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Jeremy Vine films phone-using taxi driver

Jeremy Vine shares footage of phone-using taxi driver fined £500, after former MP branded presenter “nasty” for reporting law-breaking motorists

Broadcaster releases footage of incident which saw the taxi driver receive six penalty points and a hefty fine, former MP Kate Hoey having claimed reporting law-breaking drivers is "a nasty thing to do" while telling Vine to "report cyclists rushing through red lights if he wants to play tell-tale"

Sat, Mar 07, 2026 10:40
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Elm Park, Cork

Road rage driver who allegedly followed cyclist and “pinned his bike to the kerb” after rider challenged his phone use has ban lifted by Irish court

The motorist, who was also alleged to have thrown an object at the cyclist, was initially banned from driving not for the incident but for refusing to share details with the police, later claiming that the two-year suspension was negatively impacting his

Thu, Dec 18, 2025 13:43
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A31 Runfold and Aran Potkin

Phone driver who was unaware he killed cyclist jailed for nine years – after previously avoiding driving ban for phone use due to “risk of hardship”

Van driver Matthew Marston was found to have been on his phone for a “significant amount” of time before killing cyclist Aran Potkin, who should have been visible for up to 200 metres thanks to his hi-vis clothing and lights

Thu, Dec 04, 2025 16:04
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Baxter Dury and Jeremy Vine

Hit me with your driving ban: Ian Dury’s son loses licence after Jeremy Vine spotted him using phone in traffic, as broadcaster says phone driving is “absolute curse”

“I got caught in a traffic jam, and Jeremy Vine took a film of me looking at Instagram, which he deserves to, I’m not arguing,” musician Baxter Dury revealed

Fri, May 16, 2025 12:27
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Lance Armstrong, 2010

“If I’m freaked out on a road, I’m riding on the sidewalk”: Lance Armstrong claims “distracted driving” has made cycling more dangerous and says he “avoids long, straight roads like the plague”

“I’ve been hit by a couple of cars, you get scared when somebody gets close to you,” the Texan said in a recent podcast interview, in which he shared tips for staying safe while cycling and argued the “best solution is to ride the mountain bike”

Fri, Apr 04, 2025 11:47
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A3 Lisburn Road, Moira

Phone driver who sent two WhatsApp messages seconds before killing cyclist in “prolonged episode of bad driving” set to serve one year in prison

Nicole McGeown had also veered onto the grass verge twice in the moments before she rammed into cyclist Ronald Walker, and claimed she was distracted by an overtaking motorist. She has been banned from driving for four years

Fri, Mar 07, 2025 18:53
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Startled phone driver caught by camera cyclist smashes into car before fleeing scene through red light

Startled phone driver caught by camera cyclist smashes into car before fleeing scene through red light – but police refuse to act because victim didn’t report incident

“Honestly, the state of road policing is zero, and every day it is getting worse, with no punishment for law breakers,” the cyclist says

Fri, Nov 08, 2024 15:10
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