Press Releases

The UK’s largest independent road safety charity, IAM RoadSmart, is calling for more to be done to control the number of e-scooters being used illegally on public roads.

When drivers consider the best gadgets to have on their next car, it is great to see safety concerns are at the top of the list for young motorists. Added to the risk of damage to their car, cost of repairs and lack of spaces, maybe it’s no surprise that many motorists go to great lengths to avoid reversing into tight and tricky parking spaces.

IAM RoadSmart, CEO, Tony Greenidge, has taken the decision after four years with the charity to step down. Tony originally joined the UK’s largest independent road safety charity as Business Development Director and took over as CEO 18 months ago. He will remain in his position until the end of March 2022.

IAM RoadSmart, the UK’s largest independent road safety charity, is delighted to announce the appointment of Tony Cearns and Samantha Kane to its Council. Tony joins as Chair of its Finance and Audit Committee and Sam will lead on HR matters and chairing RemCo.

Passing your driving test was once seen as a rite of passage for most youngsters. But with the number of young people getting behind the wheel now declining, research conducted by the UK’s largest independent road safety charity, IAM RoadSmart, has indicated why many young people aged 17-24 have put the brakes on learning to drive.

IAM RoadSmart has announced a new partnership with mental health charity Mental Health Motorbike, as part of a continuing mission to support and educate their members on looking after their mental health.

With the world focusing on the upcoming COP26 in Scotland, IAM RoadSmart has asked its members what issues they think delegates should address to ensure fair treatment for all road users. COP26 will play a key role in setting the future agenda for green travel, as well as signposting the future of driving and riding.

IAM RoadSmart is calling for the Government to make up its mind now to drive down injuries on UK roads caused by e-scooters.

With the government set to confirm major changes to The Highway Code, road users need to get up to speed with a range of changes to the rules of the road this autumn. The updates are the largest overhauls to the code since mid-2018, with a plethora of amendments and new rules including a hierarchy of responsibility that will affect all road users.

New research by IAM RoadSmart, the UK’s largest independent road safety charity, has revealed how the ‘green agenda’ is radically influencing driving attitudes of young people aged 17-24.

New research from IAM RoadSmart, the UK’s largest independent road safety charity, reveals that motorists over the age of 60 intend to drive for as long as they are safe to do so, and that the average age they would consider giving up their licence is 82.

Towing without training is a real possibility we could see on the road if the DVSA decide to scrap the towing a trailer test. Those who passed their test after 1st January 1997 are currently required to take an additional test but pressure on resources post COVID-19 could mean a change. The priority is currently to get HGV drivers on the road to keep the supply network running. Resources are running thin and the towing test is just another issue the DVSA may have to scrap to keep up with demand. IAM RoadSmart are warning this could create more problems and be an accident waiting to happen.

The Department for Transport's recently published figures on drink-drive related casualties for 2019 show only a very small reduction in incidents relating to deaths and injuries. IAM RoadSmart feel little progress has been made in reducing the carnage caused and we continue to campaign for NONE for the road. Rehabilitation courses work, more use of alcolocks and further education is sadly still needed.

Act now if you have an MOT due, otherwise you could be gambling with the your safety, the safety of others, and your vehicle fitness. Covid-19 is now impacting the health of vehicles due to a backlog caused by Lockdown extensions and exemptions.

Don't get the Summer of Cycling and Highway Code changes confused. One has launched and the other has been announced but has not yet been passed into law. How familiar are you with the Highway Code?

With a significant rise in newly qualified drivers losing their licence, speeding is the second highest reason, with more than 5,500 being convicted of this recent research revealed.

Growing support, with nearly 50% surveyed, for reducing the speed limit on all urban roads from 30mph to 20mph. Almost half of drivers now in favour, revealed in new research by IAM RoadSmart with areas outside schools seen as the highest priority.

One in two drivers on motorways and 30mph roads exceeded the speed limit in 2020, taking advantage of decreased traffic during national lockdown, according to latest on vehicle speed compliance for 2020 in Great Britain, released today by the Department for Transport.

Skills Day Plus is your opportunity to meet and ride with the British Touring Car team from BMW. This trio Colin Turkington, Tom Oliphant, and Stephen Jelley are currently battling to win the 2021 BTCC title for Team BMW. Which would mean a record-breaking sixth straight Manufacturers’ title.

Provisional figures for 2020 in: Reported road casualties in Great Britain: provisional results 2020, revealed there were 1,472 reported road deaths, compared to 1,748 in 2019.