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Road safety and breakdown organisation GEM Motoring Assist is using the forthcoming UN Global Road Safety Week (8 to 14 May 2018) as an opportunity to call for new policies and initiatives to reduce the number of people killed and seriously injured on the UK’s roads. The focus this year is on speed, and what […]
Road safety and breakdown recovery specialist GEM Motoring Assist is warning motorists of the continued danger posed by the UK’s poorly-maintained roads. The call follows last month’s publication of the Annual Local Authority Road Maintenance (ALARM) survey, in which the dire state of local roads was confirmed. GEM road safety officer Neil Worth said: “The […]
As the long Easter weekend approaches, families are preparing to set off to spend time with relatives, which may involve long journeys up and down the country. This year is set to be even busier than last year, as 26 million drivers are planning journeys over the Easter period, according to an AA poll (AA-Populus […]
Dash mounted cameras are cheaper, smaller and easier to use than ever before. They also have the potential to make a significant contribution to road safety and to save you money on your car insurance, according to GEM Motoring Assist. Writing in the Spring 2018 edition of Good Motoring, the quarterly magazine for GEM members, road safety […]
Almost 40 per cent of cars in the UK are running on at least one tyre that is “dangerously” or “very dangerously” underinflated. The figures come after Michelin and Kwik Fit inspected more than 500 vehicles in Tesco car parks around the UK. Michelin classifies tyres that are between 7psi and 14psi below the manufacturer’s […]
Road safety and breakdown organisation GEM Motoring Assist wants to see personal responsibility at the top of this week’s casualty reduction agenda. The call comes at the start of Road Safety Week, and GEM wholeheartedly supports its ‘Speed Down Save Lives’ theme. GEM road safety officer Neil Worth believes it is vital for all drivers […]
TyreSafe, the UK’s tyre safety charity, has announced substantial support for the national roads policing initiative to increase awareness of tyre safety to motorists on Britain’s roads. This will begin with the charity’s handover of 2,000 digital tread depth gauges for use by traffic officers across the country when they conduct stop checks at the […]
The autonomous car or ‘driverless cars’ are really factoring into the UK governments plans for industry, as they believe that in the next 17 years, the business of self-driving cars could be worth £28billion. Proposals for new car insurance laws and codes of practice are popping up in these discussions as we try to be […]
GEM Motoring Assist is encouraging drivers to ensure they get sufficient sleep before getting behind the wheel. GEM says this will not only help them feel better, but will also make a significant contribution to reducing the risks they face on the road. Recent research from the United States (US Centre for Disease Control and […]
GEM Motoring Assist is urging all drivers to put safety first and refrain from using their phones at the wheel. The call comes six months after new, tougher sanctions were introduced for drivers caught using a hand-held mobile phone…. yet figures show thousands of drivers are not heeding the warnings. GEM road safety officer Neil […]