An internal inquiry done by the Department for Transport has found that thousands of drivers deemed ‘high risk’ have been able to get back behind the wheel without undergoing medical checks. Drivers who lose their licence due to refusing to give a breath sample, those that are disqualified for driving twice in two years and […]

An insurance scam could have left around twenty thousand motorists uninsured according to a report by the BBC. ‘Ghost brokers’ are targeting young drivers who are struggling to afford high insurance premiums, as well as communities where English is not the first language and where residents may not understand how the UK insurance system works. […]

Police are concerned that the mild festive weather this year may lead to more drink drivers. The severe snow disruption over previous years is thought to have kept many drivers off the road. Surveys have shown that 25% of drivers felt pressured into drinking more alcohol than they wanted to, with younger drivers being more […]

The term beer goggles is often applied when an individual makes advances towards somebody who is deemed less attractive. ‘Beer goggles’ are thought to distort your vision making someone appear more beautiful after consuming alcohol. Now the DIA have got involved and really do offer beer goggles. The Vision Impairment Goggles they sell are meant […]

Sky Sports presenter Georgie Thompson was banned from the road for 19 months yesterday after she admitted drink-driving.The glamorous ex-girlfriend of TV host Dec Donnelly was more than twice the legal limit when she was breath-tested by police last month.They pulled her over outside her flat in Chelsea, London, after they saw her hit another […]

The road safety charity the Institute of Advances Motorists has said that younger drivers are 15% more likely to be in a car crash than older drivers due to mistakes at the wheel or bad reactions. The report from the IAM shows that in crashed that have been the fault of drivers under 20, around […]

President Obama’s uncle was stopped by police last week on suspicion of drink driving after going over a stop line and nearly causing a collision. Onyango Obama is thought to have contacted the White House for bail. There has been some confusion over his immigration status however, a spokesman at immigration and Customs Enforcement – […]

A woman who sped down the motorway for 23 miles in the wrong direction was twice over the drink drive limit.Deborah Hunt tore down the M5 past oncoming vehicles and almost collided with a police car which had blue lights flashing.The 43-year-old drove her Peugeot 806 northbound at 60 miles an hour in the fast […]

A 51 year old woman from Gateshead has escaped jail after being convicted again for drink driving offences. Ms Rae was given a four year driving ban in May this year and a 12 week prison sentence suspended for 12 months. Police then caught her getting into her car at the end of July. Courts […]

New Zealanders will now have to wait until they are 16 before learning to drive, the previous minimum driving age was 15. The new law which was introduced on August 1st was introduced alongside two other laws which are aimed to reduce accidents involving young motorists. Another law imposed now states that those under the […]