UK: Driver Fined for Parking in Disabled Bay Despite Showing Amputated Leg
25 Feb 2011, 10:00 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / If you're living in the United Kingdom and you go shopping at the mall, be sure to have your disabled parking permit before leaving your house. Otherwise, you could get a fine of no less than 7...
Mercedes Fined for Selling Used Cars as New
7 Feb 2011, 13:27 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Although it sounds a little bit shocking because we're talking about Mercedes Benz, the German manufacturer has recently been fined in India because it sold an used car as new. The story sounds...
UK Driver Fined for Warning of Speed Traps
14 Jan 2011, 14:15 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / There is nothing worse than getting a ticket or being stopped on your way to work. So once we spot a regular speed camera, most of us brake, pass by it and then go on with our driving day. However, ...
Traffic Cameras Come Under Scrutiny in the UK
29 Dec 2010, 09:21 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / British motorists have long become accustomed to seeing a speed camera at virtually any bend in the road. There are so many that, if you ask a driver or two, or even some officials, they won't ...
Drivers More Afraid of Fines Rather Than Death
16 Dec 2010, 15:43 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Deliberately breaking the speed limits is not quite the smartest thing to do when jumping behind the wheel of the car but even so, most drivers do it. But what are drivers actually thinking while sp...
Motorist Fined Twice by Same Policeman 12,000 Miles Apart
16 Dec 2010, 12:48 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Getting pulled over by the police can’t possibly be a pleasant experience for anyone. Add to that the deja-vu sensation that a New Zealand driver must have felt when he was fined by the same p...
Castroneves Fined $60,000, Under Probation for the Entire 2010 Season
3 Aug 2010, 09:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Helio Castroneves' actions after the controversial race at Edmonton a week ago were not left unpunished by the Indy Car officials, as the series have now confirmed the Brazilian was handed a $6...
Mercedes, Renault Handed $50,000 Fines for Pit Lane Incidents
2 Aug 2010, 09:19 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The International Automobile Federation (FIA) recorded a serious funds increase in recent grands prix, as it has raised a minimum of $200,000 following the German and Hungarian races. If the $100,00...
Schumacher Appeals Speeding Fine in Germany
26 Jul 2010, 10:21 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Michael Schumacher seems to have picked a bad habit of collecting speeding tickets lately, as he has been a “victim” of two such charges in recent weeks. The 41-year old driver was caugh...
FIA Clarifies Fuel Stoppage Rules for Qualifying
14 Jun 2010, 07:34 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The International Automobile Federation (FIA) has moved quickly to clarify the qualifying fuel stoppage rules on Sunday, following the Lewis Hamilton incident at the end of the Saturday qualifying s...
Toyota Pays $16.4 Million Fine
19 May 2010, 08:51 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / On Tuesday, Japanese carmaker Toyota came through on its commitment to pay the $16.4 million fine (the largest in history given to a carmaker) dictated by the National Highway Traffic Safety Adminis...
Ferrari Fined $20,000 for Alonso's Pitlane Incident
8 May 2010, 18:53 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / If the FIA race stewards have only handed penalties and reprimands to drivers so far, it is now time for a whole team to face the responsibility of its actions. We’re talking about Ferrari, wh...
Keselowski Sent Back 50 Points after 'Dega
29 Apr 2010, 07:59 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Following a post-race inspection on April 25 and an opening-day inspection on April 22, NASCAR found several irregularities which led on Wednesday to three teams being penalized for violating severa...
Toyota Agrees to Pay Record Fine, Denies Wrongdoing
20 Apr 2010, 08:59 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / With basically no choice left but to accept the $16.4 million fine (the largest in history given to a carmaker), Japanese carmaker Toyota said it will pay the penalty for failing to recall 2.3 mill...
Toyota Agrees to Pay Record $16.4 Million Fine
19 Apr 2010, 07:22 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Although not official, word is Japanese carmaker Toyota will not challenge the record $16.4 million fine dictated by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) for delaying the recal...
Toyota May Be Fined Again
11 Apr 2010, 12:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After last week US regulators announced they will fine Japanese carmaker Toyota $16.4 million for the way in handled the sticky pedal recall, the same regulators are now considering fining Toyota ag...
The Toyota Fine Dilemma...
7 Apr 2010, 10:07 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As you know by now, US regulators, commanded by US Secretary of Transportation ray LaHood and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) have called for a $16.4 million fine to be ha...
Japan Silent over Toyota Fine
6 Apr 2010, 14:38 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The biggest fine handed to an automaker in the United States, the one NHTSA is poised to give Toyota, has not stirred much commotion in Toyota's home country, Japan. The country's official...
Toyota to Be Fined a Record $16.4 Million
6 Apr 2010, 07:17 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After a longer period of time than expected, it would seem US regulators decided to penalize Japanese manufacturer Toyota for its role in the massive recall which started last year and, according to...
Hamilton's C63 AMG Up for Sale?
30 Mar 2010, 07:54 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The Australian Grand Prix has truly provided an interesting experience to the people at McLaren Mercedes, as each day was full of incidents in Melbourne. Aside from their first win of the season, pr...