Archive for November, 2011

Marmite tanker crashes on M1

Wednesday, November 30th, 2011

A tanker allegedly carrying Marmite overturned on the M1 near Sheffield on Monday spilling its contents onto the motorway (more…)

Young passengers fearful of their friends driving

Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011

Over half of young passengers in vehicles with young drivers fear for their safety, a survey reveals (more…)

Car maintenance feels the squeeze

Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011

Motorists looking to save money are risking lives by scrimping on car maintenance (more…)

Speeding leads to higher insurance premiums

Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011

According to a recent study drivers risk a possible rise by almost a quarter on their insurance premiums by receiving just one fixed penalty notice at 3 points. (more…)

Blessed motorcycle helmets

Wednesday, November 16th, 2011

A youth road safety initiative in Thailand provides motorcycle helmets blessed by monks (more…)

Ban on smoking in vehicles

Wednesday, November 16th, 2011

The British Medical Association calls on the Government to ban smoking in cars (more…)

Drink-Drive rehab course update

Thursday, November 10th, 2011

The Driving Standards Agency has put forward proposals to modernise the Drink-Drive Rehabilitation Scheme (DDRS) (more…)

Winter Driving Tips

Tuesday, November 8th, 2011

The Highways Agency have released some detailed winter driving tips for the coming months (more…)

150mph YouTube biker banned for 5 years

Friday, November 4th, 2011

Mr Owens who filmed himself riding dangerously through Milton Keynes received a 5 year ban (more…)

Proposals to cut MoT red tape for classic cars

Thursday, November 3rd, 2011

The Government is proposing to remove the requirement for cars manufactured before 1960 to undergo the MoT test (more…)