Green campaigners have...
Green campaigners have been predicting the death of the so-called "Chelsea tractor" following a recent dip in sales. But the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) says it"s mostly registrations of the UK"s two most popular off-roaders that have suffered in the last year - because they"re both being relaunched. A spokesman said: "Rumours of the demise of the 4x4 have been greatly exaggerated. There were 10,000 fewer sales over the last year, nearly 5,000 of which were for the outgoing Land Rover Freelander, which has not been made since July. The new model only went on sale last week.
Over half (55 per cent)...
Over half (55 per cent) of the British driving population currently has a prescription for glasses or contact lenses which they should wear when driving. But the research findings reveal that almost one in five (18 per cent) have driven without wearing their prescription glasses or contact lenses, equating to over three million drivers. Most worrying is that almost a fifth of these (17 per cent), over half a million drivers, confess to doing so once every few days.
Three per cent of all drivers who have an eyesight prescription, representing over 500,000 motorists, have been involved in a driving incident such as drifting out of lane, exceeding the speed limit or even driving on the wrong side of the road while not wearing their glasses or contact lenses.