Drivers claim automated cars are a safety issue.

The UK government wants to accelerate the adoption of self driving vehicle technology.  Unlike most European Countries the UK has a unique advantage for the early implementation of self-driving cars as it is not bound by the stipulations of the Vienna Convention on Traffic that every car must be controlled by a driver at all times.

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Driver-less cars are already available to drive in America with four states, Michigan, California, Nevada and Florida which all permit their use.

Self-driving cars will drive much safer than humans do. They are equipped with 360 degree sensors, cameras and radar, they are always alert, they never tire, won’t drink and they adopt a defensive, risk minimizing driving strategy.

Besides greatly reducing accidents, self-driving cars also bring individual mobility to those who do not have a driver’s license, including people with disabilities and the elderly.

After hundreds of thousands of miles of testing, Google’s driverless cars have only been involved in two minor accidents, neither of which was the fault of the car.

Would you consider a driver-less car?

There have been companies advertising that they can remove your DPF from your diesel vehicle.

Diesel particulate filters have been checked for the MOT since February 2014. If your vehicle was originally fitted with a particulate filter and it is now missing the car will fail the MOT.

What is a Diesel Particulate Filter?

Most diesel passenger cars, vans and commercial vehicles, built after 2006 have a DPF installed in the exhaust system. Some vehicles like Peugeot, Citroen & Fiat have had them fitted since 2001. This is a filter designed to reduce the soot particles created from engine combustion from entering the atmosphere.

What does it do?

The diesel particle filter removes polluting chemicals that result from diesel combustion before these particles of polluting matter reach the tailpipe and enter the atmosphere. It works similar to a catalytic converter by trapping and re-heating pollution.