• 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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  • Speeding on the increase

    • 15 February 2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    New data has found that speeding on UKs most dangerous roads has increased significantly According to the RAC, 48% of the 3,102 drivers questioned admitted to speeding on 60mph rural roads, where more deaths occur than on any other road type This is up from 44% in 2021 RAC road safety spokesman Simon Williams [...]
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  • GEM urges greater speed awareness

    • 27 October 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Road safety and breakdown organisation GEM Motoring Assist is supporting a national police operation targeting speeding drivers by urging motorists to slow down The police campaign runs until 30 October, and GEM is backing the initiative by warning drivers that excessive speeds bring additional risks, not just to [...]
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  • Speeding offences not slowing down

    • 11 March 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    New research has identified the most common car crimes in the UK, and the areas where they are most prevalent According to GoShorty, which analysed data from a series of Freedom of Information requests and government sources, the most common motoring offence in the UK is speeding with over 18million [...]
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  • Fleets speeding to ISA technology

    • 20 August 2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Fleet drivers’ safety could be enhanced with the introduction of intelligent speed assistance (ISA) technology within a year FleetCheck managing director Peter Golding said: “Our view is that the introduction of ISA technology is a moment that employers should be seizing as an opportunity to make clear that [...]
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