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How Much Do You Know About Number Plates?

December 18, 2018 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

Cycling and motor specialist retailer Halfords have surveyed over 2,000 UK drivers to understand how much the public really knows about number plates. The survey released a shocking lack of knowledge around the subject: 77% of UK drivers don’t know how much they could be fined for driving with an illegal number plate Young drivers […]

Filed Under: Daily News Tagged With: Car Articles, Ensuring number plates are legal, Fines for illegal plates, Halfords, Illegal number plates, Legal plates, Number Plates, Number plates and the law, The Law

New Scottish Transport Bill May See Pavement Parking Banned

June 22, 2018 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

The RAC is reporting that new Transport Bill for Scotland may well mean the ending of pavement parking for motorists.  Whilst some may think that they are helping the flow of traffic on narrow streets, for others such as wheelchair users or people with prams/children’s buggies this can cause a serious impediment.  This could mean […]

Filed Under: Editorial Tagged With: Car Articles, LEZ, LEZ - Low Emission Zones - for Scotland, Low Emission Zones, RAC, RAC news, Scottish motoring news, The Environment, The Law, The RAC, Transport Bill for Scotland 2018, Transport Bills

IAM RoadSmart States Mobile Cameras Are Good For Safety

February 2, 2018 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

An investigation by IAM RoadSmart, the UK’s biggest independent road safety charity, has found that more than a third-of police forces are using their mobile safety camera vans to prosecute drivers not wearing seatbelts or using a handheld mobile phone. The information comes from a Freedom of Information request submitted to 44 police forces which […]

Filed Under: The Law Tagged With: Car Articles, Handheld mobile phone use in cars, IAM RoadSmart, Mobile speed cameras, Roads policing, Seatbelts, Speed camera vans, speed cameras, The Law, Wearing seatbelts

DVLA Expands Online Fine Payment Offering

January 27, 2018 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

The DVLA Pay A Fine service was launched back in 2016 to allow customers to pay vehicle-related fines online.  The service has recently been extended and updated to allow a broader range of fines to be dealt with and in a simpler fashion. Fines are issued to uninsured or untaxed vehicles on the road; this was […]

Filed Under: The Law Tagged With: Car Articles, DVLA, Fine payments, Fines for no insurance, Fines for no road tax, GOV.UK websites, How to pay a DVLA fine, How to tax a car, The DVLA, The Law

Do You Agree With The Idea Of A Cross-Channel Bridge?

January 21, 2018 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

The Foreign Secretary’s idea for a cross-Channel bridge makes for a great headline in the spirit of British and French co-operation, but the costs and practical implications would be enormous. “We’re better off spending smaller amounts of money on improving our crumbling roads and opening more lorry parks,” said RHA chief executive Richard Burnett. “The […]

Filed Under: Daily News Tagged With: Car Articles, Channel crossings, Cross-channel bridge proposal, Crossing the channel, Government, Lorry parks, RHA, Road Haulage Association, The Law, The Strait of Dover, Transport proposals

GEM Reacts To Government Announcement Keeping MOT After Three Years

January 19, 2018 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

Some time ago, we reported on goverment proposals to amend the MOT cycle, with four years being the first test.  It has been subsequently announced that the current test at three years will stand.  GEM Motoring Assist Road Safety Officer Neil Worth had the following to state after the announcement was made: “We were very […]

Filed Under: The Law Tagged With: Car Articles, Car MOT testing at three years, Car safety testing, Changes to the MOT test, GEM Motoring Assist, MOT at three years, MOT testing, MOT tests, Neil Worth, The Law, Threats to road safety

Steer Clear Of Alcohol During The Festive Season…

December 13, 2017 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

As police forces across the country embark on the latest seasonal drink-drive enforcement campaigns, road safety and breakdown organisation GEM Motoring Assist is calling on drivers across the country to make safety their priority and ensure they take no risks with drinking and driving. The advice comes as an Institute of Alcohol Studies report shows […]

Filed Under: The Law Tagged With: Car Articles, Don't drink and drive, Drink driving law, Driving advice, Driving bans, GEM Motoring Assist, If you need to drive don't drink alcohol, Institute of Alcohol Studies, Roads policing, The Law

Highways England Targets Inappropriate Driving Behaviour

November 9, 2017 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

The Road Haulage Association fully supports Highways England’s enforcement action to target non-compliant drivers of all classes of vehicle. Commenting, RHA chief executive Richard Burnett said: “All drivers must drive safely and pay due care and attention to all road users and must comply with the Highway Code. We constantly push the message that drivers […]

Filed Under: The Law Tagged With: Car Articles, HGV drivers, highway code, Highways England, National Police Chief’s Council, RHA, Richard Burnett, Road Haulage Association, Road safety advice, The Law

GEM Motoring Assist Urges Drivers To Put Safety First And Refrain From Phone Use

September 5, 2017 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Safety & Security Tagged With: Car Articles, Department for Transport, GEM, GEM Motoring Assist, Neil Worth, Road safety advice, The Law

GEM Warns Drivers – Mobile Penalties To Double In March 2017

February 20, 2017 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

GEM is pleased the Government has recognised the severity of this offence, especially as more and more evidence becomes available to link mobile phone use with serious collisions. GEM road safety officer Neil Worth commented: “There is serious risk in the physical distraction of holding a phone while driving. But there is also the risk […]

Filed Under: The Law Tagged With: Car Articles, Concentrating and driving, GEM, GEM Motoring Assist, Holding a phone and driving, Kill the Conversation, Mobile phones, Mobiles and driving, Neil Worth, Penalties for breaking the law when driving, Safety advice, The Law, The law around mobile phones and driving, Using your phone behind the wheel

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