Posts Tagged ‘driving’

New courts for traffic offences

Friday, May 17th, 2013

The Government is to setup fast track courts for minor road traffic offences (more…)

Tougher rules for drink drivers

Wednesday, May 8th, 2013

Under the High Risk Offender (HRO) scheme the most dangerous drink drivers will have to pass a medical to prove they are no longer alcohol dependant. (more…)

Black box insurance

Thursday, May 2nd, 2013

Good practice guidelines have been released to help consumers decide on having an insurance policy that uses black box technology to monitor your driving style (more…)

36 points and still driving

Wednesday, May 1st, 2013

A Freedom of Information request to the DVLA has revealed that 8,000 drivers have 12 points or more and still driving (more…)

56% favour smoking whilst driving ban

Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013

A survey of 3,000 by the IAM into smoking and driving laws reveals 56% in favour of a ban (more…)

Excuses for using a mobile whilst driving

Tuesday, March 26th, 2013

Surrey Police has revealed the top unusual excuses given by motorists driving whilst using a mobile device (more…)

Police lorries catch out motorists texting whilst driving

Thursday, March 21st, 2013

Police in South Yorkshire are using an unmarked lorry to get a better view of motorists who may be texting whilst driving (more…)

Careless driving in a combine harvester

Wednesday, February 20th, 2013

A Scottish man has been found guilty of careless driving whilst in charge of a combine harvester (more…)

Driving with a mobile on the up

Wednesday, February 13th, 2013

Disturbing research show mobile phone use whilst driving may be on the increase (more…)

Professional drivers take more risks

Thursday, January 10th, 2013

Research has found that motorists who drive for a living take more risks than the general driving population (more…)