Drivers

Coun Ben Miskell.

Clean Air Zone: Two thirds drop in polluting vehicles

Stagecoach Yorkshire's Christmas bus will be in Sheffield for selected dates this December.

Stagecoach releases Christmas bus timetable and new festive vehicle

Insurance broker One Sure Insurance has published what it says are the most common causes for drivers to fail their MOT in the winter. Image by GettyImages.

The top reasons your car will fail its winter MOT

Youngsters on patrol outside Westways Primary school in the new Good / Bad Parking scheme, Picture: David Kessen, National World

Drivers handed 'tickets' as action on parking outside schools launched

Abby Lyon of The Steel Cauldron on Spooner Road says customers complain about Broomhill Rooftop parking every day.

'Daily' complaints about Broomhill car park

Fines fell 41 per cent after huge red warnings were installed on Arundel Gate.

Debate over future of bus gate raking in up to £5m a year

Arundel Gate bus gate was issuing an average of 366 penalties a day until October 3 when the authority responded to complaints and put red warnings on the approach.

Bus gate still snaring 200 drivers a day despite huge new signs

South Yorkshire has seen a surge in reports of car thefts. Picture shows a police officer dealing with an incident. Picture: David Kessen, National World

Stolen cars: Surge in car thefts across South Yorkshire

The Arundel Gate bus gate caught 366 drivers a day before new signs were installed.

Call to refund 39,000 bus gate penalties due to inadequate signs

13 additional car parks in the Peak District will now charge visitors for parking, bringing the number of free official places to park down to 13. File photo of Ladybower Reservoir.

These 13 Peak District car parks will now charge visitors for parking

Brook Hill roundabout, or University Square, was chosen by The Star readers as their most-hated roundabout in Sheffield

City's most hated roundabouts named by readers

Cars have been stranded under a bridge on Upwell Street in Sheffield today as Storm Babet continues to pour down.

Cars submerged on Upwell Street as Storm Babet batters Steel City

The national speed limit road will be reduced to 50mph on a section of the road from Hoylandswaine Roundabout to the Huddersfield Road Junction.

National speed limit road through Penistone will be reduced to 50mph

Nearly 1,000 casualties were recorded on Sheffield's roads last year, and eight people died. Photo: PA

Road casualties rise to nearly 1,000, with 8 deaths in the city

A driver has been fined £578 and had six points added to their licence after parking on zig zag lines on Ecclesall Road, in Sheffield. File photo of a police car

Bad parking costs driver £578 in fines and six points on licence

Readers debate whether new warning signs are clear enough.

Are huge new bus gate warning signs clear enough?

Cars are still entering the bus gate on Arundel Gate despite new warnings.

Bus gate row after thousands of motorists miss warning signs

File photo. A serial fraudster charged learner drivers £1,500 to take their theory tests for them.

Fraudster charged learner drivers £1,500 to take their theory test

Police used an unmarked cab to catch dangerous and careless drivers on the motorway network in South Yorkshire

More than £14,000 of fines issued to careless drivers over five days

The M1 southbound is severely congested following a multi-vehicle crash between J35 and J34 at around 2.25pm. Traffic has slowed to around 5mph and queues of six miles have been reported.

Six miles of congestion on M1 southbound near Sheffield

Sheffield taxi driver, Yazid Atallah, said he and his fellow cabbies are being penalised for ‘going about things the right way’ and adhering to the conditions of the Sheffield City Council taxi licensing scheme, which the local authority itself acknowledges are among ‘highest licensing standards in the UK’

Taxi driver claims out-of-town cabbies pay less to work here

The train drivers' union says the timing of the strikes was not aimed as disrupting Tory members attending their annual conference

Union says Tory accusations inspired train strike targeting conference

Longstanding City Taxis boss Arnie Singh is the new Veezu regional managing director.

City Taxis changes name and ditches words 'driver' and 'customer'

10 pedestrians were killed in fatal crashes in South Yorkshire in 2021 without ever getting behind a wheel.

Call to end deaths of 'vulnerable road users' in South Yorkshire

Both City Taxis and Uber have increased their fares in Sheffield

Taxi drivers urged to join legal claim for 'fair pay'

Snake Pass, which runs through the Peak District, is currently the main road link between Sheffield and Manchester.

'Serious collision' closes Snake Pass with traffic affecting Ladybower

Sandra White is having to sell her car to pay Excel Parking

Sheffield widow selling car to pay £300 Excel Parking fines

Drivers were hit by one of the biggest monthly fuel price rises in more than two decades in August, new figures show.

Concern over petrol and diesel price hike

Ky Moynihan of Ky’s Executive Travel, is among thousands of motorists fined for entering the Clean Air Zone.

Drivers cough up almost £2m for Clean Air Zone

Mick Schumacher is looking for his F1 seat for 2024

Mick Schumacher reveals “time is running out” to find seat for 2024

Clean Air Zone: Sheffield's CAZ explained, six months on from launch

Here is the remaining calendar for the F1 2023 season

F1 2023: Full schedule of Grand Prix’s remaining and driver standings

Carlos Sainz has driven with Ferrari since 2021

Who is Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz Jr - net worth and new girlfriend

Keanu Reeves will host a new Disney+ documentary on Formula 1

Disney+ unveil first look at Formula 1 documentary with Keanu Reeves

Kevin Magnussen and Nico Hulkenberg will return to Haas for the 2024 F1 season

Haas re-sign contracts with Nico Hulkenberg and Kevin Magnussen

South Yorkshire Police is warning there "is no safe limit" when it comes to drink driving.

Summer crackdown on drink driving in Sheffield

Misty enjoying the sunshine at home

Missing Barnsley rescue dog survives crossing the M1 at rush hour

Star reporter Kirsty Hamilton was given the chance to test drive a bus in Sheffield

'I tried driving a bus in city - here’s how it went'

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A map showing the areas in and around Sheffield most at risk of flooding, as of 11.45pm on Saturday, December 9

Flood warnings and alerts in place as Storm Elin lashes city

A 46-year-old man has tragically died following a crash on Carlisle Street, Sheffield. Police have appealed for information

Tragedy as man, 46, dies after crash at roundabout

The Sheffield streets pictured here are the worst-hit for violence and sexual offences, according to recently-released police data.

The 18 worst-hit city streets for violence and sexual offences