A Swansea businessman who has risen through the ranks will now take the helm at Sinclair Van Centre. Adam Lewis, who joined the South Wales motor group in 2002 as a sales executive, has accepted the role of head of business at the Swansea business. German regulators have given approval for technical fixes on a further Volkswagen 460,000 diesel cars … [Read more...]
Education: Road Safety
Users views sought over new plans
The Welsh Government want people to take a new step in drawing up local plans. Rebecca Evans AM, the Welsh Government Minister with responsibility for Active Travel, used the launch of a new campaign this week by Wales’ leading walking and cycling organisations to urge people to have their say on how their communities could be better designed for getting … [Read more...]
Signs of the times mystify motorists
Research for Kwik Fit has revealed the average driver knows only 79% of UK road signs, with one in five signs a mystery. For two in five drivers not being able to understand a sign or being confused over its meaning has led to problems on the road. The most common mistakes due to misinterpreting road signs are breaking the speed limit (16%), braking … [Read more...]
Drink and drugs clampdown highlights police cuts
A total of 306 motorists failed drink-drive breath tests and 131 others tested positive for drugs during a summer clampdown, report police. In 2015, 52 drivers tested positive for drugs after new laws were introduced. More than 9,500 breath tests and 190 drug wipes were administered during the All Wales Campaign in June and July. The latest national … [Read more...]
Patched potholes pile pressure on pounds
Councils should stop doing "panic patch repairs" to potholes on roads and instead focus on keeping roads to high standards, the RAC has said. Welsh authorities spent more than £30m paying compensation in five years after accidents caused by potholes, and filling in potholes after receiving complaints, figures show. A Ceredigion pedestrian received over … [Read more...]
Beware the bogus bobby
Latest trick by car and van thieves is to pose as police, stop a vehicle and then drive it away with the motorist at the kerb. Essex Police has reported the theft of two vans by people posing as police complete with body armour and driving an unmarked car with blue lights, says leasing company Preston Skirrow, of Cardiff. Now police advise motorists … [Read more...]
Half-million safer drivers on the roads thanks to IAM
Half-a-million people have taken IAM RoadSmart’s advanced test for car or bike over the past six decades – that’s as the leading UK road safety charity reaches its 60th anniversary at the end of July. The advanced driving and riding courses are regarded as two of the most comprehensive post-test courses in the UK and have been definitively shown to … [Read more...]
Vauxhall Mokka latest to get OnStar
Vauxhall is rolling out its state-of-the-art new infotainment and connectivity in the latest Mokka X SUV, including IntelliLink and the personal connectivity and mobility assistant, OnStar. Vauxhall’s latest generation IntelliLink infotainment software gives owners a simple way to bring the world of smartphones and apps into their Mokka … [Read more...]
Casualties are worrying indictment of Government
The Great Britain road casualty statistics released by the Department for Transport yesterday are worrying in a number of ways said David Davies, Executive Director of PACTS. The executive director of PACTS added, “The Government is failing in its manifesto commitment to reduce the number of road users killed or seriously injured every year. “There has … [Read more...]
Experienced drivers confused by road signs, survey suggests
Young driver insurance brand ingenie is calling for schools to teach the Highway Code, following a social experiment to see if experienced drivers could pass a test on road rules – 20 years after passing their driving theory tests. The experiment shows Tracey, aged 45, and Lester, aged 51, quite spectacularly failing a road quiz . ingenie suggests that … [Read more...]
