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Get ready for the Tour of Cambridgeshire
June 02, 2015
Anyone planning journeys in the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough area over the coming days should be prepared for potential delays as a result of the Tour of Cambridgeshire that will be kicking off on Saturday (June 6th). Events will be starting and finishing at the East of England Showground in Peterborough on both Saturday and Sunday, … Continue reading “Get ready for the Tour of Cambridgeshire”
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Essential resurfacing for M60 announced
May 29, 2015
Highways England has announced an essential resurfacing project is to get underway along a three-mile stretch of the M60 near Stockport in the coming days. Beginning on Monday (June 1st) and scheduled to take approximately three weeks to complete, the project will see the replacement of 58,000 sq metres of carriageway, as well as the … Continue reading “Essential resurfacing for M60 announced”
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Bank holiday breather for UK road users
May 20, 2015
Motorists across England and Wales are to receive some much-needed respite from traffic management schemes this May bank holiday weekend after Highways England announced it will be lifting the vast majority of major projects for the coming days. In total, 400 miles of roadworks are to be completed or suspended by 06:00 BST on May … Continue reading “Bank holiday breather for UK road users”
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ABI reveals graduated learning recommendations
May 18, 2015
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has published a series of key recommendations it believes could have considerable benefits for future road safety in the UK. Targeting the implementation of a new graduated learning and licensing scheme for new motorists, the ABI revealed some shocking statistics to back its claim that forthright action now needs … Continue reading “ABI reveals graduated learning recommendations”
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Older drivers ‘should stay active for as long they can’
May 13, 2015
The Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) believes more should be done to ensure older drivers are not needlessly giving up their licence when statistics show many are extremely safe when out on the roads. Figures from the Department for Transport show that older motorists (aged 60-plus) are far less likely to be disqualified from driving … Continue reading “Older drivers ‘should stay active for as long they can’”
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Brake bringing road safety message to Cardiff
May 07, 2015
Brake is gearing up to urge the people of Cardiff to take seriously the issue of road safety in their area, with a range of free training courses being put on by the group next month. Young people in the Welsh capital are being targeted in particular to attend, as they are among one of … Continue reading “Brake bringing road safety message to Cardiff”
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Next govt’s focus ‘should be on road safety’
April 27, 2015
The Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) has revealed the lack of attention being paid to the serious issue of road safety in the manifestos of the main political parties in the run-up to next month's general election. According to the body, none of the main protagonists of the coming election have given any great detail … Continue reading “Next govt’s focus ‘should be on road safety’”
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Tougher sentences welcomed by Brake
April 20, 2015
Road safety charity Brake has welcomed the introduction of the new Criminal Justice and Courts Act, as the legislation brings with it a strengthening of sentencing for those who kill or injure after taking to the roads while disqualified. The Act received royal assent last week and increased the maximum sentence for those who commit … Continue reading “Tougher sentences welcomed by Brake”
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