Dom's on the Case - Season 2
Season 2
Episodes
Road Rip-Offs
Dominic Littlewood battles on behalf of motorists.
In this installment, he gets on the case for drivers driven mad by parking tickets, and investigates why a government department is selling motorists' details to private companies.
A couple tells Dom how speed cameras are not just revenue-raisers, and could have saved their 15-year-old daughter's life, and Dom challenges residents of a Southampton street to live without their cars for a week.
The Great British Jam
Dominic Littlewood investigates why our roads are so clogged up.
He visits Bristol to see how traffic jams are managed, challenges a cyclist to a rush-hour race in Birmingham, and tries to get rid of school run gridlock in Cardiff.
And how are the residents of Kellett Road getting on without their cars?
The Risks on Our Roads
The tragic story of the couple whose two sons were killed by a drunk driver.
Also, Dominic Littlewood investigates how taking away road signs and traffic lights could actually improve road safety, and asks whether pensioners should be made to take driving tests.
And driver distractions; we all know that using a mobile phone while driving is illegal, but could you be prosecuted if you had a crash while eating a bag of crisps?
Money and Motoring
Dominic Littlewood shows one family how they can drastically cut their motoring bills, and we give an old banger a makeover to see whether it is worth spending money before trying to sell your car.
We are on the street with the investigators cracking down on insurance fraud, which adds to the cost of all our insurance premiums.
And the residents of Kellett Road in Southampton struggle to get by without their cars.
The Motoring Fightback
Dominic Littlewood gets on the case for motorists fighting back against unfair parking tickets, and meets the people who have taken on the clamping companies they say are charging outrageous sums of money to release their cars.
Also, the locals in Somerset who have set up their own scheme to crack down on speeding motorists, and the residents of Kellett Road in Southampton finally get their car keys back.
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