Week-long crackdown on uninsured drivers
All 43 UK police forces are this week engaging in a national effort to help reduce uninsured driving levels. ‘Operation Drive Insured’ […]
Government ‘not taking forward’ work on GDL
The Government has once again distanced itself from the introduction of graduated driver licensing. GDL is a scheme which places restrictions on […]
Insurers warn against self-driving cars on motorways
Plans for cars to drive themselves on UK motorways as soon as 2021 are unlikely to go ahead after insurers warned government […]
Drivers to be banned from holding phones under tightened rules
It will soon be illegal for anyone to pick up and use a mobile phone while driving, under revised legislation due to […]
FirstCar launches new app for learners
FirstCar has launched a new app to help learner drivers pass their practical test at the first time of asking by avoiding […]
Stay alert, but don’t veer for deer, warns safety group
Road safety organisation GEM Motoring Assist is urging drivers to take extra care in areas where deer are common. The rutting (or […]
New assisted driver safety grading system launched
A new grading system has been launched to help drivers better understand autonomous emergency driving and other assisted driving features on modern […]
DfT confirms 2019 casualty statistics
Evidence points towards Britain being in a period when the numbers of road fatalities are ‘broadly stable’, the Government has conceded. The […]
Need for ‘fundamental shift’ in attitudes towards speeding: IAM
IAM RoadSmart has renewed its call for speeding to become as socially unacceptable as drink and drug driving. The road safety charity […]
