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TyreSafe launch safety competition
- 01/10/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Tyre Safety Month kicks off today with TyreSafe asking drivers in Britain the tongue-in-cheek question: When did you last do it? Ideally, the response will be at least once a month and before long journeys. The cheeky question is a reminder to motorists to check their tyres during Tyre Safety Month. If they can [...] -
Speeding still top road offence
- 01/10/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Figures obtained by the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) have found that, over the last decade, speeding is still the biggest motoring-related offence where the defendant is found guilty in court. And the numbers of those found guilty have risen sharply in the past 12 months – from 115,935 to 148,426, an [...] -
Brake back 20mph speed limit
- 30/09/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
A research report released today (30 September 2015) by Brake, the road safety charity, has called for the removal of unnecessary barriers faced by local councils in implementing 20mph speed limits to deliver safer walking and cycling. The report finds that moving to 20mph limits across built up areas would [...] -
Asda boosts TyreSafe campaign
- 28/09/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Supermarket giant Asda has joined forces with the UK’s tyre safety organisation, TyreSafe, to bring vital lifesaving tyre safety messages to its stores and customers nationwide. Asda is the first major supermarket to team up with TyreSafe, a not-for-profit organisation which campaigns to raise awareness of the [...] -
Road casualties ‘unacceptable’ – TyreSafe
- 24/09/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
TyreSafe is calling for renewed vigour in the campaign to raise awareness among motorists of the importance of tyre safety following the publication today of the Department for Transport’s annual report of accident statistics. The Reported road casualties Great Britain 2014 has revealed the number of all [...] -
IAM offers safety tips to motorcyclists
- 23/09/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
This week’s tips from the IAM’s head of driving standards, Peter Rodger, are offering advice to motorcyclists about how to minimise the risk of an accident. Here are Peter’s top tips to ensure you stay safe on the road. Staying visible at all times is extremely important. Hi-visibility clothing is useful [...] -
UK road death figures revealed
- 21/09/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
UK road death figures revealed The Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) has obtained a breakdown of figures showing the numbers of people killed and seriously injured on roads in England and Wales for the last full year by police force area – showing which were the best and worst performing areas. The figures [...] -
Brits driving their cars into the ground
- 18/09/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
More than half of British drivers don’t get problems with their cars checked until three months after they have appeared, according to new research. A survey of more than 1,000 British drivers conducted by BookMyGarage, found that Britons are risking road accidents, worsening damage and steeper repair bills, as a [...] -
Britain’s most dangerous roads revealed
- 15/09/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
A new report published by the Road Safety Foundation finds that Britain loses 2% of GDP in road crashes and that half of all Britain's road deaths are concentrated on just 10% of roads - the motorways and 'A' roads outside urban cores. The annual report maps the risks on the network where so much social and [...] -
Tyre survey presents ‘golden opportunity’
- 10/09/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Having produced startling results from the first phase, TyreSafe is asking all tyre replacement service outlets to support an even larger and more comprehensive second round of its survey of tyres at the point of replacement. Once again being conducted in partnership with Highways England, the survey aims to build [...]