The legalities of keeping and driving vehicles in good order

April’s rather soggy driving conditions often result in more effort being required to keep vehicles clean. Apart from the obvious benefits of driving a clean car, there are real advantages too, in avoiding criminal prosecution. Failing to maintain a vehicle to the standard required by law can lead to penalty point endorsements, driving bans and […]

Delays to justice

The pandemic has had a huge impact on us all over the last 12 months and the courts have been no exception. How criminal cases are funded over the last few years resulted in significant backlogs for the court to deal with, and this has been exacerbated by the pandemic with the backlog now reaching […]

Proposals to make careless driving a fixed penalty notice offence

Careless drivers will be targeted under new proposals announced for consultation today by Road Safety Minister Mike Penning.