8 . Dream Big with Caledonia

Caledonian Sleeper is a gateway to a world of possibilities with our overnight rail service bringing a touch of the extraordinary to travel between London and Edinburgh.

Taste the local food, have the ultimate sleep on our comfortable bed and enjoy a private room with toilet and shower. And above all, wake up refreshed, ready to start an adventure at your destination.

We offer two categories of rail tickets to travel on our service:

Caledonian Sleeper Fixed Advance: Our Fixed Advance tickets offer our best value fares. No changes, refunds or upgrades are allowed. Available for Club rooms (￡150/passenger) a Classic rooms (￡100/passenger). Book at least 2 months in advance.

Caledonian Sleeper Flexible: Our Flexible tickets are fully refundable. Available for Caledonian Double(￡200/passenger), Club rooms (￡170/passenger), Classic rooms (￡120/passenger) and Comfort seats (￡50/passenger). Book anytime if available.

Notice: These are single (one-way) tickets; to make a return journey, just buy two single tickets.

Oops! a family getaway can often feel like someone is missing if your furry friend is left behind. If you are travelling in a Caledonian Double or Club room, you're welcome to bring up to 2 pets with an additional fare as low as ￡30 per room.

10 . Foreign drivers will have to pay on the spot fines of up to￡900 for breaking the traffic law to be carried out next month.

If they do not have enough cash or a working credit card, their vehicles will be clamped (扣留) until they pay — and they will face an additional fee of ￡80 for getting back their vehicles.

The law will also apply to British citizens. The fines will be described officially as “deposits” when the traffic law takes effect, because the money would be returned if the driver went to court and was found not guilty. In practice, very few foreign drivers are likely to return to Britain to deal with their cases.

Foreign drivers are rarely charged because police cannot take action against them if they fail to appear in court. Instead, officers often merely give warnings.

Three million foreign registered vehicles enter Britain each year. Polish vehicles make up 36 percent, French vehicles 10 percent and German vehicles 9 percent.

Foreign vehicles are 30 percent more likely to be in a crash than British registered vehicles. The number of crashes caused by foreign vehicles rose by 47 percent between 2003 and 2008. There were almost 400 deaths and serious injuries and 3,000 slight injuries from accidents caused by foreign vehicles in 2008.

The new law is partly intended to settle the problem of foreign lorry drivers ignoring limits on weight and hours at the wheel. Foreign lorries are three times more likely to be in a crash than British lorries. Recent spot checks found that three quarters of lorries that failed safety tests were registered overseas.

The standard deposit for a careless driving offence — such as driving too close to the vehicle in front or reading a map at the wheel — will be￡300. Deposits for speeding offences and using mobile phones will be￡60. Foreign drivers will not get points as punishment added to their licenses, while British drivers will.