Motor premiums are rising again after months of decline in the wake of coronavirus travel limits. Dan Hutson, head of motor insurance, comparethemarket.com, said, “Car insurance premiums are on the rise and have increased by £16 to £714 in September, from August. “This follows four consecutive months of declining costs leading to premiums reaching the … [Read more...]
Clock-change marks driving dangers
As the clocks go back an hour on Sunday, the Association of Optometrists warns drivers to take extra care on the road When daylight saving ends Sunday, drivers will spend more time in the dark. The Association of Optometrists warned that many people don’t take driving as seriously as they should by continuing to drive with vision below the legal … [Read more...]
Self-driving cars too risky on UK roads, say safety experts
British government plans that could allow self-driving cars on highways as soon as 2021 would put lives at risk because the available automated technology falls well short of human driving capabilities, according to safety experts at UK insurance group Thatcham Research. "We don't believe that this technology adequately addresses what consumers will … [Read more...]
Grey fleets not black and white for home-workers
The rise of home working in the wake of the coronavirus crisis is creating issues for fleets when it comes to classifying journeys, says the Association of Fleet Professionals. Describing the problem as “The New Commute,” the organisation says that problems revolve around whether an employee’s home is now officially their place of work. Paul Hollick, AFP … [Read more...]
Newslines 20 October
This year’s RAC London to Brighton Veteran Car Run is cancelled on 1 November due to Covid-19 restrictions after being staged without interruption since 1947. The event has been planned for 7 November 2021. Car dealers in Wales will have to close showrooms from Friday evening under the Welsh lockdown law. They will be allowed to run virtual showrooms and … [Read more...]
Killer drivers should have longer sentences, says survey
Two-thirds of drivers want to see increased maximum sentences for those causing death by dangerous driving, according to the RAC. On the day a Private Members’ Bill to do just that is scheduled to have its second reading in Parliament, research carried out with 2,800 drivers found that a quarter (25%) believe maximum sentences should be increased to … [Read more...]
Newslines 16 October
Motorists from CV-19 hotspots in England will be stopped on Welsh roads from 6pm today, says the Welsh Government. FM Mark Drakeford has asked PM Boris Johnson to ban the move out of hotspots into other areas, including Wales, but so far the response has been only advisory and Wales will now introduce its own devolved legislation to stop transmission rates … [Read more...]
Planned travel ban into Wales “unproven”, say opponents
The Leader of the Opposition in the Welsh Parliament – Paul Davies MS – has rounded on the First Minister over a ban on people entering Wales from England, and the Labour Party’s inability or unwillingness to publish comprehensive data proving that transmission rates are accelerating due to travel. Welsh FM Mark Drakeford said today that a travel ban from … [Read more...]
Younger drivers are biggest drinkers
Leasing Options has uncovered some interesting trends into drink driving and it's decrease in prevalence over the past four decades. Using a data set that goes back to 1979 they have uncovered a 70% decline in drink driving cases over the past 40 years. However the last 5 years has seen the total casualties from drink-driving related accidents increase by … [Read more...]
Video calling is latest driving hazard
The rise in popularity of the likes of FaceTime, Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp and Snapchat for video calls is posing a new and present danger on roads. Amost one-in-five (18%) of drivers aged 17-24 admit taking part in video calls while behind the wheel, figures for the RAC Report on Motoring 2020 reveal. Younger drivers are more than twice as likely to … [Read more...]
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