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Mr Loophole Lawyer – Makes U Turn
Celebrity Lawyer, Nick Freeman, who has represented Jeremy Clarkson, Sir Alex Ferguson and David Beckham, has stated that he wishes to help the government improve road safety by helping to remove the gaps in the law he has previously used. Mr Freeman or Mr Loophole which he may better be known (his registered trademark) became […]
Drink Driving – The Morning After
A high profile drink drive campaign has led to an increase in drink driving arrests by police around the U.K. Targeting drivers who were on the way to work, between December 1st and December 23rd police in Bolton and Wigan stopped over 2,300 drivers, 55 of which were arrested for been over the drink driving […]
Police Warn Drivers: Watch out for drunk pedestrians
The affects of drunk driving is well known and publicised but police in Scotland are now promoting the dangers of drunk pedestrians. With the lead up to Christmas under way more and more pedestrians are putting themselves into danger when leaving from pubs and clubs. One in three pedestrian fatalities had alcohol levels over the […]
Justice Secretary calls for tighter drink-drive controls
Kenny MacAskill, the Justice Secretary, has joined forces with the British Medical Association Scotland in order to restate the need for the UK government to reduce the drink driving limit. The government recently announced plans to introduce random breath tests and high tech breathalyser equipment in a bid to reduce the number of inebriated drivers […]
Do not let Road Rage get the best of you…
Every motorist is aware that road rage is a problem on Britain’s roads and that because we are a heavily populated country; we are to share the road with many other vehicles very regularly. There are many road aspects that can lead to a driver’s temper furring but it is vital to keep calm and […]
Text Driving worse than drink driving
Drink driving in its own right is a very dangerous thing to do but new studies have revealed that the most dangerous thing to do whilst driving is to text and drive. According to national research, texting impairs motorists further than alcohol and drug influences. The research was compiled from a selection of different studies, […]
Random breath tests are queued to crackdown on drink driving!
Police are urging ministers for the power to undertake random breath tests on motorists in a ploy to cut the number of drink driving offences. At present, police officers are only authorized to breathalyse motorists if a vehicle is being driven erratically or a motoring offence has been embarked. This comes at the same time […]