Around one in seven accidents on the road are caused by motorists being distracted and a quarter of all deaths are due to drivers not being focused on the road, latest government stats show.

Volvo has taken the decision to introduce the technology ahead of a mandatory requirement in 2022 as part of efforts to eliminate all road deaths and serious injuries in its vehicles.

Cases of motorists over the age of 70 surrendering licences rose from 6,612 in 2018 to 8,014 last year. That compared to a much smaller 10% rise in the 12 months previous.

Owners were asked to rate both the build quality and reliability of their cars to give an overall score out of 100%. The data also includes the percentage of cars that drivers said have gone wrong recently.

Residents were baffled after the markings appeared at the end of Horseshoe Road in Spalding, Lincolnshire over the weekend.

Car theft has rocketed by up to 60 per cent in parts of the UK as experts warn British motorists their vehicles are at greater risk during the lockdown (pictured, MailOnline map showing rise of car thefts).

Auto operations have shifted from assembling hundreds of motors each day to developing and manufacturing life-saving technology and providing services for those in greatest need.

The news of a new model comes as UK car dealers were told they can sell motors to customers as well as deliver them, as long as the government's strict guidelines on social distancing are upheld.

With strict restrictions to prevent people leaving their homes during the Covid-19 pandemic, what does it mean for car owners? Can you still drive? What's the deal with MOTs and servicing?

Shaun Sawyer, chief constable for Devon and Cornwall police, said the guidance was 'poor' and would lead to people heading into his force area, which is not what communities want.

With people looking to reduce monthly outgoings during the lockdown, one cut back is to declare a car as SORN to avoid tax and insurance costs - however, drivers are being urged not to pay to do so.

The one-off drag racer can complete a quarter-mile sprint in less than 8 seconds and even comes with its own wheelie-bar to stop it from flipping under acceleration and a built-in parachute to it slow down.

Roads with 30mph limits that have been found to be most lethal, with Department for Transport data showing that 60% of all accidents and 34% of all traffic-related fatalities occur in these zones.

Home Secretary Priti Patel slammed 'extraordinary dangerous driving' being witnessed during the lockdown - and motorists are now being warned their premiums will soar if caught speeding.

Some 2,020 speeding offences were enforced across London last week - an eight-fold increase compared to the same seven days in 2019.

Officers in the Trojan Proactive Unit recognised a car with links to criminal activity and set off in pursuit of the driver in Barnet on April 14, with a high speed chase unfolding in broad daylight.

With all driving tests suspended until 20 June due to coronavirus, there'll be a backlog of learners desperate to take their practical test. Here's where they have the best chance of passing first time.

The document outlines new measures, including temperature scans for all staff, requirements to wear face masks, working stations separated by 6 feet, and the closure of on-site gyms and canteens.

Nick Freeman said the decision by some police forces not to pursue low-level speeding cases will mean motorists in certain parts of the country will effectively have the green light to put their foot down.

Anthony Stott was fatally hit by a truck in northern New South Wales less than 24 hours after stepping off a plane at Brisbane airport on February 9.

K Sivanesan, 47, and his colleague Rajkumar worked for a herbal medicine company and tested their treatment - a mix of nitric oxide and sodium nitrate - at a home in southern Chennai city.

William 'Roddie' Bryan was seen for the first time since his cellphone footage exposing the shooting of Ahmaud Arbery, 25, was leaked this week.

Up to ten patrons will be allowed to visit cafes and restaurants and five people can visit another person's home under an anticipated easing of coronavirus restrictions in New South Wales.

Perth father and FIFO worker Gareth Jones feared for his live when he caught COVID-19 after flying into Western Africa.

ARLC chairman Peter V'landys is hoping to finalise the seven year TV deal with Fox Sports and Channel 9 by Friday and give a much needed financial injection to the cash strapped NRL.

The 56-year-old is a 40-year veteran of the RFS and has begun planning for the impending bushfire season that he predicts will begin in August.

An Australian home cook has wowed foodies after using Kmart's popular pie maker to create oozing rocky road pastry tarts with leftover Easter eggs.

On Saturday, Phase One of Nevada's 'Roadmap to Recovery' officially commenced, with some nonessential businesses able to open for the first time in seven weeks.

Shanelle Cartwright, the wife of Gold Coast Titans forward Bryce Cartwright, posted the image of the teenage Holocaust victim to her Instagram story on Friday.

Arbery, 25, was out jogging in Brunswick on February 23, before he was shot dead by father and son Gregory and Travis McMichael, who had trailed him in a white pick-up truck.

Tim Smith, Liberal member for Kew in Melbourne's east, said the premier was 'fear mongering' despite Prime Minister Scott Morrison releasing a national roadmap to ease lockdown restrictions.

UFC 249 was held in an empty stadium in Jacksonville, Florida on Saturday night, and was aired on ESPN. Trump appeared in a taped message during the broadcast.

Australian beauty entrepreneur Iris Smit has shared her simple recipe for DIY face mask using just three basic ingredients from your kitchen.

Danielle Young, based in Brisbane, Australia, said she originally considered purchasing Shona Joy dresses for $240, but wanted to keep costs down as much as possible.

Crowds broke social distancing laws to protest on the steps of Parliament House in Melbourne on Sunday in an effort to lift 'absurd' COVID-19 lockdowns and reopen the nation.

Olympic champion Jessica Ennis married her long-term partner at a church in Derbyshire's Peak District today. Bystanders in the picturesque village of Hathersage broke into spontaneous applause outside the Church of St Michael and All Angels as Ennis arrived to marry fiance Andy Hill.

The Olympic gold medalist was seen picking up her little boy Reggie from a play centre in her hometown of Sheffield. Jessica, 29, looked a natural as she comfortably carried Reggie on her hip.

Jessica Ennis-Hill called on athletics' world governing body to address a report in the Sunday Times which appears to show cheating has taken place on a vast scale in the sport.

Usain Bolt and Mo Farah are among the athletes who are racing clean, along with Jessica Ennis-Hill, according to the avalanche of data reported this weekend.

Jessica Ennis-Hill said it would be among her greatest feats if she can win a medal at the World Championships in Beijing, barely a year after giving birth to her first baby.

Jessica Ennis-Hill will compete in the Bird's Nest stadium for the first time on Friday having missed the 2008 Beijing Olympics with a broken ankle. She was tipped for at least a silver medal seven years ago.

Jessica Ennis-Hill has not given up hope of becoming a three-time world champion as she waits for the gold medal she was denied in 2011 by a drugs cheat.

After winning a third global heptathlon title on Sunday, surely cementing her status as Britain's greatest female athlete, Jessica Ennis-Hill thanked her 'team' for their unwavering support since childbirth.

Many parents struggling with sleepless nights may wonder how the Olympian from Sheffield had the time and energy to get back to her best. The 29-year-old says it wasn't easy, and reveals her fitness regime.

The heptathlete gave birth to her first child, son Reggie, in July 2014 and was back training by the November with her sights firmly set on the Rio 2016 Olympics where she hopes to win gold.

Olympic champion Jessica Ennis-Hill showed on Thursday that she has one or two extra bows to her sporting string other than the seven disciplines she competes in during the heptathlon.

Jessica Ennis-Hill took the top award at the Sportswomen of the Year ceremony on Friday. The Olympic champion returned from giving birth to her first child to land World Championship gold.

Jessica Ennis-Hill's coach has told Sebastian Coe to immediately start drawing up a list of medals that should be taken from drug cheats and handed to the athletes they robbed.

New world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has appeared in an online video in which he says Olympian Jessica Ennis-Hill 'slaps up good'.

World and Olympic heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis-Hill inspires kids to do the robot and a dad even to do the worm in a Barnsley shopping centre in Santander's 2015 Christmas commercial.