Smoking Now Banned In Cars With Children
A new law that bans smoking in vehicles that are carrying anyone under the age of 18 comes into force today throughout England and Wales. The new law means that drivers and passengers who break the law could face a penalty fine of £50. The ban has been hailed as a ‘landmark’ victory by Professor […]
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Oct, 01, 2015
Drink Driving Limit Should Be Cut
The Police Federation have called for England and Wales to follow Scotland and lower the drink driving limit. The Police Federation, who represents rank-and-file officers, wants to see the limit brought down from 80mg of alcohol in 100ml to just 50mg. Experts have estimated that a 50mg limit would mean an average man would not […]
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- May, 20, 2015
Speeding Fines in Four-Year High
More than 115,000 motorist throughout England and Wales have received fines for speeding, the highest level since 2009. The figures released by the Ministry of Justice show that 115,549 motorists in 2013 were fined. South Wales saw one of the biggest increases of fines with 6,491, from 2,181 three years earlier. A speed camera in […]
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- Jan, 02, 2015
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
Drink Drive Campaign Begins
Many people wouldn’t think about drink driving but during the festive period when there are numerous friend, office and family events involving alcohol it becomes easy to make a wrong choice, a mistake at the end of the night. In some cases drivers are caught out being over the limit the morning after a night […]
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- Dec, 04, 2013
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
One in Five Admit to Drug Driving
A poll from confused.com has shown that out of 2,000 motorists, 19% have admitted to driving whilst under the influence of drugs. 7% of this being under the influence of illegal drugs whilst the remaining 12% admitted driving after taking prescription-drugs. The government has recently unveiled new drug driving proposals to make it easier to […]
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- Aug, 05, 2013
Government Unveil Drug Driving Proposals
The government has unveiled plans to make it easier to prosecute those who drive under the influence of drugs. The proposal includes illegal eight drugs including, benzoylecgonine, cannabis, cocaine, ecstasy and LSD for which allowable limits would be set to a very low level. Eight legal drugs such as diazepam, methadone and morphine would receive […]
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- Jul, 10, 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
Young Drivers Face New Rules and Regulations
New, young drivers, may face new laws when learning drive under plans to reduce accidents being considered by the Government. Some of the suggestions include introducing mandatory lessons in the dark, motorway driving as well as a more rigorous practical driving test. New drivers could also be made to spend a year learning before taking […]
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- Mar, 27, 2013