Tuesday 24 December 2013

Be a safer driver: tip 3.

Be a safer driver: tip 3.
Don't drink and drive. Even a small amount of alcohol will effect your ability to drive. Nominate a driver for the night and let them drink cola. Cheaper than a taxi. www.travis-drive.co.uk

Be a safer driver: tip 3.

Be a safer driver: tip 3.
Don't drink and drive. Even a small amount of alcohol will effect your ability to drive. Nominate a driver for the night and let them drink cola. Cheaper than a taxi. www.travis-drive.co.uk

Be a safer driver: tip 3.

Be a safer driver: tip 3.
Don't drink and drive. Even a small amount of alcohol will effect your ability to drive. Nominate a driver for the night and let them drink cola. Cheaper than a taxi. www.travis-drive.co.uk

Monday 23 December 2013

Safe driving: Tip 2

 Safer driver tip 2.
Anticipate: having looked ahead, use that knowledge to anticipate the problems that might come up and plan for them well in advance, to avoid needing to take last-minute action.
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Safe driving: Tip

Be a safer driver tip 1.
Read the road: the further ahead you look, the more time you have to recognise and respond to hazzards.www.travis-drive.co.uk

Friday 6 December 2013

50,000 new drivers banned in four years.

Nearly 50,000 new drivers have had their licence revoked in the past four years, DVLA figures reveal today, with seven in ten under the age of 25.
Under strict rules brought in to cut the number of serious accidents among newly qualified drivers, those who tot up six points or more within two years of passing their test face an automatic ban.
The latest figures show that of the 48,983 who lost their licence in this way since 2009,  33,910 were under the age of 25. Men account for nearly eight out of ten bans.


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2515921/50-000-new-drivers-lose-licence-young-male-motorists-penalised-tough-new-points-regime.html#ixzz2mh714kP5
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Thursday 5 December 2013

Tax Disc law changing.

DVLA will offer motorists the ability to spread their vehicle tax payments should they wish to do so. From 1 October 2014 motorists will be able to pay vehicle tax by direct debit annually, biannually or monthly. There will be no additional handling fees for annual payments but to limit the impact on the public finances there will be a small surcharge of 5% of vehicle tax for biannual and monthly payments. This is half of the 10% surcharge that is currently applied to 6 monthly tax discs and which has been in existence for a number of decades.
Also from 1 October 2014, the paper tax disc, first issued on 1 January 1921, will no longer be issued and required to be displayed on a vehicle windscreen. Vehicle tax will still need to be paid but with DVLA having a digital record of who has and has not paid, a paper tax disc is no longer necessary as proof that vehicle tax is paid. The vast majority of motorists pay their vehicle tax with latest figures confirming that over 99% of motorists’ tax their vehicles on time… Most on-road enforcement action is now based on using Automatic Number Plate Readers. These cameras use the number plate rather than a visual inspection of the tax disc. The police also have access to DVLA records via the police national computer. There are significant savings for fleet operators and other businesses from not having to handle the administration of tax discs.

Wednesday 4 December 2013

Police launch Christmas anti-drink campaign.

Thames Valley Police launched its Christmas anti-drink and drugs campaign this week. The force will be conducting more cross-border operations that ever before with the aim of reducing the number of alcohol and drugs related incidents on the roads over the Christmas period.
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