In what has been described as an “historical clerical error”, the Dorset Strategic Safety Camera Partnership is having to track down all of the drivers who have been caught by a particular speed camera over a period of ten years and inform them that their fines are to be refunded and any penalty points rescinded.

Research published in the British Medical Journal has suggested that seats which face away from oncoming traffic could be up to 75 per cent safer for children carried in cars.

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) have set out tough new restrictions on the release of vehicle keeper information. Under the proposals any car parking company requesting information from the vehicle record in order to issue a parking charge notice will be required to be a member of a DVLA Accredited Trade Association (ATA), and abide by that ATA’s Code of Practice.