Motorists could be hit with “barmy” new car tax measures to fill a “huge hole” in finances when more road users switch to electric cars.
Petrol and diesel drivers currently pay fuel duty charges when topping up at fuel stations.
However, there are no such tax charges on electricity meaning the Treasury will face a major crisis when more people switch to EVs.
This is likely to become an issue at the end of the decade when the Government bans
Motorists could be hit with sanctions for simply touching their mobile phones after a series of driving law updates were introduced last year.
According to cinch, those caught out will be hit with a £200 fine and six penalty points on their driving licence.
However, these charges can rise to £1,000 if a driver is taken to court on the back of an infringement.
Fees are also higher for bus and lorry drivers with the maximum penalty rising to a
Joaquin Phoenix reunites with his Gladiator director Sir Ridley Scott in their upcoming biopic of Napoleon Bonaparte later this year.
The Oscar-winning actor stars opposite Vanessa Kirby as the French Emperor and his Empress, Joséphine.
No doubt set for Academy Awards nominations, the historical epic is due to hit cinemas this November before heading to Apple TV+ at a later date.
Renowned for his method acting, the titular star was joined by his leading lady in improvising responses to each
Joaquin Phoenix slapped his co-star Vanessa Kirby on the set of their upcoming movie “Napoleon” after the two made an agreement to “shock each other” during filming.
The 48-year-old Academy Award winner, who plays Napoleon Bonaparte and the 35-year-old “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One” actress, who portrays his wife Josephine de Beauharnais, opened up to Empire magazine about how they built trust while shooting the Ridley Scott-directed historical drama.
Ahead of filming an intense scene, the two had
American Actor Joe Pesci is under fire as his historic comments about the late Sinead O’Connor have resurfaced.
The 80-year-old actor claimed on Saturday Night Live back in 1992 that he “would have slapped” the Irish singer, after she tore up a photo of the Pope.
It comes after the iconic musician died on Wednesday night aged 56.
Pesci appeared one week after O’Connor on the famous American sketch show.
While on the show, O’Connor performed a cover version of
Britney Spears ‘wants an apology’ after she was slapped by Victor Wembanyama’s security detail, with a source close to the singer telling DailyMail.com the guard’s actions were dangerous and ‘disgusting’.
Spears, 41, was hit on Wednesday when she ran up to the sporting star outside a restaurant in Las Vegas.
The Las Vegas Police Department’s investigation found that Spears had actually been the one to hit herself in the face after the security guard protecting the French 19-year-old pushed her
An American couple were slapped with an eye-watering $860 bill after a meal and drinks at a notorious Mykonos restaurant where the owner defends its extortionate prices.
Jessica Yarnall, 31, and Adam Hagaun, 30, from Montana, say they believed the cocktails to be $27 each when they ordered at DK Oyster bar by Platys Gialos beach in Mykonos.
However the pair say after enjoying two mojitos, four crab legs and a Greek salad, they were handed a bill for a
