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London cabbies in go-slow protest

LONDON cabbies are staging a go-slow protest in the capital today against a decision by London Mayor Boris Johnson over taxi pollution. The Cabbies Against Boris (CAB) organisation says Mr Johnson is wrong to have scrapped older taxis on pollution grounds. CAB says research shows that new vehicles contribute more to pollution than older ones.

Gemballa MIG-U1: how to ruin your Ferrari Enzo

Gemballa is infamous for tweaking Porsches – it calls the process of producing 740bhp Cayennes ‘refining’ – but now the German tuner has turned is attention to Ferrari. And Uwe Gemballa and his team have started right at the top: the Gemballa MIG-U1 is actually a Ferrari Enzo. It’s Max Power for millionaires.  Power increases aren’t key here – instead it’s the new aero package that Gemballa is most proud of.

Call for stronger penalties for texting drivers

DRIVERS convicted of causing death by dangerous driving should be given stronger and more consistent penalties, according to road safety charity the Institute of Advanced Motorists has said. An IAM analysis of eleven recent prosecutions involving mobile and smartphone use revealed that the average sentence for causing death by dangerous driving is four-and-a-half years in prison and a disqualification from driving for seven years. In all of the cases analysed, the convicted drivers were found to have lost their concentration due to using their mobile phone.