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Poor sighted brits
Even more disturbing is the number of people with prescriptions but who forget to put their glasses on before driving, despite admitting they couldn’t even read a number plate from 20.5m – the legal requirement. The results reveal that the last time motorists who have driven without their glasses or lenses ventured out without correcting their eyesight, eight in ten (79 per cent) drove at least two miles and one in ten (11 per cent) drove over 50 miles. Read more...
Bad driving habits.
Walesand the west saw 90% of its motorists engaging in a possibly dangerous act whilst at the wheel in the last month, which was the highest in the country.  The corresponding figure for the north-west was 65%, which was the lowest in Britain. Read more...
Young drivers facing high costs.
**According to the YouGov findings one per cent 80 of young drivers have bought a car with friends which equates to 21,350. The spiralling cost of motoring is one of the main reasons four in 10 (43 per cent) non-driving 18-25 year olds are without a licence and a quarter of drivers who have passed their test do not have their own set of wheels – with the majority of these blaming the high costs. Read more...
40th Anniversary
21 November 2005   SPEED LIMIT STILL BEING IGNORED – AFTER FORTY YEARS Privilege Insurance highlights link between speeding and accidents Drivers are still ignoring the speed limits, forty years after they were introduced on Britain’s motorways, according to safe driver champion Privilege Insurance. YouGov interviewed 2,165 people on behalf of Privilege Insurance between 13th-16th 91 August 2005. Ian Parker, Managing Director of Privilege Insurance commented:. Read more...