Traffic Offences

Operation Tramline marks 10 years on road

Operation Tramline marks 10 years on road

Apr 08, 2025Comments off

Ten years ago, National Highways’ first unmarked HGV cab went out on patrol with the police in an innovative trial to find new ways to

Texting while driving using cell phone in car

Selfie-taking behind the wheel now a common...

Nov 08, 2024Comments off

New research from Samsara has found that “selfie culture” is taking over the roads, with nearly half (46%) of professional drivers reporting they’ve witnessed general road users snapping

RAC mechanic checking brakes on a car

A fifth of drivers admit to skipping the MO...

Nov 05, 2024Comments off

One-in-five drivers (20%) under the age of 44 have driven illegally by not putting their car through the MOT or replacing tyres when needed to

Cambridge police use a city tour bus to catch motorists using mobile phones

Police board buses to catch drivers on phon...

Sep 02, 2024Comments off

Police officers in Cambridge have been boarding buses as part of a crackdown on drivers using mobile phones. Officers from the Cambridge City Neighbourhood team spent

Operation Tramline

More than 200 offences spotted in week of a...

Jul 22, 2024Comments off

Police patrolling the M6 in National Highways’ unmarked HGV cabs spotted some 230 offences being committed by road users during a week of action. More

Acusensus roadside technology

Scale of distracted drivers in UK classed a...

Jun 24, 2024Comments off

An analysis of the latest figures from the DfT indicates that there may be more than 50,000 instances of people driving while using a hand-held

Safety Camera

More police forces join National Highways t...

Feb 23, 2024Comments off

A trial of new mobile technology which can automatically detect motorists who are not wearing a seatbelt or using mobile phones while driving is being

A busy road with traffic

Cost-of-living crisis ‘encouraging’ dri...

Jan 08, 2024Comments off

New data shows 400,000 drivers have been caught driving without insurance over the past four years. iCompario submitted a Freedom of Information request to the DVSA

Operation Tramline

Warwickshire Police encouraged by latest Op...

Dec 04, 2023Comments off

Warwickshire Police detected more than 100 offences during the latest Operation Tramline event, which took place between 6-9 November. During the operation, officers used a

Driver drinking a mug of tea, no hands on the steering wheel

Driver caught sipping mug of tea and removi...

Sep 29, 2023Comments off

A tea-sipping driver who removed both his hands from the wheel while being reprimanded by police was just one of hundreds of drivers caught flouting