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Mark Salisbury
Jul 4, 2023
Driving test fraudsters advertising services on social media
Fraudsters who offer to help people illegally pass their UK driving tests are advertising their services widely across social media, an...
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Mark Salisbury
Jun 27, 2023
New sentencing guidelines for motoring offences set to come into effect
A comprehensive package of 12 new and revised sentencing guidelines for offenders convicted of motoring offences in England and Wales...
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Mark Salisbury
Jun 20, 2023
Court cases for speeding reach record high
Almost a quarter of a million drivers (245,043) were sat in the dock accused of speeding last year, the highest since records began,...
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Mark Salisbury
Mar 14, 2023
Overcome driver resistance to in-cab recording
Research shows that the presence of in-cab monitoring systems reduces the likelihood of serious incidents by 27%. Emerging technologies...
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Mark Salisbury
Mar 7, 2023
Driver caught steering car transporter with just his elbow
Police officers overtaking a heavily-laden car transporter were shocked to discover the driver was using just one elbow to control the...
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Mark Salisbury
Nov 22, 2022
Breath tests plunge to record low
Roadside breath tests have slumped to their lowest level on record. Data published recently shows that in 2021 just 224,162 motorists...
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Mark Salisbury
Oct 4, 2022
Over half a million uninsured cars seized since 2018
More than half a million (542,370*) uninsured cars have been seized since 2018 according to information collated by AA Insurance. A...
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Mark Salisbury
Aug 23, 2022
Police forces crack down on “selfish” drink and drug drivers
“Drink or drug driving is completely unacceptable and identifying motorists who are prepared to take such a risk is a priority for us.”...
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Mark Salisbury
Aug 2, 2022
Drink driving offences could now land you a life sentence
The Highway Code has been updated following a change in the law that affects the sentences for some driving offences. The updated...
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Mark Salisbury
Jul 19, 2022
Views sought on new sentencing guidelines for motoring offences
A comprehensive package of 12 new and revised sentencing guidelines for offenders convicted of motoring offences in England and Wales has...
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Mark Salisbury
Jun 23, 2022
Tailgating ranked as the biggest cause of driver distraction
Being followed too closely by other drivers is the behaviour that distracts motorists most on Britain’s roads, latest research reveals. A...
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Mark Salisbury
Jun 14, 2022
Dangerous drivers are caught on film by officers in unmarked HGV
Two drivers who were literally driving ‘hands free’ had a nasty shock when they realised they had been caught on camera by police...
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Mark Salisbury
Mar 8, 2022
‘Have you got the message?’ asks GEM
Road safety and breakdown organisation GEM Motoring Assist is warning drivers that updated mobile phone laws will come into force this...
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Mark Salisbury
Feb 24, 2022
Ambulance crews urge drivers to respect the Red X
National Highways and ambulance crews are asking drivers to respect the Red X and give them the space they need to access an incident and...
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Mark Salisbury
Feb 17, 2022
New mobile phone laws; fleet managers urged to increase safety measures
Fleet managers are being urged to take action to protect their business and their staff from the risks posed by using a mobile phone...
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Mark Salisbury
Feb 15, 2022
Provisional licence holders caught without insurance
The number of provisional driving licence holders caught behind the wheel without insurance jumped by 16% to 14,618 in 2020 compared to...
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Mark Salisbury
Jan 27, 2022
Legal proposals for self-driving vehicles
The Law Commission, an independent statutory body set up by Parliament to review the law in England and Wales, and the Scottish Law...
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Mark Salisbury
Jan 18, 2022
AA calls for more Cops in Cars
‘We need more cops in cars’ is the strong message pushed by the AA president in response to death rates on UK roads plateauing over the...
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Mark Salisbury
Sep 21, 2021
Jail for death crash HGV driver who caused motorway pile-up
An HGV driver distracted by his mobile phone and who killed a devoted husband and wife in a “devastating collision” has been jailed....
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PRIM Fleet Standards
Aug 26, 2021
Logistics UK calls for 10,000 EU work visas amid fears over new driver shortage data
Logistics UK has urged the government to replicate its Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme for the logistics sector and prioritise the...
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PRIM Fleet Standards
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