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TyreSafe is raising awareness around safe tyre maintenance with this month’s launch of the Love Your Tyres campaign. The road safety charity is urging all motorists to regularly check the […]

The UK government has ruled out introducing graduated driving licences for young drivers, despite pressure from a number of road safety bodies. Speaking during a parliamentary debate this week, future […]

More than a third of motorists have driven in bus lanes, with well over half saying the signs around bus lanes are confusing. According to new research undertaken by the […]

Analysis carried out by RAC and TyreSafe has found that drivers are risking fines and collisions by not regularly checking the condition of their tyres. It found that only 39% […]

Pothole-related breakdown numbers were up by 17% in the final three months of 2024, according to breakdown data from the RAC’s Pothole Index. RAC patrols attended 4,709 breakdowns between October […]

Research from The AA has revealed that LED headlight glare is blinding drivers, but the government says there is no evidence this is leading to more collisions. According to The AA, […]

The UK’s drink driving hotspots have been revealed in a new Freedom of Information request to the DVLA. According to the new data, Northampton had the highest number of motorists […]

Breaking the speed limit has become commonplace in the UK, according to the RAC, with more than eight in 10 motorists saying they regularly see drivers breaking the limit ‘excessively’. […]

Nearly half of backseat passengers killed in car crashes were not wearing seatbelts, according to new analysis from the Department for Transport (DfT). Its data revealed that 40% of passengers […]

Fuel prices rose for the third month in row in December, with average UK petrol prices at 136.9p and diesel at 142.9p. This is up from 135p and 139.5p respectively […]

The government has announced it is aims to repair seven million potholes in the UK with an investment of £1.6bn. This is an increase of nearly 50% on last year’s […]

UK motorists back tougher sentences for drink driving, according to new research by the RAC. Its RAC Report on Motoring 2024 found that 38% believe harsher sentences are the answer […]