New research has revealed that modern slang words such as ‘WTF’ and ‘FML’ are allowing certain rude number plates to sneak past DVLA checks. The findings from Carfused, the one stop shop for all car buying needs, reveals that nearly a third of Brits (32%) claim to have noticed a number plate because it had something rude on it.

Vintage vehicles will be pulling up at Bantock House Museum later this month for an annual rally celebrating classic cars built in Wolverhampton. The Turner sports cars were built locally between 1955 and 1966. Jack Turner (1916-2011) initially created a few bespoke chassis at his family home before opening a factory in Merridale Street which later moved to Pendeford Airport. 

Nearly 700 of them rolled off the production line in Wolverhampton in the 1950s and 60s, and this weekend a handful of surviving Turner sports cars will be making tracks to Bantock House Museum. The vintage vehicles will be pulling up at the popular attraction today for an annual rally celebrating the heritage of a marque renowned for its great handling both on the road and the race track.

Birmingham Airport has become one of the first British airports to join the Electric Highway and offer fast charging for electric motorists. Green energy company Ecotricity powers their Electric Highway with 100% renewable energy from the wind and the sun, allowing 35 different models of electric and plug-in hybrid cars to recharge in between 20 and 30 minutes.

National charity Living Streets, which campaigns for pedestrians welcomed North Dorset MP Simon Hoare’s Private Member’s Bill calling for a ban on pavement parking in England and Wales as the bill received its first reading in the House of Commons.