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Tourist fined for off-road driving in Iceland responds to criticism: 'You guys are animals'
He claims no one told him it was against the law.
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Don't text and walk in Honolulu, you'll get fined!
Effective today, texting, tweeting, or otherwise staring at one's phone while crossing a street in Honolulu will be a fineable offense. First timers face penalties of up to $35 and repeat offenders run the risk of owing up to $99. See
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Canadian man handed a ticket for singing in his car
Next time you crank up the radio for a good singalong, take a careful look around for police. A Canadian father-of-two has recently been handed a ticket by cops, after his impromptu performance was mistaken for screaming. Taofik Moalla says he
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How to fight off the cold callers
Nearly a million pounds worth of fines have been issued against cold-calling companies in the last two months - but the problem still continues. In one recent case, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) caught Coventry firm Easyleads
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Drivers to get spot fines for driving in closed motorway lanes
Highways England is set to clamp down on drivers misusing so-called 'smart motorways', by issuing fines and penalty points to those who ignore overhead gantries. You've probably seen smart motorways before, where the hard shoulder
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Parents could be fined £130 for driving children to school
Children are heading back to school this week, and Croydon Council is taking that opportunity to experiment with ways to tackle school run congestion. The latest scheme uses automatic number plate recognition to set up 'exclusion zones'
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Shocked mum charged almost £800 for 20 minutes’ parking
Denise Legeay Humberstone was astonished when she discovered the outrageous sum that the council had charged her for spending just 20 minutes at a shopping centre car park. Despite the fact the car park costs £1.80 for two hours, the council took
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