Archive for August, 2011

Roadworks charges

Friday, August 26th, 2011

Utility companies may have to pay local councils to dig up the road during peak hours (more…)

Speed camera collision, casualty and speed data

Thursday, August 25th, 2011

The Department for Transport have released links to external local authority websites of collisions, casualtities and speeds at fixed speed camera sites (more…)

Doctor tried to con drink drive test with patient’s blood

Friday, August 19th, 2011

In an attempt to prove innocence, a family doctor sent a patient’s blood sample to DVLA as her own (more…)

120mph driver jailed for 16 months

Thursday, August 18th, 2011

Derby Crown Court jailed the 28-year-old for 16 months and banned him from driving for 5 years (more…)

20mph speed limits welcomed but without the Police enforcement

Tuesday, August 16th, 2011

The IAM has conducted a survey of 4,000 motorists and reveals that 67% think 20mph limits should be used outside schools (more…)

Blackburn Rovers Manager caught drink driving

Tuesday, August 16th, 2011

43 year old Steve Kean from Surrey has been banned from driving for 18 months (more…)

Stolen forklift used to get home

Tuesday, August 16th, 2011

A German drink driver who crashed his car tried to get it home on a stolen forklift (more…)

More traffic police needed

Thursday, August 11th, 2011

Road safety charity, Brake, is calling for more road traffic Police to be a ‘first-tier’ policing priority (more…)

New Police non-emergency number – 101

Wednesday, August 10th, 2011

A new number is being rolled out across England and Wales for non-emergency contact with the Police (more…)

Gridlock Britain

Wednesday, August 10th, 2011

Road traffic data from one of the leading Sat-Nav manufacturers shows M25 had 50% of the worst traffic jams in July. (more…)