• Driving speeds down nearly a third

    • 3 March 2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Average speeds in the UK were 30% down in 2022 compared to 2021 DVLA figures revealed that the number of speeding convictions in the ‘SP30’ category for 2022 were estimated at 607,231 compared with 841,107 in 2021 The most recent figure was also lower than those for 2020 (731,020) and 2019, when 801,695 [...]
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  • GEM backs Road Safety Week

    • 14 November 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Road safety and breakdown recovery organisation GEM Motoring Assist is encouraging every road user to get involved in Road Safety Week, which runs from 14-20 November The theme for Road Safety Week, organised by the road safety charity Brake, is ‘safe roads for all’, something fully supported by GEM, with [...]
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  • Concern over Britain’s drug drivers

    • 26 April 2016
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Road Safety and breakdown organisation GEM Motoring Assist is raising concerns about drug driving across the UK In particular, GEM is worried by recent reports of ‘sky high’ recordings over the legal limit, and by inconsistencies in sentencing of offenders For example, Christopher Backhouse, who killed his friend [...]
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  • Support Road Safety Week

    • 18 November 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Road Safety organisation GEM Motoring Assist is offering suggestions for drivers to support Road Safety Week (starting Monday 23 November), and to do their bit to reduce the number of deaths and injuries on the UK’s roads GEM chief executive David Williams MBE puts the safety picture into perspective ‘Every day [...]
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  • GEM offers winter safety advice

    • 9 November 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Road safety organisation GEM Motoring Assist is offering simple tips for drivers to ensure trouble-free journeys this winter Giving some attention now to batteries, tyres, anti-freeze, wipers, lights and other car essentials is the best way of ensuring reliability in the months to come GEM chief executive David [...]
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  • GEM encourages motorcycle safety

    • 13 July 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Road safety and breakdown organisation GEM Motoring Assist has issued a list of seven simple tips to help motorcyclists put safety first on journeys this summer GEM chief executive David Williams MBE comments: ‘Most motorcyclists show high levels of anticipation and observation; these are vital for staying safe [...]
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