Are you listening to Chris Rea in your car or does your taste turn more to Handel or classic carols? Motorists who listen to music while driving could be disrupting the harmony on Britain’s roads, according to latest research. A survey of 1,004 motorists, commissioned by the UK’s leading independent road safety charity, IAM RoadSmart,…
A new law on the use of mobile phones while driving has come into effect with an offence being triggered whenever a driver holds and uses a device, regardless of why they are holding it. The law covers any device which is capable of interactive communication even if the functionality is not enabled at the…
For the third year in a row Asprey Harris Insurance Consultants are backing the international ‘Don’t Stream and Drive Day’. Taking place on Tuesday 16 April, the campaign is backed by Police, road safety groups, motoring organisations and legal representatives throughout Europe and beyond. The aim of the campaign is to prevent accidents and save…
Traffic jams, mobile phones and aggressive drivers are the top worries for motorists this year, according to the latest IAM Roadsmart’s annual Safety Culture Survey. Each year the UK’s biggest road safety charity surveys more than 2,000 drivers about their worries, fears and attitudes and for the past two years safety concerns around other drivers…
On average, 70 people still lose their lives on the roads of Europe every day. However, this figure was reduced to 43 on both the 2016 and 2017 Project EDWARD days and organisers hope that 2018 will see a further reduction in casualties. European Day Without A Road Death (EDWARD) takes place this year on…
Many people will never have heard of Project EDWARD or even TISPOL, the organisation that sponsors it. Yet this initiative could save your life. TISPOL is committed to reducing death, serious injury and crime on Europe’s roads. Its activities are guided by research, intelligence, information and experience, to produce measurable results that contribute to reducing…
Have you signed up for the Don’t Stream and Drive Day Thunderclap yet? Tuesday 3 April has been designated Don’t Stream and Drive Day in the UK and Asprey Harris are proud to be recognised sponsors of the day, believing that this campaign addresses a very serious road safety issue. Streaming and driving at the…
Most people recognise that using a mobile phone while driving is dangerous and if caught by Police will lead to six points on their driving licence plus a £200 fine. So what makes some people think that they can get away with streaming live video from their mobile device while driving? Sadly, it seems, far…
As children return to school, many courtesy of Mum or Dad’s taxi, the amount of traffic on the roads increases – and so does the chance of being involved in an accident. Claims data from AXA shows that the amount of claims made between 7am and 9am in September increases drastically compared to August, as…
The coming month sees major changes in the penalties for using a mobile phone while driving. From 1 March motorists caught breaking the law will see the penalty double to a £200 fine and six penalty points. At the same time police are backing a campaign known as ‘Don’t Stream and Drive’, aiming to combat…
