Despite regular warnings, many drivers still continue to operate their vehicles in a distracted manner. Not only is this against the law, and could result in you having points added onto your license, it is also massively dangerous to both yourself and the passengers in your car, as well as other drivers on the roads […]

NEW legislation means that motorists will face a £200 fine and six points on their licence if they are caught TOUCHING their phone behind the wheel. Roads Minister Baroness Vere unveiled the latest law on 17 October 2020 – making all hand-held mobile activity while driving illegal. Can you use a mobile phone while driving? […]

MILLIONS of UK drivers sip on a coffee or bottle of water when behind the wheel. Brits risk being hit with hefty penalties if they take their eyes off the road to have a drink when driving. While it’s not illegal to have a non-alcoholic beverage when driving, drivers can be hit with a careless […]

“If you’re sleepy, if you’re tired, take an Uber. Take a taxi. Stay home. Have someone else drive you. Don’t risk your life.” Ask us any questions! Highway Traffic Safety said, “The good news is we are seeing a trend in the decrease in the crashes that can be attributed to distracted driving, but it’s not […]

We can all be guilty of not paying 100% of our attention on the road in front and around us. Whether it’s talking to passengers in the car, focusing on getting the kids in the back to calm down, or by getting too into the song on the radio. Despite these distractions, always make sure […]

In many cases, the familiarity of being behind the wheel can cause you to become over confident. This however can lead to multi-tasking and doing other things while driving – the most obvious one being use of a mobile phone without a hands-free set. While this is obviously illegal, there are plenty of ‘legal’ distractions […]

A female motorist was charged with causing death by dangerous driving after a fatal car crash involving three vehicles. The collision happened on Friday lunchtime on the A1307 at Bartlow, east of Horseheath Road in Linton, Cambridgeshire. The 50-year-old woman from Suffolk appears at Cambridge Magistrates’ Court today. The female driver of a Nissan Micra […]

A woman was jailed for three years after hitting and killing a motorcyclist while making a hands-free call. She was travelling on the wrong side of the road before colliding head-on with the motorcyclist. The driver of the car was convicted of dangerous driving after prosecutors argued that she was distracted while driving. She was […]

While many dogs will sit quietly on your back seat while you’re driving, others might move around, leap about and most likely cause a distraction. Even if your four-legged friend is well behaved in the car, it’s still vital to provide some means of restraint for them in case of an unexpected bump in the […]

According to the Huddersfield Daily Examiner, a taxi driver was caught watching the news on his mobile phone while driving. The phone was in a holder attached to the windscreen, playing a video, according to the passenger who reported the driver. Apparently it was not the first time he’d done it while she was in […]