Falling motorcycle casualty rates on roads in the UK provide evidence that efforts to improve safety have been successful, the RMI Motorcycle Rider Training Association (MRTA) has claimed. Motorcycling is an increasingly popular form of transport. However, motorcyclists are also one of the most vulnerable road users. ...

Motorists have been urged to make an early decision with regards travel arrangements in order to avoid running the risk of drink-driving during the festive period. A spokesman from the Institute of Advanced Motorists suggested that an increase in social gatherings over Christmas can make it more difficult for drivers ...

Including tyre pressure gauges with all new cars could result in a drop in motor insurance claims in the UK, it has been suggested. According to a motoring assistance firm, under-inflated or defective tyres significantly contribute to the number of deaths of driver's traffic collisions. The chief executive explained: ...

Insurers would be able to cut the cost of cover for motorists if accident rates came down, it has been claimed. According to the Association of British Insurers, this is something that may be achieved given time, but it added it is not a short-term solution. The group said another way to reduce the cost of motor insur...

Greater Manchester's rejection of the proposed congestion charge is a victory for cash-strapped motorists who are already shelling out car insurance, fuel and vehicle excise duty, it has been claimed. The Association of British Drivers (ABD) has welcomed recent news that residents in all ten council areas voted agains...

Motor insurance customers who are concerned they may not have fitted their child's car seat properly are being given the opportunity to get it checked. Local police forces have launched a service during which a road safety officer will ensure parents have done all they can to provide protection for youngsters in the e...

The government has revealed it will be introducing new regulations in a bid to tighten the net on people who drive without car insurance. Under the revised system, anyone who owns a vehicle will be required to have cover. At the moment, people are only breaking the law if they drive without insurance. This closes the ...

Law-abiding motor insurance customers should welcome the fact that 9,000 drink-drivers have been removed from UK roads recently, it has been suggested. The Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) claimed the figure demonstrated targeted enforcement campaigns work, adding it is encouraging to see initiatives such as this...

Motor insurance holders may be well-advised to take advantage of an offer from their local police. Forces have invited drivers to attend a session during which number plates will be attached more securely. Officers will be using specially-designed screws which make it harder for thieves to remove registrations. They e...

Used car buyers who do not want to end up with the kind of vehicle that could easily lead to a motor insurance claim have been warned to be cautious. According to auto information group HPI, a number of criminals are making money by selling on dangerous and stolen models, as well as ones still subject to outstanding f...

Car insurance customers are being short-changed by the government, it has been claimed. According to the Royal Automobile Club (RAC) Foundation, motorists shell out over £45 billion in road taxes every year, with only £9 billion being reinvested in improving roads. The group claimed this has resulted in mo...

Foreign motorists who do not want to see the cost of their car insurance premiums increase may want to be on their best behaviour after new penalties for road offences have come into force across the UK. Drivers who live outside the UK will now face the same consequences as British residents. Police and representative...

Motorists could face having their vehicles clamped or seized if they run up three or more outstanding parking tickets. The Department of Transport (DoT) says that it is being forced to consider the drastic measures to make reluctant drivers cough up. It is also considering a national parking fine database, which could...

Buying a new car through the scrappage scheme will not help drivers, according to an expert. The initiative was launched as part of a recent Budget, which saw the chancellor tell the House of Commons he wanted to help the auto industry. The vehicle discount or 'scrappage' scheme is a voluntary scheme for motor dealer...

Almost one in five users of satellite navigation find them a distraction while driving, according to new research. Figures from a well known insurance firm also found that more than a third of drivers did not trust sat-nav systems to take them the right way, while many deliberately took the wrong route to catch the sy...

The Department for Transport has launched a campaign which is designed to give motorists a stark warning that if they violate the speed limit and cause a death, it will haunt them forever. The campaign is primarily aimed at reducing the speed of urban driving and to make sure speed limits are adhered to. It intends to...

We have all seen the little black boxes high up on street lamps and the corners of buildings. CCTV cameras are in our lives monitoring our movements. The government tells us that they are there for our benefit to help prevent crime and give evidence when crime has been committed. However, it seems that one council is n...

Travel insurance is often touted as the first line of protection against crooks, but it can also prove handy when (inadvertently or not) tourists step onto the other side of the law. A poll by the travel insurance industry has revealed that almost half of all Britons risk a brush with the local gendarmerie when drivin...

What gets on your nerves the most There are many things we all find irritating and a recent survey has apparently put caravans in third place of our all time irritations. Although we appreciate that people who own caravans have a right to drive with them to places of beauty and holiday destinations, sometimes there ca...

Everyone does it, sitting in the car eating a sandwich as you don’t have time to stop for a proper lunch, light a cigarette, fiddle with the stereo to get the radio station or CD track you want. Most of us wouldn’t dream of taking a swig from a bottle of beer in the car whilst driving so why do we drink fro...