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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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Drink Driving at Christmas Time

14/12/2015 by Fiona Pawsey in Road Traffic Law

It’s almost Christmas again. And police forces up and down the country are already watching out vigilantly for motorists suspected of being over the legal limit. The annual Government anti-drink driving campaign has been launched warning of the consequences of a second drink. And in North Yorkshire a story has […]

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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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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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Drug Driving Law – A Minefield For The Unwary

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Tag Archives: road traffic offences

Are you fit to drive?

What to do at the scene of an accident

Drink Driving at Christmas Time

New smoking and driving law

Foreign Trucks and Driving Without Due Care and Attention

Drug Driving Law – A Minefield For The Unwary