Press releases

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.

Four million drivers have momentarily fallen asleep behind the wheel, reveals shocking new research by IAM RoadSmart, the UK’s largest independent road safety charity.

A nationwide study by Nextbase has revealed that UK drivers believe the lockdown has massively impacted their driving habits and that they are sure they would FAIL their driving test if they had to take it again today.

The top 10 driving stresses facing drivers as our roads return to normal have been revealed by a leading road safety charity, with the return of traffic jams now causing the most agitation behind the wheel.

IAM RoadSmart, the UK’s largest independent road safety organisation, is saying a big thank you to its amazing volunteers during Volunteers’ Week (1-7 June).

IAM RoadSmart, the UK’s largest independent road safety charity, has welcomed the enforcement of rules to raise driver visibility standards in lorries to reduce incidents caused by blind spots.

New challenge from Automotive charity, Ben. More details on the exciting new active challenge, Move4Ben, which starts on 1st June, can be found here. The charity raise vital funds and inspire people to improve their physical and mental wellbeing.

A new study by IAM RoadSmart, the UK’s largest independent road safety charity, has exposed the underlying hardships faced by working drivers that were already prevalent before the pandemic and are now likely to worsen.

92,000 motorists are at risk of losing their driving licence with just one more motoring offence resulting in a ban, a Freedom of Information request to DVLA* by IAM RoadSmart, the UK’s largest independent road safety charity, reveals.

IAM RoadSmart has previously given a cautious welcome to the government’s plans to improve the safety of smart motorways. We support the earlier introduction of stopped vehicle technology (SVD) and more frequent refuges but also point out the need for better education and information for smart motorway users.

IAM RoadSmart, the UK’s largest independent road safety charity, has today announced the dates for its 2021 programme of popular Skills Days, which allow drivers and motorcyclists the chance to learn valuable handling skills from qualified instructors while driving their own cars or riding their own motorcycles on a race circuit.

A new web poll on smart motorways from the UK’s largest independent road safety charity, IAM RoadSmart, has revealed that the majority of respondents (85 per cent) want a halt on their construction until the safety case is fully proven.

An expert report issued today, is urging the UK Government to implement an alcolock programme without delay to help reduce the number of drink drive related incidents.

A study from the UK’s largest independent road safety charity, IAM RoadSmart, has revealed that 60% of motorists consider the growing ability of vehicles to drive themselves as a serious threat to road safety.