hit by van fleeing from police at golf club
A woman who was hit at a golf club by a van that was being pursued by police has died from her injuries.
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M62 closed westbound after serious crash and vehicle fire near Heywood
Drivers have been warned of ‘long delays’ after a serious crash and fire overnight led to the M62 motorway being closed westbound.
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Recent rule change benefits drivers
Drivers now have vmore time to pay for their parking after anger over companies charging people who couldn’t find the signal to download their app.
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U.K. government proposes suspended driving licenses for benefit cheats in bold anti-fraud move
In a bold move to combat welfare fraud, the U.K. authorities are considering a new legislation that could suspend driving licenses for individuals who fail to repay over £1,000 ($1,230) in fraudulent benefits.
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Ferrari driver jailed after 3-week-old baby suffers permanent brain injuries in 136mph crash
An "intimidating" driver of a Ferrari has been jailed after a three-week old baby was left with permanent brain injuries after he hit speeds of up to 136mph on a road in Chesire.
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M40 closed after lorry overturns, causing chaos for Christmas travelers
One of the UK’s busiest motorways has been forced to close in part - just one day before Christmas - after a lorry overturned, sparking travel chaos as people rush home for the big day
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Shops catch fire after car allegedly crashes into supermarket and oil is poured over it
People have been urged to avoid an area of Birmingham where emergency services are tackling a “significant fire”.
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55 drivers arrested daily for drug driving as transport secretary hints at law change
Fifty-five drivers have been arrested every day for drug driving over the past three years
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Driver Thomas Johnson jailed for killing three teenage passengers after using laughing gas while driving
Daniel Hancock, 18, Ethan Goddard, 18, and Elliot Pullen, 17, died in the crash in June last year.
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