Driver Safety

The quickest way to cool your car down

Jul 26, 2019Comments off

It’s been a long day at work and you’re desperate to get home to soak up the last of the evening’s rays when BANG you’re

DriveTech comments on DfT Reported Road Cas...

Jul 26, 2019Comments off

Commenting on the Reported Road Casualty statistics published by the DfT 25 July 2019, Charlie Norman, Director at Drivetech, part of the AA, said: “We

Roads Minister announces ‘Evidence Review...

Jul 24, 2019Comments off

In a significant win for the roadside rescue and recovery industry, Roads Minister Michael Ellis MP today (23 July 2019) announced that the Department for

Five surprising things your car does in sum...

Jul 24, 2019Comments off

The summer months are hard on cars – they have to battle against baking sun, busy traffic and humid conditions, hopefully without missing a beat

‘Hands-free’ doesn’t mean ‘brain-fr...

Jul 22, 2019Comments off

ROAD SAFETY and breakdown organisation GEM Motoring Assist is reminding all drivers that phone calls and texts – even in hands-free mode – should wait

Dashcam vigilantes lead to over 1200 prosec...

Jul 19, 2019Comments off

Nextbase, a manufacturer of dashcams who pioneered and funded the not-for-profit database, launched The National Dash Cam Safety Portal (NDCP) July 2018 offer an easy way

Road safety action plan announced to cut ro...

Jul 19, 2019Comments off

Failure to wear a seatbelt could result in penalty points as well as fines, under new plans to reduce the number of deaths on the

DriveTech now offers End Point Assessments ...

Jul 18, 2019Comments off

To help passenger transport companies with their apprenticeship delivery, DriveTech can now conduct End Point Assessments (EPA) for Bus, Coach and Tram Drivers. DriveTech is

Highways England clearly on right lines to ...

Jul 17, 2019Comments off

‘Ghost’ road markings and blacked out lines, which can confuse drivers, could become a thing of the past thanks to Highways England’s global search for

Motorway speed limit should be raised to 80...

Jul 12, 2019Comments off

The Department for Transport (DfT) have been conducting a study focusing on traffic speed and movements, the statistics released aren’t really a shock to anyone