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Abnormal Load

Transport bodies urge police to apply abnor...

Jul 10, 2023Comments off

Transport bodies are urging police to apply regulations on moving large or heavy cargo fairly and consistently. Hauliers report that some police forces have imposed

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

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

Police stopping a car

AA calls for more Cops in Cars

Jan 17, 2022Comments off

‘We need more cops in cars’ is the strong message pushed by the AA president in response to death rates on UK roads plateauing over

Keyless car theft warning issued by police

Jul 22, 2021Comments off

The UK’s top police officer investigating vehicle crime is encouraging drivers to take steps to keep their car safe amid a rise in criminals exploiting keyless technology. Provisional figures

Report calls for independent Road Collision...

Dec 07, 2020Comments off

A UK Road Collision Investigation Branch ‘should be established as an impartial investigator, independent from the existing judicial investigation process operated by the police’. That

Police launch national campaign to protect ...

Oct 27, 2020Comments off

From 26 October to 1 November, all of the UK’s 43 police forces are set to engage in a national effort to help reduce uninsured

Warwickshire Police step up efforts to enfo...

Nov 27, 2019Comments off

Police in Warwickshire have announced the launch of a new unit to tackle commercial vehicles and hauliers that “pose serious danger” to other road users.

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,

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