Law & Legislation

Cars on the motorway

Treasury Committee: UK road pricing recomme...

Feb 04, 2022Comments off

Zero emission vehicles shouldn’t mean zero tax revenue, says Transport Committee. The UK faces an under-resourced and congested future unless the Government acts urgently to

Van driver with sat nav

Almost half of van drivers risking £200 fi...

Feb 01, 2022Comments off

Almost half of van drivers are risking a £200 fine and six penalty points on their licence as a result of using a sat nav

The Highway Code

Changes to The Highway Code

Jan 28, 2022Comments off

From tomorrow, 29 January 2022, rules for all types of road users will be updated in The Highway Code to improve the safety of people

Self driving car

Legal proposals for self-driving vehicles

Jan 26, 2022Comments off

The Law Commission, an independent statutory body set up by Parliament to review the law in England and Wales, and the Scottish Law Commission have

Not all motorists agree with the proposed H...

Jan 25, 2022Comments off

Changes to the Highway Code are due to come into force on January 29 2022, pending approval from Parliament, which will give greater focus to

REL Haulage

O-licence refused after firm runs HGVs befo...

Jan 24, 2022Comments off

REL Haulage has been refused an operator’s licence after running HGVs before permission was granted, despite assurances it would not do so. Director Ian Newman

Lorry queue on motorway outside Calais

New border rules trigger long queues of tru...

Jan 18, 2022Comments off

Lorries bringing goods into Britain from Europe are being held up at the border following the introduction of new customs regulations this month, with hauliers

Police stopping a car

AA calls for more Cops in Cars

Jan 17, 2022Comments off

‘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

HGV driver using mobile phone jailed for ca...

Jan 13, 2022Comments off

A truck driver has been jailed for more than eight years after his HGV struck multiple vehicles, killing three people. Ion Onut was trawling dating sites

Autonomous Car

Are British roads capable of catering for a...

Jan 12, 2022Comments off

This year, the UK became the first country to allow self-driving cars on motorways at low speed. The country is making incredible progress in the