Legislation & Regulation AA crews instructed not to stop on smart motorways Earlier this month, the BBC’s Inside Out programme featured a segment on smart motorways, during which former AA patrolman of…
Legislation & Regulation A sign of things to come in the UK? Isle of Man will tax electric vehicles in 2020 A new electric vehicle tax will hit the Isle of Man from April 2020 to cover lost fuel tax revenue from petrol and diesel vehicles.
Legislation & Regulation Roadside litter: Law change could see car owners fined A law could be changed to punish people who throw litter out of car windows, putting highway workers' lives at risk.
Legislation & Regulation Over 2.4m drivers caught speeding last year — and cameras nab 98% of them Home Office data revealed driving too fast made up 84% of the 2.84million motoring offences recorded in the year to April
Legislation & Regulation Drug and drink-driving convictions rise in Wales The number of drug and drink-driving convictions in Wales rose by 18% in 2018 compared with the previous year, a report has found
Legislation & Regulation Brake comments on calls for zero tolerance drink drive limit across Europe The ETSC report also revealed that the UK, except Scotland, has the highest drink drive limit in the EU and…
Legislation & Regulation Majority of motorists agree with plans to install breathalysers in vehicles A new poll from the UK’s leading independent car retailer found 70 per cent of drivers backed the introduction of…
Legislation & Regulation Christmas car decorations could land motorists on the naughty list, research reveals Many road users may already argue that decorating your car for Christmas should be a crime. But the research, from…
Legislation & Regulation Number of breath tests at record low in 2018 According to the annual Police Powers and Procedures Report, 320,988 breath tests were carried out in England and Wales last year…
