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Are you fit to drive?

24/05/2016 by Fiona Pawsey in Funny Law Friday / Road Traffic Law

Driving requires a level of skill and the ability to interact with both the vehicle and the external environment. Rule 90, 91, 92, 93 and 94 of The Highway Code states the different factors that can affect a person’s ability to drive safely. Safe driving requires some of the following: […]

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What to do at the scene of an accident

17/05/2016 by Fiona Pawsey in Road Traffic Law

Photo credit: jf01350 via Visualhunt / CC BY Rule 283 If you are involved in a crash or stop to give assistance at the scene of an accident you should: Warn others: Park your vehicle and then turn your hazard lights on, ideally facing approaching traffic. Also if you have […]

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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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Tag Archives: motor offences

Are you fit to drive?

What to do at the scene of an accident

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…