Driving conditions ‘treacherous’ in Devon Motorists have been warned about treacherous conditions on roads in Devon after temperatures plummeted again overnight. Snow, sleet, rain and severe hail showers have caused several accidents across the county. The eastbound carriageway of the A38 has been closed at Buckfastleigh after an accident involving a large van. A police […]

Road crashes cost the developing world billions of pounds per year as they are fast becoming the leading cause of premature death and disability, especially in younger people.  The Make Roads Safe Campaign called for the first ever UN conference to be held in Moscow in November 2009. Their aim is to launch a Decade […]

DRIVERS will welcome a plan to put average speed cameras between junctions 3 and 4 of the M40, motoring bodies have said. As they measure average speed between two points instead of at a single point, but an anti-speed camera group said lower speed was no guarantee of safety. The Highways Agency hopes to have […]

THIS year’s Christmas anti-drink-drive campaign is being targeted at the “utterly thoughtless” minority who continue to put innocent people at risk. But this minority still accounts for one sixth of all road deaths, Transport Minister Ieuan Wyn Jones has warned. As the annual crackdown got under way today, he said: “This will be the third […]

There are far too many accidents and fatalities (34 in 2008 alone) in the U.K. that occur as a result of illegal or unsafe tyres. Research has found that more than half of all motorists could not correctly identify the legal tread depth. ‘The lifesaver in your pocket’ campaign aims to get hundreds of motorists […]

MOST people are backing moves for tougher action by insurers to expose the cheats who lie about motoring offences when applying for insurance. Survey findings show support of more than 70 per cent for companies who try to find out about speeding and offences relating to the use of mobile phones while driving, claims the […]

Average premiums for men have risen to £886 – £386 more than the average for women. And the gap is even wider for teenage males, with 18-year-old men paying £1,081 more for cover than females of the same age.Women get a better deal because insurance companies continue to regard them as safer and more mature […]

Motorists need to adjust their driving in accordance with the change of season as autumn throws up some “treacherous” driving conditions, it is claimed. The failure to adjust from “summer driving mode” plays a large part in an expected 15 per cent rise in road accidents. Heavy rain and greasy leaves lead to slippery road […]

Motorists in Scotland who follow the principles of eco-driving, and who drive 12,000 miles annually, can save up to £250 a year on their fuel costs, it is claimed. A survey of 1090 Scots, commissioned by the Energy Saving Trust to coincide with the second phase of the Eco-drive Scotland campaign, has also found more […]

Taxed but uninsured cars left on a public road could be clamped or seized under the new laws which are being unveiled by the Government. The draconian new powers are intended to tackle an estimated two million uninsured motorists who, the Government says, are responsible for 160 deaths a year. But the changes have angered […]