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

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

Operation Tramline vehicles

Over 220 offences detected during operation...

May 23, 2024Comments off

Police in Suffolk stopped over 200 vehicles, made two arrests and detected more than 220 offences, as part of a recent week-long roads policing operation.

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

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

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