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Police forces adopt new guidelines on speeding offences
37 of the 44 police forces in England and Wales have signed up to new guidelines which govern the way motorists caught breaking the speed limit are to be punished.
Under the new guidelines police …
Countdown to crackdown
DfT moves closer to criminalizing uninsured drivers
The Department for Transport moved a step closer today to a new crackdown on uninsured drivers as Mike Penning, the Road Safety Minister laid the final regulations in Parliament. …
Back Injury Claims Advice
A back injury can be one of the most serious types of injury you can suffer in a non-fault accident. Whether your back injury was the result of a fall, of being hit by something …
Steeplejack fall case shows risks from working at height
The Health and Safety Executive’s recent prosecution of a building maintenance firm whose employee fell eight metres from a church roof he was working on has again highlighted the dangers of working at height.
In October …
UK has safest roads – according to International Transport Forum
The UK has a lower level of road accidents per 100,000 people than any other developed country, according to inter-governmental organisation the International Transport Forum (ITF).
In its 2010 report “A Record Decade for Road Safety”, …
Amputation Injury Compensation Claims
Suffering an amputation in an accident can be a traumatic experience. Losing part of a limb, a whole limb or more than one limb is a life-changing injury, which may have a dramatic impact on …
Trial of “road convoy” technology begins in Sweden
New radio-controlled technology designed to allow vehicles to travel together as a convoy is being trialled at the moment in Sweden. The technology aims to cut fuel use, improve road safety and possibly reduce …
Bike hire vehicles involved in 4 cycling accidents on London streets
Slightly embarrassing news for the government in London came today with the release of figures from Transport for London (TfL) revealing several collisions that had taken place between cyclists and the vehicles involved in the …
Traffic Light Accident Compensation
Road traffic accidents that occur at road junctions are amongst the most common type of accident claim we deal with here at Camps Solicitors. Being involved in an accident at a road junction doesn’t have …
“War on motorists” ended – parking restrictions and charges guidance dropped
The government is to drop restrictions on the number of parking spaces that can be built in new housing developments as well as guidance to councils encouraging them to increase parking charges in their car …
