Tag: driving

Police Scotland to carry out nationwide checks to catch uninsured drivers

  • Police Scotland’s road units mount ‘Operation Drive Insured’ on 21-27 January 2019, in a week of enhanced operations across Scotland to seize uninsured drivers’ vehicles.
  • Drivers without insurance are more dangerous and cause a high number of deaths each year.
  • MIB (Motor Insurers’ Bureau) confirms uninsured and untraced hit and run drivers cost law-abiding motorists £400 million a year in insurance premiums.

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Lord of the Rings: Britain’s quirkiest roundabouts

A traditional Chinese building, a cinema, and an aircraft are just some of the unusual features found in the middle of Britain’s roundabouts. Now motoring experts from Leasecar.uk have scoured the length of the country to reveal five weird and wonderful traffic island centre pieces. Continue reading Lord of the Rings: Britain’s quirkiest roundabouts

More emphasis on hazards of drink and drug driving needed in driving lessons, warn campaigners

Despite a recent study by the University of London revealing that Millennials are shunning alcohol, and teetotalism has become more mainstream, drink driving casualties are at a four year high. In fact, data released by the Department of Transport showed that more than 24% of drink drivers were aged between 16 and 19 years old – inexperienced drivers who have recently passed their driving test. Continue reading More emphasis on hazards of drink and drug driving needed in driving lessons, warn campaigners

Fair Fuel? Petrol profits skyrocket at motorists expense

The UK fuel supply chain took as much as 16.13p profit per litre from petrol drivers in the last two months. Despite falling wholesale and oil prices UK drivers aren’t seeing those significantly reduced costs reflected at the pumps. Continue reading Fair Fuel? Petrol profits skyrocket at motorists expense