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Is The UK Lockdown Ending On The Fly? Road Traffic Increases This Week

Traffic levels on UK roads have reached their highest level since the coronavirus lockdown was introduced, new figures have revealed. Government data shows the number of vehicles being driven on Monday was 56% lower than […]

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UK Drivers Speeding During Lockdown – RAC Research & Comment

We have all seen the lockdown racers. Hammering along suburban roads doing 60 in 30mph limits, hitting 120mph on dual carriageways and motorways. Thankfully, it is a relatively small percentage of the drivers on UK […]

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Fancy a Snickers? Don’t Drive `Hangry,’ Says New Research From Admiral

New research from Admiral car insurance is warning motorists about the danger of driving while hungry as its latest investigation finds that almost a quarter of drivers (24%) skip one meal per day during any […]

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Latest RAC Stats Show More Pothole Breakdowns & Vehicle Damage

The RAC’s orange patrols attended more than 2,000 breakdowns that are likely to be attributed to potholes in the three months to the end of 2019 – 300 more than during the same period in 2018, new […]

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GEM Assist Warns on Quadbike Safety This Christmas

Road safety and breakdown organisation GEM Motoring Assist is urging parents and relatives to think twice before giving their children a quad bike for Christmas. The call follows a spate of deaths and injuries in […]

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Winter Potholes Warning for New Drivers

As winter sweeps across the country and causes further damage to already worn roads,  drive like a girl, is warning that young, inexperienced drivers could be particularly vulnerable to potholes.  Despite the Department for Transport […]

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RAC Survey Says Pot-Holed UK Roads Are Getting Worse

Half of drivers (49%) surveyed for the 2019 RAC Report on Motoring say the condition of local roads – that is all roads that are not motorways or major A-roads – has deteriorated since last year, primarily […]

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Road Safety: Speed Awareness Courses Reduce Repeat Offending

New research released today for National Road Safety Week 2019 reveals the most effective measures in tackling the habits of speeding motorists. The figures show that 44% of Britain’s motorists have been caught speeding and […]