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Brake urge introduction of ISA
- 21/10/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Brake, the road safety charity, is urging the government to take steps towards introducing intelligent speed adaptation (ISA) on UK roads, after a survey carried out on behalf of the charity found almost two-thirds (63%) of drivers would be willing to let this ground-breaking technology automatically restrict their [...] -
Volvo Cars UK launches Lifepaint
- 21/10/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Volvo will this weekend launch its highly successful Volvo Cars LifePaint product - a reflective spray aimed at increasing the visibility and safety of cyclists on the road. It will be available in participating Volvo dealers from 24 October in time for darker nights when the clocks go back. The unique [...] -
Mobile phone prosecutions drop drastically
- 19/10/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
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 and 2014. The fall comes despite figures from the Department for Transport showing a persistent number of drivers are still [...] -
Surge in careless driving convictions
- 16/10/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Newly released figures show that more than 17,000 drivers have been convicted of careless driving in the space of just two years. New powers were granted to the police in August 2013, allowing them to issue on-the-spot fines to motorists who put the lives of other road users at risk - and since then the number of [...] -
Drivers struggling with cost of repairs
- 16/10/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
New research from Kwik Fit reveals that in the last two years more than four million car owners have had to keep their car off the road because they couldn’t afford repairs needed on their vehicle. With 21 million owners saying they have needed repairs in the last two years, this means that one in five (19%) have [...] -
Millions driving with dashcams
- 13/10/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Almost three million motorists are now recording their journeys with on-board dash cams, according to a new RAC study. And the survey carried out by the motoring organisation suggests millions more - 52% of those polled - are thinking about getting one. One in four believe fitting a dash cam will make their [...] -
Driver error main cause of crashes
- 09/10/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Analysis by the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) has found that human factors continue to significantly outweigh other reasons for crashes on British roads. The group has called again for drivers to look on improving driving skills as part of their lifelong personal development. The figures from the Department [...] -
Government promotes changes to Highway Code
- 08/10/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
The Government has announced that the Highway Code on GOV.UK, has now been made easier to use, after research shows how keeping up to date changes people’s road behaviour. The improvements to how The Highway Code is published on GOV.UK mean that you can now: search just within The Highway Code, rather [...] -
Pro-Align ‘kicks-off’ safety checks
- 07/10/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Players and coaching staff from table-topping Burton Albion FC and Carlisle United were on hand to help kick-off a pair of tyre safety events hosted by Pirelli and Pro-Align. The roadshows, which were held at Pirelli’s Carlisle factory and Burton headquarters, were timed to coincide with the start of October’s [...] -
AA joins TyreSafe
- 05/10/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
AA Tyres, the new mobile tyre fitting business of the Automobile Association, has joined TyreSafe’s growing membership. ‘TyreSafe is delighted to welcome the AA and its mobile tyre fitting business, AA Tyres, to its membership,’ said Stuart Jackson, chairman, TyreSafe. ‘Breakdown recovery services deal with [...]