Over a decade ago, McLaren made history with their iconic F1, the fastest road legal car ever made (at the time). McLaren only built 106 of the hyper cars to maintain exclusivity but Chairman Ron Dennis has made a striking statement “Since 1966, when McLaren first raced in F1, 106 teams have come and gone – and that tells me that if we stay solely as an F1 team it will lead to extinction.” Their new car, the stunning MP4-12C is said to be a bid to fight off the financial curse of F1 teams, by becoming a fully fledged road car manufacturer.

The UK Government is looking to fall in line with the rest of the EU by reducing the legal blood alcohol limit for drivers. The current limit is 80mg per 100ml of blood which would allow the consumption of roughly a pint and a half of medium strength lager for an average sized man. The proposed limit would bring it down to 50mg per 100ml of blood is less than an average pint or a large glass of wine but would match the legal limit in the European Union.

The UK government is facing rising pressure to reduce the legal limit of alcohol consumption when driving. The limit currently stands at 80mg per 100ml of blood which is roughly a pint and a half of medium strength lager for an average sized man. The proposed limit would bring it down to 50mg per 100ml of blood which is little more than half a pint or a large glass of wine which is in line with the European Union limit.

A sentence of five months in jail has been handed to Britain’s most convicted driver, Thomas Feely, after collecting over 110 driving offences. He was pulled over by police in Leeds where he was found to be driving a van with no licence, no insurance and whilst currently disqualified and just three days before he was due to be sentenced for an earlier similar offence.

Police have questioned ex-England international Paul Gascoigne after they arrested him in suspicion of being drunk in charge of a vehicle. The legendary Geordie footballer, who has a record of alcohol abuse and depression, was taken into custody after police were called to a disturbance at a takeaway in North Yorkshire.

The government and the authorities have had serious criticism from UK drivers over the legality of many of their speed cameras. The devices are intended as a ‘deterrent’ from speeding to improve road safety but many argue that they are simply designed to bring the government revenue. In the past year alone, speed cameras have generated over 100m in the UK.

If you have lost your driving licence you will have either reached the highest number of penalty points allowed or have committed an offence that was considered by the courts to have put the lives of others at risk.

Those of you who have ever decided to splash out on a privatised registration plate will know that once you get beyond the obscure variations on barely relevant nicknames, things get pricey! But with the rich and famous, just exactly how much are they willing to spend on a piece of white plastic on the bumper of their supercars.