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Brake wants default 20mph speed limits in all built-up areas, graduated driving licences and zero tolerance for drink/drug drivers.

Police spotted 230 offences being committed by drivers in a week of action on the M6 using National Highways unmarked HGV cabs.

The Welsh Government has issued new guidance and allocated £5 million to help councils reassess the speed limit on 20mph roads.

A company has been fined £30,000 after a delivery driver taking crushed concrete to a construction site was killed.

A driver has been jailed after being almost double the drug drive limit when he lost control of his truck and swerved into the path of another vehicle.

A proposal is being put forward to extend the Direct Vision Standard grace period to six months from October 28.

A new Traffic Commissioner has been appointed for Great Britain and will cover the north-west of England following the retirement of Gerallt Evans.

Road safety organisations have written a joint letter to the new transport secretary urging her to prioritise vehicle safety.

Ben Pepper, senior associate in the personal injury claims team at Bolt Burdon Kemp, looks at what mandatory speed limiters in cars means for road safety.

A driver who caused a collision on the M25 that left four people dead has been jailed following his guilty plea.

The road safety charity Brake has revealed the shortlist for the UK Fleet Champions Awards 2024.

New rules around active safety features in new cars, which include ‘speed limiters’, come into effect from Sunday (July 7).

Andrew Kelly, CEO and founder of Contel, examines the confusion, uncertainty and the need for guidance around the forthcoming Direct Vision Standard.

Joint operations between Tracker and the police uncovered 55 illegal ‘chop shops’ that were being used to strip and dismantle stolen cars.

An engineering and groundworks contractor has been fined £233,000 for safety breaches after a driver was killed.

TfL is encouraging operators of zero, one and two star-rated vehicles to apply for their new HGV safety permits now to make sure their vehicles are compliant.

New data from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency reveals how many drivers have had their licence revoked and the most common reasons.

Intelligent speed assistance limiters becoming mandatory on all new cars from next month.

Aon is aiming to help fleets better understand where risk is within their vehicle operations with the launch of Fleet Risk Intelligence.

Professional drivers are covering fewer miles between collisions, according to new analysis of telematics data by Geotab.

Fleet decision-makers have had their say on what they think is the most valuable safety tool for company cars.

The Driver First Assist course aims to empower drivers to deliver life-saving skills, helping to keep a patient alive before the ambulance arrives.

More than four-in-10 drivers have admitted to breaking the speed limit, because of overgrown foliage blocking road signs, new research from the RAC suggests.

Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) have prevented at least one accident in the past year for 45% of UK van drivers, a new study has found.

Brake has announced an extension to enter the UK Fleet Champions Awards 2024, with the new deadline now Wednesday, June 19.

AA Accident Assist reveals they helped more than 16,000 drivers involved in rear end crashes in 2023, and around 5,600 drivers so far this year.

All existing ‘smart’ motorways should be scrapped, or future governments will have another ‘Post Office-type’ scandal on their hands, it says.

However, while overall deaths declined, pedestrian fatalities showed an increase of 6%.

Sharon Haynes, director for police at TTC, examines how to tackle the risk posed from drug and alcohol misuse by drivers.

Footage released ahead of a week of action on the M6, includes a van driver steering with his knees as he tucks into a portion of fries.

Fleet operators are being warned of potential confusion around the upcoming Direct Vision Standard (DVS) Progressive Safe System (PSS) update.

Local authorities are taking differing approaches to deciding whether or not potholes get fixed, with a third stating they only fix potholes when they reach a specific depth.

Fleet operators, suppliers, manufacturers and individuals are being invited to champion their road safety achievements.

Emergency testing bays have been opened to check whether radar systems used by thousands of HGVs that travel through London are safe.

A road safety coalition is calling for the next Government to prioritise four strategic priorities to reduce fatalities on UK roads.

Willmott Dixon Group has cut the number of driver-related own-fault insurance claims by 51% since 2021.

The truck struck a worker leaving him with serious injuries, including a fractured skull.

A quarter of car drivers and passengers killed on Britain’s roads were not wearing a seatbelt, new research suggests.

A high proportion of employers are failing in their duty of care obligations by not having a driving for work policy.

Euro NCAP has outlined the elements it is currently considering as part of a future Truck Safe rating and how it intends to evaluate and benchmark truck safety.