• Motorist and cyclist aggression on the rise

    • 23 February 2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Aggression from both motorists and cyclists is potentially putting lives on Britain’s roads at risk, according to research conducted by the UK’s leading road safety charity, IAM RoadSmart The charity’s annual Driving Safety Culture Report, which surveyed 2,010 UK motorists on driving safety attitudes and [...]
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  • Reliance on cars increasing

    • 25 October 2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Reliance on cars has reached a 15-year high despite commuting levels dropping to a new low According to a survey of 2,652 UK motorists carried out by the RAC, 82% said they would struggle without access to a car, up from 79% last year and 74% in 2019 This is despite the same survey finding that the average [...]
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  • New drivers should be restricted

    • 24 May 2016
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    A new study by Brake, the road safety charity, has revealed 92% of people back some kind of restriction for newly qualified drivers The latest figures show 2,088 young drivers and passengers aged between 17 and 24 were killed and seriously injured in just one year Drivers aged between 17 and 19 make up just 15% of [...]
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  • Half of motorists oppose driverless cars

    • 24 May 2016
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Half of motorists oppose driverless cars as Britain takes pole position in the development of self-driving vehicles, according to a new survey And 62% of drivers said they would feel less safe on the roads alongside other vehicles with no human behind the wheel Almost three-quarters of those surveyed (72%) said [...]
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  • Warning against deadly delays

    • 30 June 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    A new survey reveals that millions of motorists are putting off vital repairs to their car or regular servicing because they can't afford the garage bills Gocomparecom is warning penny-pinching drivers that ignoring essential repairs - such as replacing damaged tyres or faulty brakes could render their vehicle [...]
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  • Britain’s best and worst drivers revealed

    • 22 June 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    A new study from Gocomparecom Car Insurance has revealed Britain's best and worst drivers In an analysis of over six million car insurance quotes, the comparison site ranked occupations by the proportion of motorists with a driving conviction within the past five years Gocomparecom's research uncovered that risk [...]
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  • Motorists unable to access licence online

    • 11 June 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Following the abolition of the driving licence paper counterpart yesterday, more than 175 million motorists could struggle to access their driving licence online This is due to teething problems with the new system introduced by the DVLA for drivers to access or share their driving licence information Based on [...]
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  • Motorists warned about hiring cars abroad

    • 27 April 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    The BBC reports that motorists going abroad after 8 June are being warned they will need to take a special code with them if they want to hire a car From that date the paper counterpart of UK driving licences - which records endorsements and fines - is being computerised Anyone wanting to hire a car abroad will [...]
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  • Older drivers must embrace technology

    • 31 March 2015
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Older drivers need to be helped to stay safe on the roads for as long as possible through a combination of training and technology, according to the AA Charitable Trust Today Edmund King, director of the AA Charitable Trust and Visiting Professor of Transport at Newcastle University, will address the subject at the [...]
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  • ‘Alarming’ drink driving trend emerges

    • 16 March 2015
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    An alarming two million over the limit drivers have risked getting behind the wheel of a car because they thought they were ‘less drunk’ than their passengers The worrying trend is most common after nights out, dinner parties and weddings, according to new research by Direct Line Car Insurance The study [...]
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