Crackdown on M5 Motorists
Operation Unity saw officers from seven forces work together along the M5 corridor from near Birmingham to Exeter to catch motorists breaking the law. The operation saw 291 motorists pulled over for mostly traffic offences. Of those who were pulled over 70 were stopped for speeding offences, 54 were issued with fixed penalty notices for […]
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Oct, 09, 2014
On-The-Spot Fines In Force
Back in early June we wrote about how the Government were introducing new £100 on-the-stop fines for offences such as lane-hogging and tailgating. This has now come into force. Motorists who are deemed to be: – driving too close to the vehicle in front overtaking and pushing into a queue of traffic failing to give […]
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- Aug, 16, 2013
New £100 On-The-Spot Fines Announced
Motorists who are caught ‘hogging’ the middle lane and the motoring and those seen cutting up motorists will face on-the-spot fines of £100 as well as 3 penalty points in a new crackdown against anti-social driving. Other targets include motorists who do not give way at junctions, use the wrong lane at a roundabout and […]
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- Jun, 05, 2013
Sharp Rise in Motorists Using Twitter
A motoring report from the RAC has found that there is an increase in numbers of motorists using smartphones behind the wheel to access social media such as Facebook and Twitter. The poll, of over a thousand motorists, found the proportion of motorists, aged 25 – 44, accessing social media while driving had increased by […]
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- May, 23, 2012
Young Passengers ‘fear for their safety in cars’
A new survey, by road safety charity Brake and QBE Insurance found, suggests that 54% of the 8,110 people aged between 15 to 25 surveyed have been put at risk by young people speeding, while 24% had been in a car after the driver had taken drugs or alcohol. The survey also found that 21% […]
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- Nov, 22, 2011
Driven Mad – 70% of Motorists Affected by Road Rage
A recent study by Admiral, car insurance provider, has shown that over 70 per cent of car insurance customers admit to getting angry with other motorists while behind the wheel of their car. The poll of 3,000 drivers, 1,500 men and 1,500 women, found that 9% of drivers admitted to attacking another motorist. However, even […]
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- Oct, 28, 2011
On The Spot Fines for Careless Drivers
Drivers, who are deemed to be driving carelessly, could receive a £100 on the spot fine for their actions as part of a government strategy to make Britain’s roads safe. Motorists who tailgate, undertake or cut up others may get an immediate penalty rather than being taken to court in a bid to create a […]
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- May, 11, 2011
Britain’s ‘Worst’ Learner Driver
A woman, of just age 26, has run up a bill of £2790 after failing her theory test 90 times. The DSA, who produced the figures in response to a freedom of information request. The figures also revealed that a 39 year-old has sat the most number of practical tests. He failed his last attempt, […]
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- Mar, 17, 2011
Drivers Fail to Maintain Their Cars
A recent survey by Sainsbury’s car insurance revealed that 21% of motorists are failing to carry out monthly maintenance on their vehicles with tyres being the least checked item. 16% of men failed to check their vehicles whereas 26% of women failed to carry out basic checks. The survey also showed that younger drivers, 18 […]
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- Feb, 14, 2011
Use of Mobile Phones Whilst Driving Increases
New research by Halfords suggest that more motorists are using mobile phones to text or to look at their social sites such as Facebook and Twitter. The research showed an increase of 10% in drivers admitting to taking a call whilst driving and a 7% increase admitting to making a call. Halfords also says that […]
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- Feb, 09, 2011