It’s fifty years to the day (10 May 1967) since a blood alcohol limit was first introduced for drivers in the UK, yet government figures suggest drink drive casualties are on the rise. Provision...
Since earlier this year, if you’re caught using your mobile while driving, you’ll now face much tougher penalties than before, and it’ll mean it costs you a lot more than the £200 fine. That’s bec...
Nissan has come up with an innovative way of stopping drivers using their phone behind the wheel using 200-year-old technology. The Nissan Signal Shield is a prototype compartment that the manufa...
Would you shop a fellow motorist for driving dangerously? That’s exactly what North Yorkshire Police has been encouraging drivers to do as part of its “Operation Spartan” – aiming to improve drivin...
In incidents of serious speeding a driver caught doing 41mph in a 20mph zone, or 101mph on a motorway, will be fined up to 150% of their weekly income.
Drivers caught using their mobile phones while driving will face six points, a £200 fine and have no option of an awareness course as of today (1 March 2017). Young and inexperienced drivers are b...
In a move that could save motorists over £100 million a year, the government has tabled a proposal that would extend the period before the first MOT test is needed from the current three years to four years.
The Department for Transport is to consider introducing some form of phone-disabling technology to stop people using their phone behind the wheel, it has been confirmed. Ministers are to meet mobi...
£175 million is being ear-marked to improve the 50 most dangerous roads in England and Wales. But could it be spent more wisely?
This week (21-27 November), Brake is raising awareness for Road Safety Week – the UK's biggest road safety event. Coordinated annually by the charity and involving thousands of schools, organisati...