IAM RoadSmart has responded to the Department of Transport’s (DfT) consultation to seek expert advice on the creation of a drug-drivers rehabilitation course. This will form part of a new high risk offenders scheme related to drug driving and other related issues to modernise their approach to the problem of drug driving.

From today (Tuesday 28th June) a new law, introduced as part of the Police, Crime and Sentencing Courts Bill, comes into force to close a loophole that allows drivers who cause permanent disability or injury through careless driving to avoid prison, substantial fines or bans.

Being followed too closely by other drivers is the behaviour that distracts motorists most on Britain’s roads, latest research reveals.

As the nation prepares to celebrate Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's 70th year on the throne, IAM RoadSmart has urged motorists to watch out for a range of potential road safety risks.

IAM RoadSmart’s Interim CEO, Antony Kildare is paying tribute to the active volunteers who, through their work in local communities across the country, make a significant contribution towards IAM RoadSmart’s charitable mission to reducing the number of people killed and injured on UK roads.

IAM RoadSmart has been recognised by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) for its on-road training course, ‘Driving for Work’.

IAM RoadSmart has released the seventh iteration of its annual Driving Safety Culture report, with results revealing the biggest prevailing issues for drivers on the UK’s roads.

The places where Britain’s angriest drivers live can now be revealed - and Londoners are far more hot-headed while behind the wheel than drivers any other region, new research reveals.

In support of Mental Health Awareness Week, the UK’s leading independent road safety charity, IAM RoadSmart, is reminding motorists they shouldn’t just be checking their tyres, brakes and oil levels before getting behind the wheel, but also checking in on themselves and others.

One death on a smart motorway is one too many, so we welcome today’s update from National Highways on the Smart Motorway Stocktake and Action Plan, outlining their progress on delivering safer smart motorways.

Nearly sixty per cent of smokers are running the risk of getting rolled up with a hefty fine, or even a road ban, while smoking or vaping behind the wheel.

As the cost-of-living crisis deepens, millions of motorists are now considering cancelling their breakdown insurance in a bid to cut back on everyday outgoings.

“No doubt, the proposal to scrap annual MOT tests will be welcomed by many households looking to balance the books amid the surging cost-of-living. Having said this, the proposal is simply not worth the risk...

As fuel prices surge to an all-time high, more and more UK motorists think it is socially acceptable to ask passengers to contribute to the cost of filling up their tank in exchange for a lift.

An estimated eight million motorists in the UK are running the risk of fines of up to £1,000 each for sounding their vehicles horn inappropriately.

Almost two thirds (59 per cent) of UK motorists believe that there will be more conflict on the nation's roads as a result of the introduction of the new hierarchy of road users, according to IAM RoadSmart.

In the wake of widespread changes to the Highway Code earlier this year, millions of drivers are running the risk of breaking the rules of the road and endangering the safety of other road users and pedestrians.

Millions of drivers could be breaking the law when it comes to travelling with their dog - and it might lead them to fines of up to £5,000.

As the cost of living continues to rise, millions of motorists could soon be risking their, and others safety on the roads by shunning new tyres in favour of cheaper part-worn tyres - described by tyre safety experts as ‘death traps’.

As the car industry invests billions into the development of self-driving cars, a survey from the UK’s largest independent road safety charity, IAM RoadSmart, has revealed that the majority of drivers aren’t actually ready to take their hands off the steering wheel, despite the fact that autonomous vehicle technology has huge potential to improve road safety.