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
One In Three Motorists Don’t Have Car Insurance
Figures from the Motor Insurers’ Bureau (MIB), responsible for compensating innocent motorists who have been involved in accidents with uninsured drivers, Bordesley in Birmingham is the worst area for uninsured drivers. Almost a third of drivers in this area are uninsured. It has been suggested that there are 1.4 million drivers on the road who […]
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- Sep, 15, 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
80mph Motorway Speed Limit Could Be Introduced
Philip Hammond, the Transport Secretary, has signalled that he is ready to lift the 70mph motorway speed limit to 80mph if it is in the interests of the British economy. Mr Hammond has called for a “rigorous cost benefit analysis’ of speed limits” which would look at a wider range of issues than safety alone. […]
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- May, 11, 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
MOT Tests could be ‘Every Two Years’
A consultation will look at whether the first MOT test could be changed from three to four years, and then every other MOT test to every two years. This would mean that, over the first 10 years, a new car would only be tested four times instead of eight, possibly saving motorists hundreds of pounds. […]
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- Apr, 11, 2011
Ruled Out – No Lower Drink-Drive Limit
The Government has rejected advice from the Whitehall-commissioned report last year, by Sir Peter North, which suggested that the limit should be reduced from 80mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood to 50mg. Transport Secretary Philip Hammond said improving enforcement rather than lowering the limit is likely to have more impact on drivers who “flagrantly […]
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- Mar, 21, 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