Getting the Answer You Don’t Want to Hear
Oh, dear. Oh, dear, you’ve got to smile. GEM Motoring Assist, having swallowed the whole “speed kills” mantra, surveyed drivers about their attitudes on higher […]
Transport
The Driving Test
Jessica Reed discusses the recent case of the woman who took 90 attempts to pass her theory test. Having been involved in this – albeit […]
Much Ado About Nothing
Much has been made of the potential failure of GPS systems. One presumes that it’s a slow news day. I mean, Gaddafi hasn’t yet bitten […]
Breaking up Network Rail
Network Rail is to devolve its operations over nine regional units. David Higgins, who took over as chief executive just three weeks ago, will devolve […]
No, It Doesn’t
An Australian town has jumped the shark onto the speed kills bandwagon. A small town in the Australian Outback has decided to change its name […]
The DVLA Get it Right(ish)
Noting Sadbutmadlad’s comment over at Anna Racoon’s about the DVLA, I have to relate a positive experience today. Yes, really. We are bringing back three […]
More Liberties With Our Personal Data
As noted in the comments to my post on insurance, today we get this: Appearing before the Transport Select Committee, Mr Penning said the Government […]
The Kafkaesque World of UK Motor Insurance
Returning to the UK has highlighted a problem that we expected in France, but not in the UK. When importing a vehicle into France, you […]
Empathic Satnavs
Both JuliaM and Man Widdicombe have picked up on this one. Prof Peter Robinson, head of emotional robotics at Cambridge University, is working on devising […]
Getting Lost
This chap took getting lost to a new dimension. A 72-year-old man was rescued on Christmas Day by police after spending three days and nights […]