department of transport

A new report has found older drivers are particularly vulnerable on UK roads, with those over 80 as likely to be killed or seriously injured while driving as those aged […]

Every working speed camera on the strategic road network will be yellow within a year, the government has announced. Ministers ordered a review of speed camera policy on motorways earlier […]

Fewer motorists are being prosecuted for using their mobile phone while driving than ever before, according to official figures seen by the RAC – with prosecutions down by 47% between 2009 […]

The Vehicle Identity Check (VIC) scheme that is required before repaired write-offs are allowed back on the road is to be abolished from 26 October 2015. Discarding VIC has the […]

Highways England is meeting with suppliers and stakeholders today (29 September 2015) and on Thursday (1 October 2015) to set out how more than £2 billion of government investment to […]

The length of roadworks on motorways and A-roads in England should be shortened to reduce drivers’ frustrations, ministers have urged. Contractors are being asked to limit lane closures, with one […]

Road safety campaigners have warned about the dangers of drivers being over dependent on satellite navigation technology, after the number of drivers using the devices overtook those who do not for the […]

The Government have pledged to remove unnecessary traffic signs and restore common sense to road safety. Ministers warned that useless signs waste money and put drivers in danger. In a […]

The Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) has identified that once again ‘failure to look properly’ is the most common contributory factor included in over 30,000 vehicle accidents a year, following […]

The Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) is extremely concerned at the alarming increase in road deaths in Britain, following the publication of the latest accident statistics from the Department for […]