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Mobile phone law ‘insufficient and cu...

Aug 12, 2019Comments off

The Government is being urged to update the wording of its law on the use of mobile phones while driving. Current legislation, introduced in 2003,

This common misconception about overtaking ...

Aug 12, 2019Comments off

UK drivers are risking their licences by breaking the speed limit when overtaking, shocking government figures have shown. According to official stats, in 2017 almost

Night-vision drones are catching dangerous ...

Aug 08, 2019Comments off

Police in London have launched a ground-breaking new trial that uses drones to catch speeding drivers. Officers claim the drones – equipped with night-vision capability

‘SERP volunteers’ to help with ...

Aug 05, 2019Comments off

A group of volunteers in Essex will become the first in the country to be given enforcement powers, under a new initiative. Co-ordinated by the

Motoring fines for company car drivers cont...

Aug 02, 2019Comments off

UK businesses faced an increase in motoring fines during the first half of 2019 as the proportion of company car and van drivers incurring penalties

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

Roads policing review to improve safety

Jul 16, 2019Comments off

A first-of-its-kind joint review into roads policing and traffic enforcement will be launched later this year, in a bid to improve road safety. The two-year

Vehicle speed compliance statistics for Gre...

Jun 28, 2019Comments off

With this week’s release of government vehicle speed compliance statistics, DriveTech echo president of the AA, Edmund King’s, sentiment and believe it is important that

Motor fraudsters adopt new ‘hide and cras...

Jun 26, 2019Comments off

Motor fraudsters have adopted a dangerous new tactic to trap unsuspecting drivers in ‘crash-for-cash’ scams according to anti-fraud experts at AX, the provider of intelligent vehicle