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  • Worrying Statistics On Speeding

    Worrying Statistics On Speeding

    There has been a significant rise in the proportion of drivers who admit to speeding on 60mph rural roads where more deaths occur than on any other road type, new RAC data* has found. Nearly half (48%) of the 3,102 drivers questioned for the RAC Report on Motoring say they have driven faster than the limit in the past year […]

     
  • Another Staycation Boom In 2023

    Another Staycation Boom In 2023

    Data from holiday home operator, Verdant Leisure, suggests that 2023 may see a boom in UK staycations due to the cost of living. As part of its annual review of the travel industry, a survey of 1,000 of Verdants’ customers found that more than four in five (84%) say they are likely to go on a staycation in 2023 with […]

     
  • Changing The MOT?

    Changing The MOT?

    Drivers have serious concerns about the Government’s plans to change the compulsory MOT from every year to every two years to reduce the cost of living, with many believing it will lead to a rise in the number of unsafe vehicles on the road. More than half (55%) of the 1,435 drivers surveyed by the RAC said they felt changing […]

     
  • Mandatory Speed Limiters

    Mandatory Speed Limiters

    Speed limiters must now be added to new vehicles made in Europe as part of new continent-wide plans to reduce road traffic accidents. The technology will be added to cars sold in the European Union (EU) and the Department for Transport here in the UK was involved in development of the plans. Currently, no decision has been made by the […]