Drug Driving Law set for Change
Drug Driving is set to become a criminal offence. Proposed under the Crime, Communications and Court Bill, drug driving will become a specific offence where offenders will face up to 6 month imprisonment and/or a fine of up to £5,000 as well as an automatic driving ban of at least 12 months. Police will carry […]
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May, 08, 2012
No Insurance? No Fuel For Your Car
ANPR cameras could soon be fitted at all petrol stations to stop uninsured or untaxed vehicles filling up on fuel. Drivers would only be able to access fuel once automatic number plate recognition cameras, which already exist at thousands of petrol stations, have checked the car’s details against the DVLA database. If the car is […]
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- Mar, 14, 2012
Plans for an MOT ‘Every Two Years’ Scrapped
Back in April 2011 we blogged about how the Government were looking into changing the frequency of the MOT requirement to every 2 years. However it has now been announced that the Government are abandoning this idea and annual MOT tests will continue as normal. The idea of reducing MOT frequency was first suggested by […]
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- Feb, 02, 2012
New Drug Driving Law Considered
The Department for Transport is setting up the panel of academics and scientists to advise on whether or not drug-driving rules could be implemented in a similar way to the UK’s current drink-driving laws. Department for Transport figures show that drug driving was cited by police as a “contributory factor” in 1,094 road traffic accidents […]
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- Jan, 04, 2012
Drug Driving Roadside Tests ‘on the way’
David Cameron has said more needs to be done to crack down on drivers who take drugs and get behind the wheel of a motor vehicle. In the United Kingdom alone, drugs are suspected to play part of 250 fatal accidents every year. Now the Government are looking to introduce a similar system as France […]
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- Dec, 23, 2011
Doctors Call For Smoking Ban in Cars
Doctors have called for a ‘bold and courageous’ ban on smoking in a car to protect people from second-hand smoke. The British Medical Association (BMA) claimed smoking in a closed vehicle exposes those inside to toxin levels up to 23 times higher than in a smoky bar. Dr. Vivienne Nathanson, of the BMA, said: ‘Every […]
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- Nov, 16, 2011
Dangerous Drivers Could Face Five Years
Motorists convicted of dangerous driving which causes serious injures could face longer jail terms under a proposal to go before Parliament. The Justice Secretary, Ken Clarke, will announce plans today for an offence of “causing serious injury by dangerous driving“. More than 3,000 drivers were convicted last year of dangerous driving and 154 motorists were […]
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- Oct, 07, 2011
80mph Speed Limit on Motorway in 2013
Back in May MJP Motoring mentioned that a 80mph motorway speed limit could be introduced On the 29th September Philip Hammond, transport secretary, said that he will launch a consultation later this year with a view to introducing the new 80mph motorway speed limit in 2013. He said “Britain’s roads should be the arteries of […]
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- Sep, 30, 2011
US News – ‘Black Boxes’ Required In All New Cars
Although the news isn’t directly related to the UK I thought this information was important since, eventually, most trends from the US follow in the UK after a few years. By next month, every mew car in the U.S. will be required to have a black box installed on the vehicle. This is a similar […]
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- May, 25, 2011
New Continuous Car Insurance Law
On the 16th of February 2011 we wrote a post on how a new law was being introduced which meant that drivers would have to keep their cars insured at all times, unless the car is declared off the road – See Here . Now motorists are being reminded, by an advertising campaign, that this […]
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- May, 24, 2011