Police

Welsh support for NPCC mobile phone crack d...

Feb 27, 2023Comments off

All four Welsh police forces are supporting a nationwide campaign to crack down on drivers who flout the law by using a mobile phone. The

Joint operation prohibits dangerous large v...

Feb 08, 2023Comments off

Warwickshire Police’s Abnormal Loads team, National Highways, CMPG and DVSA were forced to close a multi-agency vehicle check site at the M6 Corley Services on

750 seat belt and mobile phone offences in ...

Dec 20, 2022Comments off

National Highways says it identified more than 750 seat belt and mobile ‘phone offences along a short section of the M6 in Merseyside earlier this

Breath tests plunge to record low

Nov 21, 2022Comments off

Roadside breath tests have slumped to their lowest level on record. Data published recently shows that in 2021 just 224,162 motorists were breathalysed by Police

Roadside drug test

Drug driving and speeding at record highs a...

Nov 09, 2022Comments off

Analysis of 2021 Crown and Magistrates Court data by the AA* has found that both drug driving and speeding cases are at record highs. As

Over half a million uninsured cars seized s...

Oct 04, 2022Comments off

More than half a million (542,370) uninsured cars have been seized since 2018 according to information collated by AA Insurance. A Freedom of Information request

Drink driving offences could now land you a...

Aug 01, 2022Comments off

The Highway Code has been updated following a change in the law that affects the sentences for some driving offences. The updated penalties include causing

National Highways Research Van

New research van rolled out to detect dange...

Jul 29, 2022Comments off

New mobile technology capable of automatically detecting motorists who fail to wear a seatbelt or hold mobile phones at the wheel is being trialled in

Van cur open to get at tools

Van theft is on the rise and is set to incr...

Jul 18, 2022Comments off

COMPARETHEMARKET.COM has predicted future levels of van theft could double to 20,000 in the next decade after research found an 81% increase from 2015 to

Flashing police lights

Views sought on new sentencing guidelines f...

Jul 18, 2022Comments off

A comprehensive package of 12 new and revised sentencing guidelines for offenders convicted of motoring offences in England and Wales has been put out for