The £15 victim’s surcharge which was introduced in 2007 and currently applies to motorists who are found guilty in court may soon be applied to the Fixed Penalty Notice system (more…)
Archive for December, 2009
Victims surcharge for fixed penalty notice offences
Thursday, December 31st, 2009Traffic light countdown invention
Wednesday, December 30th, 2009A Serbian designer has come up with an innovative way of displaying to drivers how long they have to wait for the red light to turn green (more…)
Dangers of Motorways to the young
Saturday, December 26th, 2009A new radio safety broadcast, produced by school children, will highlight the dangers of motorways to the young (more…)
Heavier fines for delayed road works
Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009The Transport Minister has released plans to charge utility companies that do not finish their road works on time up to £25,000 (more…)
Road works stopped over Christmas
Monday, December 21st, 2009The Highways Agency is finishing off or temporarily stopping road work activity over the busy Christmas and New Year period (more…)
Cruise Control stuck at 50mph
Thursday, December 17th, 2009An Australian motorist endured 30 minutes in his Ford Explorer with the cruise control stuck at 50mph (more…)
EU Legislation for Motorcyclists
Thursday, December 17th, 2009New European Union legislation comes into effect in 2013 and has a direct effect on new motorcyclists (more…)
Winter weather driving advice, ‘Don’t be that Guy’
Thursday, December 17th, 2009The Highways Agency has released some winter weather driving tips (more…)
More 20mph speed limits
Thursday, December 17th, 2009Road Safety Minister Paul Clark has issued new proposals to extend the ability for council to have 20mph speed limits without traffic calming measures in place (more…)
Road Salt Shortage
Thursday, December 17th, 2009A leading motoring organisation suspects councils of not having enough road salt for extended periods of freezing weather (more…)

