VOSA (Vehicle and Operator Services Agency) has just launched a best practice guide for vans and LGVs (Light Goods Vehicles). VOSA says the new Your Van: Best Practice Guide provides advice and principles to help raise LGV maintenance standards and will help to raise van and LGV standards throughout the country. The guide includes operator and driver […]
ACPO, the Association of Chief Police Officers, have updated their existing guidance on speed enforcement to take account of the increasing number of 20mph zones. You can view the full guidelines here: http://www.acpo.police.uk/documents/uniformed/2013/201305-uoba-joining-forces-safer-roads.pdf National Road Policing Lead, Chief Constable Suzette Davenport said: “We are now introducing speed awareness courses as a key part of enforcement in […]
In a recent crackdown in Hampshire, Motorway Police say they filmed motorists writing, texting, talking on a mobile phone, putting on make-up and even cleaning their teeth at the wheel. Hampshire Police say that they detected 227 driving offences over the course of five days in September on the motorways of Hampshire and the Thames […]
Speed limits were first introduced as long ago as 1865. Between 1865 and 1896 “locomotives” on the highway had to be preceded by a pedestrian carrying a red flag. They were subject to a speed limit of 2 mph in populated areas and 4 mph elsewhere. The maximum speed limit was then increased to 14 […]
Use of mobile phones whilst driving is lower in Britain than in other countries. A recent Ipsos OTX Poll of motorists in 24 countries, which some may find surprising, shows that Britain had the lowest proportion of drivers saying they have texted, emailed or used social media while driving. At just 8%, British drivers differed from their counterparts in […]
