DPP consults over new guidance on driving offences
Keir Starmer QC, Director of Public Prosecutions, has launched a public consultation in England and Wales on guidance about the most serious driving offences, including death by careless or dangerous driving. Contact McSporrans today for expert legal advice on this subject.
Call for new approaches to road safety
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) is urging greater collaboration with Government on road safety following the publication of annual casualty figures which show the first increase in road deaths since 2003. Contact McSporrans today for expert legal advice on this subject.
Police clamp down on mobile phone use by drivers
Scottish police have joined forces with the Traffic Commissioner to tackle the use of mobile phones by bus and lorry drivers. Contact McSporrans today for expert legal advice on this subject.
Calls for zero-tolerance drink-drive limit
Brake, the road safety charity, has called on the Scottish government to take action to prevent devastating crashes by implementing a zero-tolerance drink drive limit. Contact McSporrans today for expert legal advice on this subject.
Motorists like cameras but still don’t trust them
Eighty-two per cent of people now think it is acceptable for authorities to use speed cameras, however 45% think that raising income is still a main reason for their use, according to the results of the IAM’s annual speed camera survey. Contact McSporrans today for expert legal advice on this subject.
UK’s fastest criminal sentenced
A man from the West Midlands has been sentenced after he was caught travelling at 180mph on the M6, reports the BBC. Contact McSporrans today for expert legal advice on this subject.
Millionth uninsured vehicle seized as UK’s hotspots revealed
Police in Birmingham have seized the millionth vehicle for no insurance in an operation to disrupt criminal activity in an area of the UK which is identified as one of the worst hotspots for uninsured driving. Contact McSporrans today for expert legal advice on this subject.
Uninsured and unlicensed drivers targeted
Police forces across Scotland have taken part in a three day campaign, coordinated by the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland, to target unlicensed and uninsured drivers. Contact McSporrans today for expert legal advice on this subject.
Accidents involving illegal alcohol levels
The Department of Transport has published statistics on personal injury accidents in 2011 on public roads in Great Britain that involved drink driving. Contact McSporrans today for expert legal advice on this subject.
Man sentenced for numerous driving offences
A man was arrested in Kirkcaldy after stealing a car while its owner was a guest at a wedding, reports the Scotsman. Contact McSporrans today for expert legal advice on this subject.
