A wheely bad day…

We’ve all had days where it feels like everything is going wrong. You’re already running late when you get stuck in a traffic jam, or you get a flat tyre, or a runaway wheel bounces directly into your windscreen… Okay, that last one is a bit specific – but that’s exactly what happened in Pennsylvania, ... Read More

The Highway Code 2022: One-Third Of Drivers Unaware Of Changes

The Highway Code, the official advice, rules, and guidelines for British road users, has been updated with new rules for 2022… But a recent study has found that 1 in 3 drivers are unaware of the changes. The advice, information, guides, and mandatory rules for road users in the UK is revised each year to ... Read More

New rules on moving traffic offences…

  New rules are set to come into force that will give local councils the authority to enforce moving traffic offences.  These include yellow box and prohibited turn offences, as well as illegal U-turns and banned left and right turns. However, some experts are calling on MPs to review the proposals ahead of their scheduled ... Read More

Police Stop Pensioner Who Has Been Driving WITHOUT A Licence For 70 Years

Police have stopped a pensioner who admitted he’s been driving without a licence OR car insurance for more than 70 years. The driver informed the police officers on a routine stop that he’d been driving without a legal driving licence or car insurance since he was 12 – back in 1950. He’s never had an ... Read More

Brakes put on new all-lane running smart motorways

The government has announced that it will pause the introduction of new all-lane running smart motorways for 5 years. The decision has been made while research is conducted into the safety of smart motorways. All-lane running smart motorways use the hard shoulder as a permanent live traffic lane to increase capacity and ease traffic, but ... Read More

The Highway Code 2022: What’s new and what’s changing?

The Highway Code, the official advice and rules guidelines for British road users, has been updated with new rules for 2022. The advice, information, guides, and mandatory rules for road users in the UK is revised each year to reflect our changing driving habits, technology, and essential updates. It also features valuable information about road ... Read More

Man jailed over fatal crash despite not driving in a landmark case

A man has been jailed after ignoring advice to replace worn tyres after his vehicle was involved in an incident on wet roads. Harry Reynolds, the owner of the vehicle, was a passenger at the time of the crash in which another driver died. However, he had previously been told by an MOT centre that ... Read More

Christmas: Roads expected to be BUSIEST in years

  The UK’s roads are expected to be the busiest they’ve been over the festive season in more than 5 years, according to recent data. More than 27 million trips will be taken by car as people head off to see friends and family for Christmas. That’s just between 17th December and Christmas Eve, where ... Read More