Car Insurance Explained
Under the Road Traffic Act 1988 it is an offence to drive a motor vehicle on the road without valid insurance in place. This insurance policy must at least cover you for injury or damage to a third...
View ArticleGood bye to the tax disc
After 93 years, we say farewell to the little perforated windscreen card and usher in a new era of fully digital vehicle duty systems. But will we be paying more or less tax? Will it be easier to catch...
View ArticleSafety advice for drivers during darker days: see and be seen, says GEM
ROAD SAFETY organisation GEM Motoring Assist is encouraging all road users to see and be seen through the coming winter months. Darker days bring poor visibility and higher risk of collisions, simply...
View ArticleSafer driving in fog
ROAD SAFETY and breakdown organisation GEM Motoring Assist is encouraging motorists to ensure they – and their vehicles – are ready for the potential challenges of driving in winter. In this first of...
View ArticleSo you think you need a 4×4
You’ve decided that a 4×4 could be right for you, but is that strictly true? Whilst they’re great for towing horseboxes across muddy fields or improving your chances of making it through the snow and...
View ArticleSeasonal driving tips to keep your 12 days of Christmas as safe as possible
ROAD SAFETY AND breakdown organisation GEM Motoring Assist is offering safer driving tips for the 12 days of Christmas: 1. Take a taxi home from Christmas parties. Don’t drive if you’re having a drink....
View ArticleElectric cars on test
Time to charge! Sales of electric cars are booming. Figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders show registrations have more than doubled in 2014 compared with last year. It’s not just...
View ArticleFlood alert: GEM urges drivers to postpone journeys if possible
Breakdown cover specialist GEM Motoring Assist is urging drivers to take care during the current period of wet weather. There are currently 30 flood warnings and 140 flood alerts across England and...
View ArticleMinimise distractions at the wheel
As children, we kept hearing the same things from our parents over and over again? The truth is that after some time, we tended to ignore what our parents said until what they were warning us about was...
View ArticlePut safety first on motorway journeys
Breakdown cover specialist GEM Motoring Assist is encouraging drivers to put safety first on motorway journeys. The advice follows Saturday’s crash on the M4 in south Wales which left 28 people...
View ArticleUsing information from mirror checks
How often do you think you should check your rear view mirror? Would you believe checking the rear view mirror every five to eight seconds is ideal? It’s true! It keeps you up to date with what’s...
View ArticleGEM calls for overhaul of driver eyesight test
ROAD SAFETY organisation GEM Motoring Assist says better regulation of eyesight tests for drivers would cut collisions and make Britain’s roads safer. GEM says a detailed test of a driver’s visual...
View ArticlePut safety first on the motorway
ROAD SAFETY organisation GEM Motoring Assist says the four motorway deaths at the start of the half-term getaway offer a grim reminder of how dangerous our high-speed roads can be. Two fatal collisions...
View ArticleDon’t let your car become a restaurant on wheels
ROAD SAFETY and breakdown organisation GEM Motoring Assist is urging drivers to avoid eating and drinking while at the wheel. Attempting to eat or drink while driving is a distraction estimated to...
View ArticleConcerns over ‘less drunk’ drivers
New research reveals an alarming new trend, with millions of drivers taking to the road because they thought they were “less drunk” than their passengers. Seven per cent of all motorists admit to...
View ArticleGEM supports Police Federation call for lowering of drink drive limit
ROAD SAFETY and breakdown organisation GEM Motoring Assist supports today’s Police Federation call for a reduction in the drink-drive limit. GEM chief executive David Williams said: “Scotland reduced...
View ArticleFirst convictions using new drug-driving laws
A Brighton teenager is one of the first people in Britain to be convicted under new drug-driving laws as it emerged there could be an epidemic of substance use behind the wheel. The driver was arrested...
View ArticleSharing the road with motorcyclists
Motorcyclists account for just one per cent of road users, but they’re grossly over-represented in casualty statistics, making up 19% of all road user deaths*. But they, like every other road user, all...
View ArticleKeep cool in the heatwave
GEM issues advice to help drivers keep cool in the predicted heatwave FORECASTERS ARE predicting high temperatures in coming days, and GEM Motoring Assist is taking the opportunity to offer advice that...
View ArticleSharing the road with emergency vehicles
The vast majority of road users want to help an emergency service driver. The difficulties come because it is not always clear what they are expected to do in order to provide the best help. As a...
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