Friday, October 5th, 2007
Ahead of the 40th anniversary of breathalyser testing on Tuesday (October 9), the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents said it was now time to step up the campaign against drink driving to stop any more needless deaths.
Thousands of deaths and serious injuries have been avoided in Britain since October 9, 1967, when the current drink-drive limit (80mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood) became a legal requirement and roadside testing was introduced. At the time, it was said that drinking before driving led to about 13,000 fatal and serious casualties each year. By 1987, the figure for people killed or seriously injured in accidents involving illegal alcohol levels had dropped to 6,800 and by last year it had fallen to 2,500.
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Saturday, September 29th, 2007
Automotive warranty specialist, Warranty Direct, is stepping up its campaign against the blight of potholes on the UK’s roads by offering a cash reward for successful compensation claims.
Any Warranty Direct policy-holder who can prove they have made a successful compensation claim against their local council after damaging their car on a pothole will be eligible for a cashback reward amounting to 25% of their policy price. The reward can be collected by contacting Warranty Direct’s claims department on 0800 097 8831.
In conjunction with road maintenance campaign website, Potholes.co.uk, Warranty Direct has long campaigned for highway authorities around the UK to address the apalling state of the nation’s potholed roads.
Data produced by Warranty Direct last year showed that potholes account for 1 in 5 claims on suspension and wheel damage, costing the UK motoring public a staggering £320 million per year in repairs.
Potholes.co.uk was set up at the beginning of this year to provide motorists with all the information they need to claim compensation, and a forum to highlight the worst road defects in their area. Since the site was launched in February, 20,000 unique users have visited it to post items, pictures and information.
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Saturday, September 29th, 2007
The dramatic findings of an important road safety survey have pointed to a very worrying picture of UK motoring. The largest ever tyre pressure and tyre safety study undertaken in the UK, carried out by supporters of TyreSafe, the UK’s leading tyre safety organisation, revealed that almost three quarters of all cars on the country’s roads have tyres that are under-inflated.
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