New THINK BIKER campaign launched
Road Safety Minister, Mike Penning, launched a new THINK! campaign to raise awareness of motorcyclists (more…)
Satnav woes
The Government, satnav manufacturers and local transport planners discuss out-of-date directions (more…)
Using Smartphones whilst driving worse than drink driving
Research by the TRL (Transport Research Laboratory) and the IAM reveales using smartphnoes whilst driving increased reaction times by 38% (more…)
50% of drivers break the 2-second rule
Research from Brake has revealed that 53% of motorists are driving too close to the vehicle in front on motorways. (more…)
UK’s exorbitant legal bill
The Association of British Insurers calls for reductions in the UK’s legal fees (more…)
Mandatory breathalyser kits in France
New French laws mean that all drivers will need to carry a breathalyser kit after 1 July 2012 (more…)
Government to tackle rising insurance premiums
The PM met with the insurance industry, consumer and business groups to tackle the issue of rising insurance premiums (more…)
Parking tickets a joke
Motorists on the Isle of Scilly awoke on New Year’s Day to find that their cars had parking tickets applied to them (more…)
Pot-hole menace thwarted
The Institute of Highways Engineers says that major pot-hole damage has been averted due to strategic salting (more…)
Scotland & Wales receive extra road funding
£242 million is to be given over to road improvement and maintenance in Scotland and Wales (more…)