Penalties set to increase for mobile phone offences
The government has confirmed its intention to increase the penalties for drivers caught using a hand-held mobile phone while driving. However, the tougher law, which will be introduced early in 2017, has been accompanied by calls for companies to take greater responsibility in respect of employee use and more robust road traffic policing to […]
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Call for ban on hands free phone use
A ban on the use of hands-free phones while driving has been called for and in the interim drivers have been urged to make a “personal commitment” to not use devices while on the move after four people from the same family were killed by a trucker. The lorry driver, Tomasz Kroker, who killed […]
Government Told to Improve Air Quality
A ban on diesel vehicles, an overhaul of Vehicle Excise Duty and a national network of clean air zones could be the result of the government being told to compile a tough new plan to improve air quality. The demands for action followed environmental campaign group ClientEarth’s High Court victory against the government over […]
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Ultra-Low Emission Zone due in 2019 a year ahead of schedule
A public consultation on new measures to improve air quality in London – including the introduction of the long-awaited Ultra-Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) in 2019, a year ahead of schedule – has been launched. London Mayor Sadiq Khan is proposing to: Introduce the ULEZ in 2019, instead of 7 September, 2020 Extend the ULEZ from […]
Fuel prices set to rise by 5ppl by the end of October
Sharp falls in the value of Sterling in recent weeks could trigger a rise in fuel prices of perhaps 5p per litre before the end of October, according to the Petrol Retailers’ Association (PRA) and RAC. Brian Madderson, chairman of the PRA, forecasted a rise of 4-5p per litre by the end of the month, […]