Between April 2013 and March 2014, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency has announced that 1,477,585 practical car driving tests were taken which is an increase of 2.9% on the previous year. Over the previous 6 years there had been a decline of 16%. This could be as a result of an improving economy giving Read More
Bus Lanes Suspended
Bus lanes in Liverpool were suspended by Liverpool City Council in October 2013. The bus lanes were suspended until 28th July 2014 to allow the council to monitor the changes in traffic and allow them to make a decision on their long term future. To date, there has been no announcement from Liverpool City Read More
Learning to drive just got cheaper
Transport Minister Stephen Hammond has today announced that the price for theory tests will fall from £31 to £25 in October with a further reduction to £23 planned in October 2015.
Do you know the speed limit?
Research conducted by insurance company More Than shows that more than a third of drivers can’t recognise the national speed limit sign in a survey of 2000 drivers despite it being one of the most common road signs on British roads. Last year a staggering 818,000 speeding tickets (2,243 per day) were issued to Read More
Insurance fronting
Call me naive, but I don’t believe most people set out to break the law. So I believe new research revealing that more than 2.5 million UK drivers could be committing fraud by “fronting” is down more to ignorance than villainous intent. Fronting is getting cheaper insurance by one person taking out the policy while the Read More
Higher penalties for drivers caught using their mobile phone
Higher penalties for drivers caught using their mobile phone There are calls for drivers to receive higher penalties when they are caught using their mobile phones after research shows that using a mobile phone can make you more dangerous than a drunk driver. Research conducted by the Transport Research Laboratory shows that a Read More
8 out of 10 people support 20 mph speed limits
A survey conducted by Brake and Allianz Insurance shows that 78% of people would support a 20 mph speed limit around schools and in towns, cities and residential areas. Brake are taking their GO 20 campaign to Parliament by calling on policticians to make the 20 mph limit the standard in built up areas. Brake Read More
Legal limits for “drug-driving” to be introduced
The government are to set limits for drug driving, similar to those we have for drink driving, in the Autumn of 2014. A zero limit was ruled out because it was felt that people could have been accidentally exposed to drugs such as passive smoking of cannabis, which may result in a small trace in Read More
The Highway Code: more ways to follow
The Highway Code applies to England, Scotland and Wales and is essential reading for everyone. Facebook Get regular and topical reminders about different rules from The Official Highway Code in your newsfeed and share them with your friends. Join over 20,000 other fans who are already following the page. Follow on Facebook Twitter Follow Read More
End of the vehicle tax disc
As of October 1st 2014 the DVLA is allowing motorists to pay their vehicle tax payments annually, biannually or monthly, and pay by direct debit. This is to help assist with the government’s 2014 law change to reduce the hassle that comes with vehicle tax. Another new change happening this year is the loss of Read More