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New car registrations increased by about 10.8% during the month of June marking the 12th month that registrations were up, according to the SMMT (Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders). In the fleet market, there was a 25% increase in sales which helped to offset the end of the clunkers scheme that offered motorists cash incentives towards . . . → Read More: Car sales unexpectedly high in June The financial doom and gloom of the last couple years is having an unforeseen effect on motoring as more write-off vehicles head back to the road in order to satisfy drivers need for cheaper wheels. According to figures issued by the DVLA, 2009 saw in excess of 104,000 previously written off vehicles being allowed back on to . . . → Read More: Write-offs can easily slip back onto the country’s roads Speed cameras have always been an issue with the British driving public, but the cameras at the roadworks in progress on the M6 near Carlisle have raised a ruckus. According to a recent report, well over 5,000 motorists have been clocked over the 50mph speed limit since the cameras were installed in January this year. With minimum . . . → Read More: M6 camera clocks 5000 motorists in 3 months According to the Endsleigh Insurance motor theft index, Hull is the most dangerous place to park a car in Britain for the second year in a row. In second place was Nottingham followed by the West Yorkshire town of Bradford, Manchester, and the South Yorkshire town of Doncaster. However, Humberside Police denied that crime is rising in Hull, . . . → Read More: Hull is still worst place for car theft New figures from the police show that the M11 Woordford, Essex speed camera is the busiest out of all of Britain’s CCTVs due to the fact that it has caught a little over 38,000 speeders which have resulted in £2.3m in fines. The busiest speed camera in the London area in 2006 and 2007 was the East . . . → Read More: The busiest speed cameras in the country Child pedestrians from areas that are more deprived are over four times as likely to be injured or killed in a traffic incident than children that live in wealthier areas, according to a new report presented to MPs. The report added that the DfT, Department for Transport, should take more note of this fact, and promote proper . . . → Read More: Poor kids more likely to be involved in a traffic accident UK motorists are talking to their Toyotas and speaking to their Seats according to new research by one of the UK’s largest used car websites which revealed that 75 per cent of motorists admit chatting to their cars. The findings from a motors.co.uk poll of 1,200 drivers, found that 44 per cent (529) ‘sometimes’ natter to their . . . → Read More: UK motorists admit to talking to their cars! A warning has gone out to Britain’s ‘white van man’ as new research released by road safety organisations reveals that many popular van designs have dangerous blind spots, caused by the A-Pillars on either side of the windscreen, which are wide enough to hide a cyclist, motorbike or group of people from view. In order . . . → Read More: Van Blind Spots – UK Government urged to act About 40% of all UK motorists get seriously distracted on a regular basis while driving according to the most recent RAC Report on Motoring. Those who are younger between the ages of 17 to 24 are the most likely to get pre-occupied, about 56% admitting that they get seriously distracted while driving. Texting was the most frequent . . . → Read More: UK motorists are seriously distracted |
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