Archive for June, 2011

Insurers to face investigations

Tuesday, June 28th, 2011

Following on from Jack Straw’s comments on the referral of customers details to claims management companies, the OFT and ICO get involved (more…)

Car insurance and personal injury industry reforms

Monday, June 27th, 2011

Jack Straw, Labour MP for Blackburn is calling for reforms to be made to the insurance industry (more…)

Smoking ban in cars to protect children

Thursday, June 23rd, 2011

Stockton North MP Alex Cunningham aims to reduce the impact of smoking around children in cars (more…)

Motorists still sceptical about speed cameras

Thursday, June 23rd, 2011

An IAM survey has found that motorists generally agree with speed cameras but are still sceptical about their locations (more…)

Cyclists should be segregated from cars

Friday, June 17th, 2011

Research by three universities examining 4 cities suggests cyclists should be segregated from cars on main roads (more…)

New THINK! Campaign aimed at motorcyclists

Friday, June 17th, 2011

In a bid to reduce the number of motorcyclists killed on Britain’s roads each year a new campaign has been launched (more…)

Medical standards of fitness to drive

Friday, June 10th, 2011

The guidelines that doctors follow in advising patients of their fitness to drive have been updated (more…)

Turkish Policeman clings to car bonnet

Friday, June 10th, 2011

Footage of a Turkish Policeman clinging to the car bonnet trying to apprehend a drink driver (more…)

Traffic Signs Policy Review changes

Friday, June 10th, 2011

New measures have been introduced to allow councils to paint 20mph speed limits on the road at their own discretion (more…)

Fixed Penalty Notices unpopular

Friday, June 3rd, 2011

No surprises, research by IAM found that only 15% think that fixed penalty notices are effective (more…)