Motor Accident Compensation
Cumbrian drivers warned after freezing rain causes nearly 100 accidents
Emergency services in Cumbria have issued warnings to motorists not to venture onto roads unless absolutely necessary after freezing rain on road surfaces caused nearly 100 accidents overnight and into today. Continue reading
Cold weather creates dangerous driving conditions on UK roads
This weekend’s cold spell has created hazardous conditions on roads across England, Wales and Scotland, with widespread snow and black ice on several key routes. Continue reading
Are country roads more dangerous?
A recent BBC news article raised some interesting comparisons between accidents on roads in busy urban areas and quieter rural roads. The article, featured last week on the BBC website took a detailed look …
Council document raises debate on road maintenance
An official document from a Welsh council’s road safety team which appears to suggest that road maintenance inspections might be limited in an attempt to reduce compensation payouts has started a heated debate after it …
Accident caused by bus driver
A 69-year old woman has made a successful motor accident compensation claim after the driver of the London bus she was a passenger on crashed into the back of a car. The accident, which …
Tyre blowout car accident
A defect in the construction of a car tyre that caused it to suffer a blowout on a motorway was blamed by the High Court last week for an accident in which 5 people were …
Police forces adopt new guidelines on speeding offences
37 of the 44 police forces in England and Wales have signed up to new guidelines which govern the way motorists caught breaking the speed limit are to be punished.
Under the new guidelines police …
Countdown to crackdown
DfT moves closer to criminalizing uninsured drivers
The Department for Transport moved a step closer today to a new crackdown on uninsured drivers as Mike Penning, the Road Safety Minister laid the final regulations in Parliament. …
UK has safest roads – according to International Transport Forum
The UK has a lower level of road accidents per 100,000 people than any other developed country, according to inter-governmental organisation the International Transport Forum (ITF).
In its 2010 report “A Record Decade for Road Safety”, …
Trial of “road convoy” technology begins in Sweden
New radio-controlled technology designed to allow vehicles to travel together as a convoy is being trialled at the moment in Sweden. The technology aims to cut fuel use, improve road safety and possibly reduce …
