Driver Speed Awareness Course Staffordshire' title='Driver Speed Awareness Course Staffordshire' />Storm Aileen blasts Britain with 7. Cube World A Downloaded. Commuters faced a drenching as they battled to work through heavy winds and rain this morning after thousands woke without power to a landscape strewn with fallen trees and scattered roof tiles following Storm Aileens furious overnight march across Britain. The first named storm of the year lashed the country overnight bringing gale force winds of up to 8. Weather forecasters advised battening down the hatches as rainstorms tore across Britain today with one council even advising people not go out unless absolutely necessary. Drivers were warned to avoid some 5. Peak winds of 8. 3mph were recorded at The Needles on the Isle of Wight, while Mumbles in Wales recorded a top speed of 7. Waves break over the coastline at Porthcawl in Wales, which is set to see heavy rain overnight, according to forecasters. Farmer Jack Shepherd strips down to his underwear to help a stranded elderly motorist whose vehicle got stuck in flood water in Wensleydale, North Yorkshire after the River Ure burst its banks following heavy rain deposited by Storm Aileen. This graphic shows the temperature across the country and the wind speed, precipitation and air pressure as Storm Aileen makes its way across Britain. It also shows how the UK compares to other countries on the continent. People ran through heavy and blustery showers which lashed Liverpool pictured and thunder could be on the way later. Planes were pictures struggling to land at Leeds Bradford Airport amid heavy wind on the runway While people across America and the Caribbean are suffering the devastating blow of Hurricane Irma, the Met Office says Storm Aileen bears no connection, with the UKs weather system originating north in the Atlantic, independent of the current hurricanes across the ocean. ROAD CLOSURESThe Humber Bridge in East Yorkshire has been shut to high sided vehicles. In north east Scotland, police urged motorists to give themselves plenty of time for their journey and to be wary of standing water and localised flash flooding overnight. The A9. 8 Fochabers to Buckie road, Mosstodloch to Kingston road and near Garmouth golf club were the areas affected. There were also reports of flooding in Jedburgh in the Borders. Meanwhile, power companies are reporting power cuts overnight, affecting huge swathes of the country. Western Power Distribution restored power to 3. Driver Speed Awareness Course Staffordshire' title='Driver Speed Awareness Course Staffordshire' />Hansard the Official Report is the edited verbatim report of proceedings of both the House of Commons and the House of Lords. Daily Debates from Hansard are. Legal guide to UK motoring, sections for law enforcement, Driver licensing, learner and new drivers, buying and selling, speeding fines, owning a vehicle, wheel. Eight new Birmingham and Solihull speed cameras have forced drivers to slash average speeds, new figures show. Those on part of the busy Hagley Road in Birmingham. Midlands, South Wales and the South West between 1. Northern Powergrid which covers the North East, Yorkshire and Lincolnshire said at least 7,4. Electricity North West said around 1,3. Highways England urged drivers to take extra care on their journeys to work, warning that people should delay travelling if the weather becomes too severe. Driver Speed Awareness Course Staffordshire' title='Driver Speed Awareness Course Staffordshire' />Those driving caravans, lorries and motorbikes are at risk of the vehicles being blown over. Police forces in Staffordshire, Cheshire and Gloucestershire have all reported trees being blown over by the winds overnight. The Met Office issued an amber severe weather warning for gusts of 5. Cheshire, Lancashire, Derbyshire, Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire. The Environment Agency had issued some 1. Flood warnings are in place for the River Eden, Bridlington and the River Esk. Commuters raved the conditions on their way to work in Liverpool today, as strong winds continued during rush hour near the Lancashire and Merseyside coast. Storm Aileen completely destroyed a sheep shed near Padstow in Cornwall, which has seen blustery showers. Lorries could be seen queueing to get their ferry crossings across the Channel in Dover, Kent. Forecasters urged homeowners up and down the UK to take care, as falling trees overnight damaged properties. Pictured, a homeowner awoke to a fallen tree in front of their home in Chislehurst, south east London this morning. A couple were making their way down the B1. Sledmere near Driffield, in Hull, when a falling tree crushed their car. The driver managed to free himself but firefighters had to cut the passenger from the vehicle. Hardy photographers grabbed their raincoats and braved the crashing waves at Porthcawl in Wales. Ferries and cruise liners battled through the stormy seas as they arrived and departed Dover Docks Motorists make their way through flood water in Wensleydale, North Yorkshire after the River Ure burst its banks. STORM AILEEN Storm Aileen is the first storm to be named since this seasons names were released last week and it will bring strong winds to central parts of the UK. A deepening area of low pressure will bring very strong winds across much of England and Wales during Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning. Overall, the period from mid December 2. February 2. 01. 4 saw at least 1. UK has experienced for at least 2. A yellow weather warning for rain is in place for parts of Northern Ireland, northern England and southern Scotland, which warns of 1. Heavy rain fell across the country overnight, with Bainbridge in North Yorkshire seeing 3. A list of Speed Aware Venues with addresses and phone numbers and local costs for the Speed Awareness Course which vary in different parts of the UK. November 2017. Meeting Update. As some of you may be aware by now the Christmas meeting at Stoke has been moved again and will now take place on New Years Eve. To achieve this, its important that we think differently about the way we do things, attracting private investment into transport infrastructure programmes and. Walney Island in Cumbria recording 2. And in true superhero style, a farmer stripped down to his underpants to free an elderly couple when their Audi got stuck in Wensleydale, North Yorkshire, on a road completely flooded by the River Ure. Farmer Jack Shepherd was on hand and wasted no time in stripping to his underwear to push the stricken pair to safety. Wensleydale was lashed with more than half a months worth of rainfall last night and sheep could be seen perching on walls and the safety of higher ground as they sheltered from the flooded land. Met Office forecaster Emma Sharples said Thats quite a high total, especially in September. The wind speeds as well its probably a bit unusual to get that sort of strength of winds at this time of the year. Of Vista Tn3270 here. Youd normally expect that in October or November. The Met Office warned Longer journey times by road, rail and air are looking likely, with restrictions on roads and bridges. Damage to trees and perhaps buildings, as well as power cuts are expected. CHAOS ON THE RAIL Speed restrictions have been put in place on some rail lines, including those travelling between Eastleigh and Weymouth and between Petersfield and Portsmouth, as well as between Welwyn Garden City and Arlesey. A spokesman for Network Rail said Heavy rain and very strong winds have been forecast to affect parts of England, Wales and Scotland. Railway lines in areas affected by the worst weather may suffer disruption caused by falling trees and large branches, power cuts and debris being blown onto the track. Flying debris and large coastal waves are possible, and these could lead to injuries. Tameside Council near Manchester urged people to avoid going out unless important while Electricity North. West said it had extra engineers on standby to deal with overhead power lines being severed by falling trees. Gusts up to around 7. Met Office said.  Aileen has been caused by low pressure bringing the very strong winds across much of England and Wales last night and this morning. Chief forecaster Frank Saunders added that as well as the strong winds, there will be some heavy rain pushing eastwards overnight which could see accumulations of 3. The storm system will move fairly swiftly from west to east over the UK and although there will still be some disruption through Wednesday morning, the winds will ease by the afternoon leaving a day of blustery showers, he added.