Tax trouble: Nearly half a million UK drivers risk road safety with untaxed vehicles
Startling figures reveal that nearly half a million vehicles in the UK are untaxed, which could pose potential safety risks on roads. According to the Department for Transport (DfT), 498,000 …Read More
Three ideas to be trialled to help reduce the impact of roadworks
National Highways will trial three ideas aiming to “ease the pain of roadworks” next year, each being a winner of a competition the company held earlier this year.
The competition resulted …Read More
GEM invites applications for road safety project grants
GEM Road Safety Charity is inviting applicants to receive grants of up to £10,000 for road safety projects.
Charity trustees are inviting applications from community groups, registered charities, professional bodies, road …Read More
Give it a brake: Deaths and serious injuries caused by speeding on the rise
The latest statistics from road safety charity, Brake, show that there were 1,766 deaths on UK roads last year, a 10% increase from the previous year. Deaths caused by breaking …Read More
New legislation set to create a legal framework for self-driving cars
An Automated Vehicles (AV) Bill, recently published by UK ministers, is set to deliver one of the most comprehensive legal frameworks for self-driving cars to date. It comes as the …Read More
Record number of pothole-related breakdowns this summer, RAC reports
The RAC has reported a record-breaking number of pothole-related breakdowns in any third quarter since the beginning of their records in 2006.
Between July and September of this year, the automotive …Read More
Legal challenge to stop Glasgow’s LEZ fails
Glasgow’s Low Emission Zone (LEZ), which has been in place since June, was recently challenged by a local business. After a two-day hearing, the Judicial Review of the LEZ has …Read More
Not so fast: Warning issued to drivers ‘speeding’ accidentally due to worn tyres
One in seven motorists could be driving too fast for the state of their vehicle’s tyres. Worn tyres, while legal, increase stopping distance dramatically, meaning drivers should be going at …Read More
Tyred and deflated: Underinflated tyres lead to £1bn in added fuel costs
UK drivers could be forking out millions on avoidable fuel costs due to underinflated tyres. Data from TyreSafe shows that underinflated tyres could leave UK drivers shelling out between £600 million …Read More
Speed limit cuts proposed on Birmingham’s 40mph roads
Birmingham City Council has put forward a proposal to slash the speed limit on 25 main roads in the city from 40mph to 30mph.
By cutting the speed limits they aim …Read More