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Breathalysers must be available in all new ...

Nov 21, 2019Comments off

Breathalysers must be able to be fitted into all new cars from 2022 following a landmark decision by the European Council. The technology, that could prevent drink-drivers from starting

Rocketing fleet vehicle motoring fines

Nov 14, 2019Comments off

The rocketing number of motoring fines handed out to company car and van drivers means that businesses must introduce innovative solutions to limit the resulting

Private parking firms will dish out 8.6 mil...

Nov 07, 2019Comments off

Private parking firms are set to issue nearly two million more tickets in 2019/20 compared with the previous 12 months. Almost 8.6 million tickets could

Driver had car impounded despite doing noth...

Nov 05, 2019Comments off

Student, Asim Tahraf bought a pair of customised number plates in celebration of graduating from Aston University in Birmingham. As he was required to do,

Fines for stopping in yellow boxes to be ro...

Oct 25, 2019Comments off

Drivers across the country will soon be liable for fines for offences like stopping in yellow box junctions, the Government has indicated. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps looks

Scotland: new ‘robust powers’ to tackle...

Oct 21, 2019Comments off

Tougher laws on drug driving, and a new roadside testing regime, are set to come into effect in Scotland – bringing the nation in line

Month-long crackdown to improve road safety...

Sep 24, 2019Comments off

A month of action to improve safety on one of the most important routes across England has begun. Highways England is joining up with six

France proposes to scrap law requiring driv...

Sep 18, 2019Comments off

A law that requires all drivers in France to keep at least one disposable breathalyser kit in the car at all times is to be

Nearly 12,000 new drivers have licences rev...

Sep 16, 2019Comments off

Dozens of new drivers had their licence revoked on a daily basis in 2018, after reaching six penalty points. Figures obtained by Brake – via a

Drink Drive: Fatalities up 25%

Aug 29, 2019Comments off

A Government report published yesterday (28 August 2019)* shows that the number of people killed in road accidents where the motorist was over the drink