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Road fatality figures make grim reading
- 30/05/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Provisional government figures show there were 1,695 road deaths in Great Britain during 2022, a year-on-year rise of nine per cent. GEM Motoring Assist chief executive Neil Worth said: “These disappointing figures show how much needs to be done if we are ever to see sustained, long-term reductions in the number [...] -
Drivers cut mileage to cut fuel costs
- 24/04/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
New research has revealed that of the 20 million drivers who regularly use their car for journeys of between one to two miles, some 6.9 million (34%) want to switch to other travel methods. When asked about their travel over journeys of less than 1.5 miles, almost one in seven car owners (13%) said they want to [...] -
Drivers cut back on miles to cut costs
- 09/03/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Nearly two thirds of UK motorists are reducing their vehicle usage to cut fuel bills. According to new research by BookMyGarage, 64% of UK motorists are driver less often than before as a result of the cost-of-living crisis. The research also found that nearly half (49%) of the 2,113 motorists surveyed are [...] -
Early learning lowers accident rate by 84%
- 12/12/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
New research has found that drivers who have undertaken pre-17 driving lessons are 84% less likely to have an accident in the critical first six months after passing their driving test. Young Driver, the UK’s largest pre-17 driving school, questioned 450 past pupils who turned 17 in the last three years about any [...] -
GEM urges greater speed awareness
- 27/10/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Road safety and breakdown organisation GEM Motoring Assist is supporting a national police operation targeting speeding drivers by urging motorists to slow down. The police campaign runs until 30 October, and GEM is backing the initiative by warning drivers that excessive speeds bring additional risks, not just to [...] -
Tailgating remains prevalent safety risk
- 16/12/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
New research has found that more than 13 million drivers have tailgated at some point. This is despite the fact that almost all drivers (86%) strongly or somewhat agree that tailgating is an all-too-common problem on UK roads. The survey, carried out by BookMyGarge, found one-in-three drivers – the equivalent to [...]