Thousands of cars were checked in a traffic operation aimed at taking travelling thieves off the roads. A team of more than 20 police officers mounted Operation Redcarpet during the weekend, which saw checkpoints set up around one of the busiest routes through the region. Cars which passed through the monitors around Dalton Park, off […]

More than 1,500 motorists were stopped and breathalysed in Nottinghamshire as part of a month-long drink-driving crackdown. Of the 1,507 checked, 139 people tested positive, or refused or failed to provide a sample to see if they were over the legal alcohol limit. The scheme, part of the national summer campaign throughout June, saw drivers […]

SCOTLAND has the highest rate for fatal road crashes in Britain, despite having fewer cars. There have been around 5.5 deaths directly from road accidents for every 100,000 of the Scottish population, according to latest figures. advertisement This compares to 5.4 in Wales and 4.9 in England. The Institute of Advanced Motorists’ Motoring Facts booklet […]

Police have launched a month-long crackdown on summer drink-drivers in Oxfordshire. Officers will be stepping up stop-checks across the county to catch out anyone over the alcohol limit. Last year’s summer campaign saw police stop 3,646 drivers in the Thames Valley. Nine per cent were found to be over the limit. Police will also breath-test […]

Below are 3 tips which, if you can avoid, will help you be a more safe and sensible driver: 1.    Using Your Mobile While Driving If you are spotted on the phone while driving your vehicle you will receive penalty points and a fine, this may also affect your car insurance for as much as […]

Drivers caught jumping red traffic lights in London are being sent on courses run by the London Safety Camera Partnership. Attending the course allows them to avoid paying a £60 fine and getting three points on their licence. More than 350 people have already been on the course during a trial period. Officials estimate that […]

Learner Drivers will have a chance to gain a qualification at school that will count towards the driving test. This new qualification will be rolled out around the UK over the next two years. As part of the new qualification, which is open to 14 to 17 year olds, pupils will be taught about how […]

Britannia Driving School is alarmed at the at the above, inflation increase to driving test fees which came into effect on the 1st April 2009. The Driving Standards Agency (DSA) has a perverse business philosophy – when applications for driving tests are forecasted to decline they increase the price. Any sane business (apart from banks) […]

Driving while suffering from flu increases the risk of a road accident as much as two glasses of whisky, according to a new study. Road safety experts warned that the effect could be further compounded by many cold remedies, available without prescription which can cause severe drowsiness, and by drinking alcohol. Department for Transport figures […]

Susan Barnard, 55, was branded as the worst teacher in Scotland and has been banned from the roads over a suspected drink-driving accident when she crashed into a parked vehicle just weeks after becoming the first teach in the country to be struck off for incompetence. Perth Sheriff Court yesterday heard she had “something of […]