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Motorists compensated £12,000 per year for speed bump damage

Published 06 October 2018
By James Allen
UK councils have paid out over £35,000 in compensation to motorists who have had their cars damaged by speed bumps, a new report has discovered.
Reader Letters: Red lights, traffic calming, driving in France, diesel dongles and a cardinal rule

Reader Letters: Red mist and diesel dongles

"Jim Murray asks why he shouldn’t drive through an empty pelican crossing on red. One reason would be that..."
Published 24 April 2017
More average speed cameras to cut air pollution deaths

More average speed cameras to cut air pollution

Average speed cameras should be used on A-roads and motorways to reduce air pollution, according to the government’s health advisers.
Published 08 December 2016
The Sunday Times Driving Placeholder

Letters of the week: October 25

This week: Audi oil consumption, windscreen wipers, how to drive over speed bumps and, as always, cyclists
Published 26 October 2015
The Sunday Times Driving Placeholder

What is the best way to drive over speed cushions?

Q. What is the best way to drive over the split type of speed humps so as not to damage the suspension and tyres?
Published 12 October 2015