Earlier this year it was announced that The Highway Code will be updated following the input of thousands of drivers, motoring groups and transport organisations in an effort to make UK roads safer. Proposed changes are available to view on the GOV.UK website and include reference to FORS at ‘Annex 6 Vehicle maintenance, safety and … Read more
Dates are still available for free on-cycle practical element only courses alongside free face-to-face Safe Urban Driving (SUD), Van Smart (VS) and LoCITY Driving. Additionally, places are still available to book for free remote LoCITY Driving, SUD theory only and VS theory only courses. The free on-cycle practical element only, SUD and VS courses are … Read more
The UK Government is strengthening existing laws to make it illegal to use a hand-held mobile phone while driving under virtually any circumstances. This follows a public consultation which found that 81 per cent of people supported the law change. It is already illegal to text or make a phone call (excluding to make an … Read more
The Traffic Commissioners (TCs) for Great Britain have stated that the number of bridge strike incidents in the UK remains alarmingly high, with 1,624 incidences of bridge strikes on the Network Rail infrastructure alone in 2020/21. The TCs state that there are many more incidences of commercial vehicles using inappropriate routes, including not complying with … Read more
