Traffic Offences

HGV accident caused by speeding

Increase in HGV drivers caught speeding

Mar 17, 2023No Comments

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

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

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

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

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

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

Operation Vertebrae

400 vehicles stopped as officers in unmarke...

Jul 14, 2022Comments off

More than 400 vehicles were stopped, and 387 offences recorded in a week of action by police and National Highways which saw officers patrolling the

Using two hands to roll a cigarette

Dangerous drivers are caught on film by off...

Jun 10, 2022Comments off

Two drivers who were literally driving ‘hands free’ had a nasty shock when they realised they had been caught on camera by police officers patrolling

Speeding car

Clocking the dangers of speed

Feb 21, 2022Comments off

The latest research from the UK’s largest independent road safety charity, IAM RoadSmart, has revealed positive long-term trends, with motorists continuing to find speeding less

Van Driver

New mobile phone laws; fleet managers urged...

Feb 15, 2022Comments off

Fleet managers are being urged to take action to protect their business and their staff from the risks posed by using a mobile phone while