Concerns have been raised by the Local Government Association (LGA) over Parliamentary proposals to relax rules about who can drive licensed mini-cabs. The LGA’s concerns centre on some of the clauses in the Deregulation Bill which would, according to the association, permit anyone to drive a licensed vehicle. In addition, the proposed legislation would make […]
According to a survey by workspace provider Regus, two in five sector managers and business owners have taken part in conference calls whilst driving, with three-quarters of these bosses admitting to also regularly making calls to both customers and colleagues. In addition to this, more than 10% of those surveyed admitted to recording verbal notes […]
Hot on the heels of my recent post concerning the worrying statistic that one in three drivers admit to being clueless when it comes to recognising and understanding the meanings of road traffic signs, the Government has announced plans to “declutter” road signs in a bid to make streets safer for cyclists. The proposals will […]
**BREAKING NEWS** It seems that the weekend is upon us once again! Oh, and let me guess… The vast majority of you will be delighted about that, eh?! Am I right?! That’s right good people – Another week on this amazing planet has come to an end, but happily the positivity and success continues at […]
A survey by car insurers More Than has found that one in three drivers is so clueless when it comes to road signs, that they cannot even recognise the symbol for a sign such as the national speed limit. Worryingly of the 2,000 drivers quizzed, almost a fifth said they did not know that when driving […]
A crash involving a car and a lorry has been found to be bogus thanks to the Black box technology, which in turn foiled a fraudulent £54,000 insurance claim. Personal injury claims made by three passengers in a lorry were found implausible, when the telematics device fitted to the car also involved in the low speed shunt […]
According to research carried out by IntelligentCarLeasing.com, the number of ‘crashes’ taking place during the driving test are predicted to fall. It seems that last year there were 22% fewer such incidents took place than in 2009. The article states that there have been only 20 crashes during driving tests so far this year, therefore […]
It’s official – The older we get, it seems the worse our opinion of younger drivers becomes. Admiral Insurance asked at total of 2,000 motorists of different age groups their views and opinion on each other’s driving. They fell into three categories: • Young drivers aged 17-25. • Middle-aged drivers between 40 and 55. • […]
According to Engineering and Technology Magazine, the Highways Agency looks set to test a wireless charging system for electric cars while moving on a UK motorway. Essentially, this would be achieved by embedding wireless charging nodes into the road surface, which would allow electric vehicles to gain additional charge as they passed over them while […]
Question: Do such programmes really send out the correct message to the masses?! For me… ABSOLUTELY NOT! Exactly the opposite to be honest. Having recently been made aware of, in my opinion, silly proposals by TV producers to create a show which will see so-called celebrities teaching members of the public to drive, I have now read […]