By Josh Brian Marketing Apprentice As we all know, polices forces across the UK are regularly using mobile speed camera vans to catch speeding motorists, but did you know they also use them to snap drivers either not wearing their seatbelts, or on the mobile phones whilst behind the wheel. Over a third, (16 out of 44) of the UK’s forces said […]
By Georgina Bailey Marketing Executive The Department of Transport has confirmed that a new car’s first MOT test will stay at three years. Last year it a public consultation was announced to gauge the opinion about extending cars first roadworthiness test to 4 years a change which would then be implemented this year (2018). However, fewer than half of the public consulted voted […]
In the past 5 years, drivers have racked up an astonishing 424,316 penalties (£35 million of penalties since 2012) for driving without a valid MOT. The Treasury has been raking in MOT penalty revenue at the rate of approximately £7.5million a year. Experts believe it would be a good idea to have a reminder system to notify motorists when an MOT is due as it’s something […]
The Government has announced plans to implement drone registration and safety awareness courses for owners of SUAs (Small unmanned aircraft). This will affect any drone user who has a drone which weighs more than 250grams (8oz), the popular drone maker DJI stated that they were in favour of the new plans. Currently there is no time frame or solid plans in place as to how […]
By Ben Scott Marketing Manager More than 80 motorists have been caught breaking the speed limit on one of the city’s busiest stretches in just 90 minutes. A lot of drivers get caught going over the limit down the A500 due to mobile speed camera vans being set up along the stretch of road; Staffordshire Police also targeted Keelings Road in Northwood where dozens of drivers have been snapped driving […]
By Georgina Bailey Marketing Executive Drivers all across Britain are costing themselves £114 million a year in claims by making simple and unnecessary mistakes that invalidate insurance. According to new research by uSwitch, two thirds of drivers are putting their payout at risk by a lack of awareness about actions that could make their policy worthless, meaning you wouldn’t receive your payout. The top […]
By Georgina Bailey Marketing Executive The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) have confirmed that the driving test changes in England, Scotland and Wales will become in effect as of Monday 4 December 2017. The changes are designed to make sure new drivers have the skills they’ll need to help them through a lifetime of safe driving. The Four Test Changes The independent driving part of […]
By Georgina Bailey Marketing Executive France’s government have announced they they are going to end the sales of petrol and diesel vehicles by 2040. They have decided to do this as part of their plan to meet its targets under the Paris climate accord, the Ecology Minster Nicolas Hunt recognised that the target would be “tough to reach” specifically for the automakers. This comes after Swedish car maker Volvo known for their diesel […]
By Georgina Bailey Marketing Executive With holiday season fast approaching we thought it would best to let you know about the craziest driving laws from around the globe, so if you are going to be hiring a car or taking yours it is best to know that: In Spain if you wear glasses but only own one pair don’t even […]
By Georgina Bailey Marketing Executive Last year saw dangerous driving convictions increase by a dramatic 29% with data from the DVLA showing around 5,179 motorists received bans in 2016; that’s 1,173 more than in 2015. Could this be a result of police cracking down on any dangerous driving? New speeding laws have also recently been introduced to try and deter drivers from driving over the speed limit – see our article for […]