Now this is what you...
Now this is what you call a pocket rocket. The small but sizzling new 500 Abarth has hit the streets! And these are the first official shots of it in action.
Drivers are being fleeced...
Drivers are being fleeced when they ring the 0870 numbers to get basic information, as calls can cost 8p a minute. Since 2003, the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency has raked in nearly ?9million from motorists.
The Driving Standards Agency – which administers tests for learners – made an extra ?2.75million in revenue over the same period, while the Vehicle and Operator Standards Agency generated ?81,000.
The figures emerged in a Parliamentary question from Conservative transport spokesman Owen Paterson. He said: “This is a rip-off, another stealth tax.” A spokesman defended the DVLA’s use of the lines, claiming: “The 0870 numbers help prevent some customers benefiting from living near our Swansea HQ.”
The saynoto0870 group campaigns for public bodies to ditch costly premium lines. It told us: “It’s appalling. The DVLA knows you have to call.”