Red Driving School bought out of administration

LVG, the parent company of driving instructor business Red Driving School, has been bought just days after going into administration.
Private equity firm Kelso Place has acquired the business as a going concern and will continue to trade under the Red brand as normal.
The firm told the BBC it had full confidence in LVG’s management and [...]

Motorists in England and Wales face new £15 ‘victims levy’

Motorists in England and Wales fined for minor offences face having to pay bigger penalties under a government scheme to compensate victims of crime.
Since 2007, a £15 surcharge has been added to the fines of all people convicted of a crime, to raise money for support services for crime victims.
Now ministers want to extend the [...]

BBC launches website showing deaths on British roads over past ten years

The BBC has launched a website, as part of the BBC News website, showing deaths on British roads over past ten years.
The website pages explain that for an everyday activity, travelling by road is probably the riskiest thing many of us do on a regular basis.
On average, some seven people are killed every day on [...]

Government advises lower speed limits advised for road accident blackspots

New advice to councils to cut the speed limit on roads with accident blackspots is being published by the government.
Ministers want the national speed limit of 60mph lowered to 50mph on selected main roads in rural areas.
They are advising local authorities to introduce gradually 20mph zones in all residential areas and near schools.
The government says [...]

Formula 1’s Lewis Hamilton backs road safety scheme

Formula 1’s Lewis Hamilton backs road safety scheme
A road safety campaign for school children has been launched in Surrey by motor racing star Lewis Hamilton.
The educational scheme for pupils aged 14 to 18 will offer hands-on driving experience and training.
Pupils will also have discussions about the responsibilities of being not only a driver, but also [...]

Hampshire and Isle of Wight safety push to ‘Think Bike’

Hampshire and Isle of Wight safety push to ‘Think Bike’
Deaths or injuries to cyclists and motorcyclists are all too common in the news.
Hampshire Safer Roads Partnership’s ‘Think Bike’ campaign is encouraging road users to take care of themselves and take responsibility for each other.
The campaign is reinforcing the message to two-wheel riders – cyclists, scooter-riders [...]

Target pavement cyclists, say MPs

The government should do more to target “irresponsible behaviour” by cyclists – particularly when they break traffic laws, a committee of MPs has said.
There was some confusion about road laws, including the fact that it is illegal to cycle on pavements, the Public Accounts Committee said.
It was responding to a National Audit Office report on [...]

Women cyclists make up a far higher proportion of deaths involving lorries than men. Why?

Women cyclists make up a far higher proportion of deaths involving lorries than men. Why?
Many of the fatalities involving cyclists happen in collisions with a heavy goods vehicle (HGV). This year, seven of the eight people killed by lorries in London have been women.
Considering that women make only 28% of the UK’s cycling journeys, this [...]

Britain is still “some way behind” other countries in tackling road safety for child pedestrians

Britain is still “some way behind” other countries in tackling road safety for child pedestrians, a spending watchdog says.
The National Audit Office’s report found the UK was the fifth safest globally on the number of road deaths.
But it was 11th out of 24 developed nations on pedestrian deaths and 17th on child pedestrian deaths.
Ministers said [...]

Drug-driving TV advert

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