January saw the country come to a standstill with snow disrupting transport, schools, hospitals and driving tests. Driving tests across the U.K. were cancelled by the DSA (Driving Standards Agency) during January due to the freezing weather and icy roads. Figures suggest that 31,000 of the 40,000 scheduled tests were cancelled affecting not only cars, […]

The officers, who were off-duty when found to be over the legal limit, have all been suspended. The BBC understands officers have been warned drink-drivers will be “fast-tracked” to dismissal rather than have a drawn-out disciplinary process. Drink-driving is regarded as a severe breach of the PSNI’s code of ethics and merits an automatic sacking. […]

Thousands of cars were checked in a traffic operation aimed at taking travelling thieves off the roads. A team of more than 20 police officers mounted Operation Redcarpet during the weekend, which saw checkpoints set up around one of the busiest routes through the region. Cars which passed through the monitors around Dalton Park, off […]

The Driving Standards Agency (DSA) has made some important changes to where instructors can find its services on the internet. As from 1st April 2009 many of the online services offered to instructors and instructor trainers are accessible through the Business Link website at businesslink.gov.uk/transport rather than through the normal DSA website. For a short […]

Tough New Powers to tackle the selfish minority of uninsured drivers who cost law-abiding motorists £400m each year have been set out by Road Safety Minister Jim Fitzpatrick. The new measures will make it an offence to keep an uninsured vehicle-rather than just to drive when uninsured-making it easier to catch uninsured drivers and keep […]

Under new powers police will not be giving verbal warnings and will instead issue fixed-penalty notices for careless driving or minor offences as failing to signal passing, too close to a cyclist or not displaying lights at night. Drivers will pay an automatic £60 fine and have three penalty points added to their licences. As […]

Over A Third of used car buyers are looking to counteract rising motoring charges and challenging economic conditions by downsizing to a smaller more cost-effective car. According to a survey carried out by Glass’s Guide used car valuation guide, 38 per cent of buyers cited fuel prices and rises in road tax for heavier polluting […]

Points are issued on a driving licence to act as a deterrent and to make the driver realise that breaking motorist laws will not be condoned. Points are very easily issued to anyone who is deemed breaking the law this is because drivers who are not law abiding are evidently putting their own and the […]