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Despite high profile government and police campaigns highlighting the dangers of using a mobile when driving, many motorists are still flouting the law and putting their lives, and those of other road users, at risk. A new study for Kwik Fit, the UK’s leading automotive servicing and repair company, reveals that a third (34%) of […]
Two hundred people were killed in car crashes in Great Britain where at least one driver was over the drink drive limit, according to new Department for Transport figures. While the number of people killed in drink drive related collisions fell in 2015, the numbers killed and seriously injured, as well as drink drive collisions, […]
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 […]
A speeding driver, Farid Reza, who killed a 21-year-old woman in Kingston, south west London, has been found guilty of Causing Death by Dangerous Driving and Serious Injury at the Old Bailey where telematics data provided vital evidence in support of the police investigation. Reza, 36, of Kingston was sentenced to 5 years and 3 […]
It has been confirmed that from April 2017, higher tariffs will be imposed upon those who are the most serious speeding offenders. The fine imposed currently sits around a maximum of 100% of the guilty party’s weekly wage. This will jump up to 150% of their weekly wage from April 2017. This can be a […]
A new survey by Brake, the road safety charity and Direct Line has found that nearly 80% (78%) of drivers think the drink drive limit is too high and more than half (54%) of drivers think the drink drive limit should be reduced to an effective zero tolerance limit of 20mg/100ml. The results of the survey suggest […]
Road Safety and breakdown organisation GEM Motoring Assist is urging drivers to make safety their priority this Christmas and not to take any risks with alcohol. The advice comes as official figures show there has been no decline in the number of people killed through drink-driving in recent years. An average of 240 people are […]
Road safety and breakdown recovery provider GEM Motoring Assist offers the following comment in response to the announcement that motorists caught using their mobile phones while driving will receive £200 fines and six points on their licence. This is double the previous fine penalty for mobile users behind the wheel. Neil Worth, GEM Motoring Assist […]
Gary Rae, director of communications and campaigns for Brake, the road safety charity, said: “The latest national figures from the police show worrying signs, with a large drop in the amount of people being tested but an increase in those who tested positive, failed or refusing the test. With traffic police numbers on the decline, […]
Brake, the road safety charity, is calling on the government to take urgent action after figures released by the Department for Transport (DfT) show little change in the number of people killed because of drink-driving. Government figures reveal that the number of deaths involving a driver under the influence of alcohol was 240 in 2014. That […]