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Drunk Driver – The High Risk Offender
Contrary to popular belief, Alcohol is actually a depressant drug which affects a person’s reactions times, perception, judgment and co-ordination – all the essential ingredients of a safe driver. Alcohol, even in small amounts, makes it almost impossible for a driver to assess their own driving ability because it gives the driver a false sense of confidence and ability, fueling risk taking and the perception that they are in total control even when they are not.
Work Stress Driving Brits To Drink
Over half the British workforce reach for the bottle at the end of the day as they feel so stressed, a recent survey has revealed.
Insurance Workers Top List Of Stressed Professions
Insurance workers are more stressed out than any other profession, a new survey has revealed.
Where Is Britains Most Dangerous Road?
The Road Safety Foundation names Britain’s most dangerous road in a damning report which concludes one in ten motorways and A roads present an ‘unacceptably high risk to users’. The June study revealed that once again, Britain’s most-dangerous road has been named as the Cat and Fiddle Pass section of the A537 between Macclesfield and Buxton in Cheshire.
Speeding Offences And Their Penalties
If you’re a UK motorist then you are undoubtedly aware of the multitude of road laws and offences that you can be stopped for. However are you aware of what you are being charged with and why when you are stopped for these offences? We have put together a short list of the most common traffic offences, shedding light on the details and penalties you can expect for some of the more common driving offences.
Britain’s Most Lucrative Speed Camera
The ‘most lucrative’ speed camera in Britain has been named and shamed. Not surprisingly, the local community is outraged by the findings of this camera. It has been discovered that the speed camera, erected on a road where few incidents take place, has netted the local council 1.3m pound per year.
Drunken Pensioner Arrested For Drunk Driving At 4mph
A disabled pensioner was pulled over for drink driving by eight policemen and three police cars as he made his way home from the pub on his mobility scooter.
Extension Form PPI Complaints
Consumers that have been mis-sold Payment Protection Insurance on loans they have taken have been given some breathing space to submit their claim for compensation by the Financial Services Authority (FSA)
Competition Commission Set To Ban PPI
The financial world has suffered heavy losses over the last few years as we all know through the global economic downturn. And just as the UK banks thought it couldn’t get much worse, thousands upon thousands of the UK population started to get wise about a new scandal, commonly known as Payment Protection insurance (PPI).
Drunk Driver Arrested Driving Bus
25 passengers were on board a double decker bus, ran by Blustar when it was pulled over on suspicion that the driver was thought to have been drunk driving.
