Category Archives : Road Safety

Home  /  Road Traffic  /  Road Safety

When is a mobile phone not a phone?

On November 20, 2020, Posted by , In Road Safety, With Comments Off on When is a mobile phone not a phone?

There have been two relatively recent authorities on the use of mobile phones when driving where the Courts have grappled with the complex nature of smart phones. In the Crown Court at Harrow the case of Eldarf, the issue was considered. The question was whether the defendant offended against the…

Fines Increase

On June 15, 2012, Posted by , In Careless driving,News,Road Safety, With No Comments

Outlined in a Department for Transport consultation document, motorists caught offending face an increase in penalties from £60 to £90.  These fine are directed toward drivers who occupy outer lanes when the inside lane of a carriageway is empty, and pushing into an orderly queue of traffic.  From my personal…

Surrey highways information

On February 12, 2012, Posted by , In Road Safety, With No Comments

The link for Surrey highways information is: http://www.surreycc.gov.uk/roads-and-transport/highways-information-online