Over 700 motorists were caught using their mobile phones while driving in a week long police enforcement campaign. Thames Valley Police finished the joint operation with Hampshire Constabulary, on Saturday night. Fixed penalty points and fines were handed out to drivers including 117 in Berkshire and 136 in Bucks. This campaign served to remind motorists […]

The government are considering tougher penalties for mobile phone use whilst driving after research showed that it slowed a driver’s reactions more than drink or drugs. Robert Goodwill, the road safety minister, said he would make a case to the Ministry of Justice for imposing tougher penalties. In addition, campaigners, including the Alliance of British […]

A pensioner has been banned from driving for 12 months after he was caught veering into the overtaking lane on the A59 in North Yorkshire reading a map at the wheel. The 73-year-old, Peter Rigby, was caught by the safety camera operator when he began to drift across the dotted white line of the overtaking […]

Almost half of all motorists have admitted to using their phone whilst behind the wheel, despite mobile use while driving being banned for 10 years. A survey by road safety charity Brake and Direct Line found three in 10 drivers send or read texts while driving, and one in eight use apps. The charity believes […]

Samuel Lees, a 22-year-old motorist in Colchester, was seen by a police officer earlier this year driving at speed through a puddle soaking Debbie Pugh and her two children as they walked to school. Lees received a fine of £500 as well as six points on his licence which means that as a new driver […]

An American study into the impact of mobile use behind the wheel has found that all motorists take their eyes off the road for six minutes every hour they drive. Teenage drivers increase the risk of having a crash by eightfold when using a mobile whilst driving. Experienced adult motorists are also affected by using […]

One in 10 drivers don’t check their car between MOT’s, according to research by Kwik Fit. Nearly half of the drivers interviewed said they didn’t examine their tyres’ tread depth and more than two-thirds didn’t look at their brakes between annual check-ups. What are your thoughts on this article? Send your views to Britannia Driving […]

A recent survey has shown that over half of motorists on UK road are driving when tired, a common cause for road traffic accidents. 55% of the 1,000 drivers questioned admitted to operating a vehicle when fatigued – with many even conceding that they drive for endless hours without rest. Basic advice is to take […]

A study by Kwik Fit has disclosed that motorist are increasingly skipping scheduled servicing and maintenance on their cars while at the same time spending more than £1.8bn on cleaning products. The company said that those motorist who were most likely to put off maintenance were also the most likely to spend the most on […]

Do you think you’re safe whilst driving? Think again! New research has provided shocking figures that reveal that over 3 million Britons have fallen asleep whilst driving… and this is only in the last year! A survey for the car insurance firm LV suggests that out of 38 million UK drivers, 3.4 million of these […]