Category: Motoring
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Motoring Offences Christmas Day 2014 in Queensland
Queensland Christmas Road Safety Campaign
Statistics from the Queensland Poilce for the 24-hour period to midnight on Christmas Day: 6,311 random breath tests 30 roadside drug tests 56 people drink-driving 5 positive tests for drug Highest Speed offence: 155kph in… Read the restDriving too Slow is an Offence
Driving too Slow is an Offence in many countries
In Victoria, Australia, the police are issuing summons to drivers who crawl at “abnormally low speeds” and who are obstructing the path of other motorists. According to the Victoria State Highway… Read the restDrink Driving on the Gold Coast July 2014
Police pleased drivers seem to be getting the message about drink driving – Gold Coast
A weekend traffic operation on the Gold Coast (July 20-21) codenamed Blue Strike, saw 3,416 breath tests with only 13 drivers detected drink driving. Police… Read the restDrink Driving and Random Breath Tests
The Queensland Police Service announced the Central Region Road Safety Week as part of its ongoing efforts to help reduce the road toll.
On Day Two Road Safety Week there were 2,477 Random Breath Tests [RBT] carried out, with the… Read the rest
Unrestricted Speed Limit Trial to begin February 2014
Northern Territory Unrestricted Speed Limit Trial
The Northern Territory government is going to honour its commitment to allow an unrestricted driving speed on a 200km stretch of the Stuart Highway between Barrow Creek and Alice Springs for 12 months from… Read the restPetrol Price Comparisons 2013
Petrol Prices for Tuesday 10th September 2013
UK – http://www.petrolprices.com
Unleaded
138.18p Average
132.9p Minimum
151.9p Maximum
Sydney Australia – http://motormouth.com.au
Unleaded
$1.486 Average (£0.87) 63% of UK price
Information from previous posts
Petrol Prices for Thursday 4th April… Read the rest
Can I drive in Australia on a UK Licence if I am now a Resident ?
Question:
Can I drive in Australia on a UK licence if I am now a Resident ?
Answer:
Yes and No… are the answers that people often get to this question
Yes, you can drive in Australia once you become… Read the rest
Petrol Prices: Australia v The World
In 2013 Petrol prices in Australia are still the 4th cheapest, when compared against the major countries of the world, and have been in this position consistently since at least 2004.
This is mainly due to the low taxes imposed… Read the rest
Popular New Cars in Australia 2013
Most Popular New Cars in Australia
In July 2013, there were 90,235 new vehicle registrations.
In the first half of 2013 there were 573,711 new vehicle registrations, an average of 95,518 per month.
Total sales for the seven months to… Read the rest
Safer Drivers Course for young Learner Drivers in NSW
A new “Safer Drivers Course” is being gradually rolled-out in NSW, and is intended to eventually become available in all areas of the state.
This course is NOT compulsory, but does have benefits for young learner drivers, who are able… Read the rest
AA – RAC Reciprocal Memberships
UK RAC members get FREE reciprocal membership in Australia.
UK AA Members do not get reciprocal membership in Australia.… Read the rest
Old UK Paper Driving Licence
The original British paper driving license is still valid to use in the UK and other countries and to exchange in Australia, as long as the details are still correct.
You can exchange your old paper driving licence for a… Read the rest
One Car in a Thousand runs a Red Traffic Light
A survey carried out over two days in Norman Park, by the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads, detected that just one car in a thousand went through the traffic lights while red.
http://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/About-us/Newsroom.aspx… Read the rest
Cars under $20,000 in Australia
This is a list of NEW cars that can be purchased for under $20,000 in Australia as at the end of October 2011.
Chery J1 Hatchback 5dr 1.3i
Chery J11 Wagon 5dr 2WD 2.0i
Chery J3 Hatchback 5dr 1.6i
Ford… Read the rest
Drink Driving and Drugged Driving in Australia
It used to be just Drunk drivers that were the problem, but now it seems that Drugged drivers are more common.
A couple of recent reports both show that the numbers of drugged drivers are higher than drink drivers.
In… Read the rest
Australia is getting shafted by Petrol prices
This comment from Nick:
Australia is getting shafted by fuel prices.
If the Aussie dollar did drop crude oil would also very likely drop. If we compare the price of fuel now to what it was a few years ago… Read the rest
British Learner Driver Licence Holders in Australia
Conditions that apply to holders of a UK Learner driving licence while in Australia.
