The first motorway car...
The first motorway car share lane is now open. The route in West Yorkshire can be used by cars, vans and taxis containing more than one occupant. Motorcycles, buses and coaches are also permitted in it, but heavy goods vehicles are banned.
Dim-witted detectives...
Dim-witted detectives and bungling bobbies have wasted over ң1million of taxpayers money... by filling their police vehicles with the wrong fuel.
An average of four cars a day are damaged by cops who didnt notice the difference between petrol and diesel at the pumps, according to official statistics released last week. And from 2006 to 2008, UK constabularies had to shell out an average ң333,760 a year to repair the contamination to vehicles.
Londons Metropolitan force was the worst offender, costing ң194,212 after officers picked up the wrong pump 671 times. The Humberside force fared best, with only one misfuel its fleet runs largely on LPG while Gwent police blamed officers high-pressure roles for the errors.
The figures were released after a probe by campaign group the TaxPayers Alliance. Boss Matthew Elliott said: One would hope our police were more on the ball.