Portugal and Hungary are taken off quarantine exemption list

Portugal and Hungary have today been removed from the quarantine exemption list, meaning holidaymakers must rush home or face a two-week quarantine.  Those arriving in England from two further countries must also now self-isolate for 14-days from 4am on Saturday, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said.     A travel corridor between Portugal and the UK had only … Read more

Trade bodies call for six-month MOT exemption to be AXED over road safety fears

Major UK motor bodies have today called on the Government to axe the six-month MOT exemption for vehicles put in place due to Covid-19 over fears of a rapid rise in the number of dangerous cars on the road now that the lockdown has been eased. New measures announced by the Prime Minister this week … Read more

95% of Oregon anti-vaxxers print their OWN exemption certificate from the state government website

About 95 percent of Oregon anti-vaxx parents print their own exemption certificate from the state government website. Oregon is one of 17 US states that allows exemptions for religious, philosophical and/or personal beliefs.  Of the 31,500 non-medical vaccine exemptions filed in 2018, about 30,000 were done from parents who watched an online education module and … Read more

Six month MOT exemption will cause a spike in dangerous cars on the road

Motorists have been granted a six-month exemption from MOT testing from today under new measures announced last week by the Department for Transport to help stem the impact of the coronavirus.  It says this will enable drivers and riders to to continue to travel to work where this absolutely cannot be done from home, or … Read more

Motorists granted a six-month exemption from MOT testing from 30 March

Motorists granted a six-month exemption from MOT testing from 30 March under new coronavirus measures MOT testing exemption from March 30 for cars, vans and motorcycles Drivers will be responsible for ensuring their vehicles are roadworthy Anyone found to be using unsafe cars will face prosecution, DfT says Find out what you need to check … Read more