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Speeding in the headlines again

12/11/2015 by Fiona Pawsey in Road Traffic Law

Readers may have seen an item in the news in the past week about the plans in Bedfordshire to introduce a zero tolerance approach to speeding on that county’s motorway (the M1). For a long time motorists have been used to knowing that, so long as they are sensible, no […]

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Even Non Smokers Will Have to Take Note of The New Law on Smoking in Cars

08/10/2015 by Fiona Pawsey in Road Traffic Law

The motorist is faced with an almost constant barrage of new legislation these days but the new law on smoking in cars must make sense from a health point of view. There’s been plenty of publicity on the subject but it’s well worth mentioning the change in the law affecting […]

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Even Non Smokers Will Have to Take Note of The New Law on Smoking in Cars

New smoking and driving law

17/09/2015 by Fiona Pawsey in Road Traffic Law

As of the 1st of October 2015 smoking in a vehicle with anyone under the age of 18 will be illegal. The reason for this is to protect children and young people from the dangers that second hand smoke has. If you are caught smoking in a vehicle while there is […]

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Foreign Trucks and Driving Without Due Care and Attention

07/09/2015 by Fiona Pawsey in Road Traffic Law

Careless driving. Or, as I’ve often heard it called driving with undue care and attention which, if I wanted to be really pedantic, probably means driving with more care and attention than is necessary! Well we won’t go there but it is worth considering issues where the offence may arise. […]

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Foreign Trucks and Driving Without Due Care and Attention

Drug Driving Law – A Minefield For The Unwary

26/08/2015 by Fiona Pawsey in Road Traffic Law

Drinking and driving is never out of the headlines for long but now another driving topic has captured the media’s attention. The law regarding driving whilst under the influence of drugs has recently seen a big shake up under the Crime and Courts Act 2013. From March 2015 drug driving […]

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The First Drink Driving Commercial – 50 years on…

11/12/2014 by Fiona Pawsey in Legal / Road Traffic Law

It’s that time of year again with the media covering the police drink driving campaigns up and down the country. In 1964 the drink driving campaign began with an almost light-hearted commercial called Office Party and included what might be regarded now as a somewhat sexist tag line; “Don’t ask […]

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The First Drink Driving Commercial – 50 years on…

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Category: Road Traffic Law

Speeding in the headlines again

Even Non Smokers Will Have to Take Note of The New Law on Smoking in Cars

New smoking and driving law

Foreign Trucks and Driving Without Due Care and Attention

Drug Driving Law – A Minefield For The Unwary

The First Drink Driving Commercial – 50 years on…