Phllip Hammond, the Transport Secretary, is to plug a loophole which enables motorists to sober up while police find a doctor or nurse to carry out the test. It is among a series of far reaching changes unveiled as part of the Government’s response to recommendations on road safety made by Sir Peter North, former […]

Albany, N.Y. — Officials from various state agencies and organizations concerned with traffic safety are reminding motorists of the dangers of drowsy driving. The annual public education and awareness campaign will coincide with the beginning of Daylight Savings Time, which begins Sunday, March 13. “Recent studies show that driving while drowsy is a much more […]

Plainclothed traffic wardens in unmarked cars are being used to issue parking fines, trapping unsuspecting motorists. A London council has been using the covert tactics despite the Parking and Traffic Appeals service overturning fines issued by non-uniformed officers. Merton council is spending more than £4,000 a month on privately hired cars for traffic wardens in […]

THE number of people driving without motor insurance has fallen by 20% during the past four years. An estimated 1.5million motorists were on the roads despite not having insurance cover during 2009, down from 1.8million in 2005, according to the Motor Insurers’ Bureau (MIB) but despite the reduction, it is still reckoned that 4% of […]

More than half of motorists have admitted to engaging in unsafe driving practices, according to a new survey. Research published by the Co-operative indicates that 54 per cent of motorists make irresponsible driving choices on a regular basis. The most common practice is eating and drinking whilst driving at speed, to which 53 per cent […]

The price of oil crept up yesterday on the first day of trading since upbeat US job numbers last Friday. However, the jump is likely to put further pressure on petrol prices in the UK as motorists prepare for near-record prices at the pumps. US light crude added as much as 0.4 per cent yesterday, […]

China has an unusual way of punishing those that have committed a traffic offence – totally humiliating them! The offenders are made to stand on the corner of a road, holding a white flag with red characters. They must stand there for the whole day waving the flag at passing traffic. This one day sentence […]

One in 20 British motorists drives an uninsured vehicle, one of the highest rates in Western Europe and which adds 30 pounds a year to premiums for the rest of the motoring population, figures released on Thursday showed. In London, Manchester and Liverpool the uninsured rate goes up to one in 10 or higher and […]

Motorists will face extra pain at the pump from today as the 2p rise in fuel duty comes into force — the third increase in the tax on petrol in nine months. Motoring groups attacked the move, saying that motorists were being treated as a “soft target” for tax rises. They fear that rising global […]

Despite paying billions in road taxes, British drivers believe not enough care is being taken of the nation’s roads. While news that a majority of UK motorists are unhappy with the amount of road tax they pay is unlikely to come as a shock to anyone, the extent to which disaffection is growing among the […]