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New sentencing guidelines for motoring offe...

Jun 26, 2023Comments off

A comprehensive package of 12 new and revised sentencing guidelines for offenders convicted of motoring offences in England and Wales will come into effect on

Average speed cameras A6120 & A647

First permanent average-speed cameras in We...

Jun 22, 2023Comments off

Leeds City Council will soon install the first permanent average-speed cameras in West Yorkshire, which will be located on the A6120 Outer Ring Road and

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Court cases for speeding reach record high

Jun 19, 2023Comments off

Almost a quarter of a million drivers (245,043) were sat in the dock accused of speeding last year, the highest since records began, following analysis

Mobile phone use while driving

Acusensus expands UK operations

Apr 17, 2023Comments off

Acusensus says its investment in three new trailers – able to automatically detect mobile phone and seatbelt offences – will help local authorities in the

HGV accident caused by speeding

Increase in HGV drivers caught speeding

Mar 17, 2023Comments off

The recent data released regarding the dangerous level of speeding offenses committed by HGV delivery drivers is alarming. More than 23,000 HGV drivers were caught

Britain’s drug-driving crisis

Mar 08, 2023Comments off

The UK’s leading independent road safety charity, IAM RoadSmart, is calling on the government to prioritise the growing crisis of drug-driving on Britain’s roads. Media

Using elbow to steer car transporter

Driver caught steering car transporter with...

Mar 03, 2023Comments off

Police officers overtaking a heavily-laden car transporter were shocked to discover the driver was using just one elbow to control the huge vehicle as he

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