New online plea service for minor motoring offences
A new government service has been introduced allowing anyone who has been charged with a minor motoring offence, such as speeding, to make a plea online. The “Make a Plea” system was piloted from August last year in Manchester and, following this successful trial, where more than 1,200 people used the service, the government is to […]
A year of Fixed Penalty Notices for careless driving
It is now just over a year since we saw the introduction of Fixed Penalty Notices for careless driving; a recent survey for the AA shows that around 74% of drivers have noticed no change at all in the behaviour of other drivers. Tailgating is one of the top hates of UK motorists and it […]
Brussels is watching you
If you are about to go on holiday to Europe and intend to drive then you had better make sure you stay within the law, Brussels is watching you! British motorists can now be pursued through the European courts if they are caught committing any of a variety of motoring offences whilst driving on the […]
Police Power
Middle lane hogging, tailgating and using a hand held mobile phone whilst driving are the top three pet hates of law abiding motorists in the UK but now these anti-social drivers are facing a crack down Police have been granted new powers that are intended to cut through bureaucracy, until now the only way to […]