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John Redfern - May 13, 2022 0

National Highways will add safety cameras and radar-based technology to the UK's smart motorways by the end of September this year.

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John Redfern - May 10, 2022 0

Fleet managers and motor industry experts have strongly rejected the government's idea of doubling the MOT test interval to every two years.

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John Redfern - April 26, 2022 0

New research by the RAC has discovered the optimum time for drivers to move off when traffic lights switch to green.

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John Redfern - March 12, 2022 0

Research by the RAC finds 88 percent of UK drivers get dazzled by bright headlights on the road – and some have stopped driving at night.

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John Redfern - February 25, 2022 0

The UK now has nearly six million drivers aged over 70 on the roads, with the oldest licence holder aged 108.

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John Redfern - February 17, 2022 0

Research by independent road safety charity IAM RoadSmart finds UK drivers are less approving of breaking speed limits than in 2016.

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John Redfern - February 15, 2022 4

Three-quarters of drivers avoid using the hard shoulder when it's a running lane. And only five percent think smart motorways are safer.

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John Redfern - December 1, 2021 0

In the run-up to Christmas, new research estimates that 117 million car dashboard warning lights are illuminated in the UK right now.

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John Redfern - September 20, 2021 0

New DVLA research has found less than half of drivers know they must be capable of reading a car number plate from 20 metres away.

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John Redfern - September 15, 2021 0

The RAC Report on Motoring 2021 has found that six in ten drivers want a permanent end to all-lane-running on motorways.

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