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Taking A Holiday Journey? Get Your Basics Right…

July 17, 2019 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

Road safety and breakdown cover specialist GEM Motoring Assist has published a brand new series of short ‘how to’ videos that set out the basics of car maintenance tasks you can do at home. The five videos, each lasting a couple of minutes, feature presenter Katy Brody offering friendly, practical tips on home MOT checks, […]

Filed Under: Maintenance & Breakdown Tagged With: Car Articles, Car tyre pressures, GEM, GEM Motoring Assist, Katy Brody, MOT checks, Neil Worth, Tyre, Tyre pressures, Tyre tread levels

Global Road Safety Week – Let’s All Reduce Collisions

May 3, 2019 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

Road safety and breakdown organisation GEM Motoring Assist is using the forthcoming UN Global Road Safety Week as an opportunity to encourage all drivers and riders to consider the risks they face (and the risks they pose) on their daily journeys, and to find ways of reducing those risks. The Fifth UN Global Road Safety […]

Filed Under: Daily News Tagged With: Car Articles, Daily News, GEM, GEM Motoring Assist, Neil Worth, Road Safety Week, UN Global Road Safety Week, WHO, World Health Organisation

GEM Pledges Support For #dontstreamanddrive Day

April 15, 2019 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

GEM Motoring Assist is offering its support for the latest #dontstreamanddrive day, which takes place on Tuesday 16 April. It’s a worthy cause highlighting the risk posed by drivers who choose to ‘live-stream’ their journeys using hand-held mobile phones. GEM road safety officer Neil Worth said it was hard to understand why any driver would […]

Filed Under: Driving Advice Tagged With: Car Articles, Don't stream and drive, dontstreamanddriveday, Driving advice, Driving distractions, Driving safety advice, How to drive safely, Neil Worth, Safe driving advice

Safer Driving In Snow

December 5, 2018 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

Road safety and breakdown organisation GEM Motoring Assist is encouraging motorists to ensure they – and their vehicles – are ready for the potential challenges of driving in winter. In this second of four advice notices, GEM road safety officer Neil Worth answers questions on driving safely in times of snow: What is a safe […]

Filed Under: Driving Advice Tagged With: Car Articles, Driving advice, GEM, GEM Motoring Assist, How to drive in snow, Low traction driving, Neil Worth, Safe speed for driving in snow, Winter driving advice

GEM Offers Top Tips On Speed Limits

November 4, 2018 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

Road safety and breakdown organisation GEM Motoring Assist is today issuing a series of simple tips for drivers to ensure they don’t exceed speed limits. This, says GEM, is not only a key part of reducing collisions and casualties on our roads, but it should also help drivers keep their cash in their wallets. After […]

Filed Under: Driving Advice Tagged With: Car Articles, Driving, Driving advice, Driving advice and speed limits, GEM Motoring Assist, How to drive safely in the speed limit, Insurance cost of penalty points, Neil Worth, Penalty points, Speed limit signage, Speed limits

Avoid A Ticket For Lesser Known Offences…

August 6, 2018 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

Road safety and breakdown organisation GEM Motoring Assist is warning drivers that it’s not just speeding, seatbelts and mobile phone use that can bring them to the attention of the police. There are a host of other infringements, some better known than others, which can result in drivers picking up fines they may not have […]

Filed Under: Safety & Security Tagged With: Defective tyres, GEM, GEM Motoring Assist, GEM road safety, highway code, Mobile phone use, Neil Worth, Non-compliant number plates, Seatbelts, speeding, The Highway Code

Should Penalties Increase For Uninsured Drivers?

July 18, 2018 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

Road safety and breakdown organisation GEM Motoring Assist is calling for harsher penalties to reduce the problem of driving without insurance. This, says GEM, would have an immediate and significant impact in reducing road casualties, as well as demonstrating a commitment to protecting vulnerable road users. GEM road safety officer Neil Worth comments: “Uninsured driving […]

Filed Under: Insurance Tagged With: Car Articles, Car insurance penalties, GEM, GEM Motoring Assist, How to reduce road casualties, insurance, Insurance advice, Neil Worth, No insurance use, Penalties for no insurance, Road casualties, Vulnerable road users

GEM Warns Of Pothole Dangers

April 18, 2018 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Safety & Security Tagged With: ALARM, ALARM survey, Annual Local Authority Road Maintenance, Car Articles, Neil Worth, Potentially unsafe roads, Road network repairs, Road repairs, road safety, Road underfunding, safety

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

Show Off Your Talent For Driving In 2018…

January 3, 2018 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

Road safety and breakdown organisation GEM Motoring Assist is encouraging every driver to make a New Year’s resolution based on safer driving. GEM has created TALENT as a quick and easy checklist to reduce risk on every journey. According to GEM’s road safety officer Neil Worth, there’s something for every driver in the six short […]

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