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Tim Dawes, fleet compliance manager of Transport for London's Vehicle Logistics

TfL moves to help its own drivers caught out by lower speed limits

Transport for London (TfL) is fitting speed limiters to a third of its van fleet to reduce the number of incidents involving its drivers.

Transport for London (TfL) 14 Mar

DfT considering intelligent speed assistance to aid road safety

The Department for Transport (DfT) has said it is considering new vehicle technologies, including intelligent speed assist (ISA), to aid road safety.

safety and risk management 14 Feb

Fleets face new lower speed limits on roads in London

New, lower speed limits will be introduced on roads across London in an effort to improve safety, says Transport for London (TfL).

Transport for London (TfL) 11 Feb

Greater London has the most speed cameras in the UK

Greater London has been identified as having the largest number of speed cameras in the UK, with almost 1,000 speed traps located across the Capital.

speed limits 7 Feb

Cyclist, van and truck at London junction

Speeding motorists targeted in Vision Zero campaign

The lowering of speed limits and the targeting of speeding drivers by police are among a range of measures being introduced in London to drive down road deaths.

safety and risk management 16 Nov

Fleets should prepare drivers for speed limiters now

Fleets should prepare drivers now for vehicles being fitted with intelligent speed assistance (ISA) technology from next year, says FleetCheck.

safety and risk management 18 Aug

Reduce motorway speeds in wet weather, say drivers

Seven-in-10 drivers would like lower motorway speed limits in wet weather, according to new research from the RAC.

safety and risk management 2 Aug

TfL employs new smart cameras to enforce traffic rules

Transport for London (TfL) has invested in 50 new cameras to enforce banned turns, bus lanes, yellow box junctions and weight restrictions.

Transport for London (TfL) 26 Jul

Unmarked HGVs record 3,500 road traffic offences

Unmarked HGV catches motorists using mobile phones

Police driving an unmarked HGV cab have caught motorists on the motorway breaking the law, with 85 offences detected during a week-long operation.

safety and risk management 20 Jul

Half of cars and vans broke speed limits in towns and on motorways in 2020

Free flowing traffic conditions resulted in 56% of cars exceeding the speed limit on 30mph roads compared to 53% on motorways, according to new DfT statistics.

safety and risk management 14 Jul

TfL publishes plan for new 20mph speed limit

Transport for London (TfL) publishes plans to reduce speed limits on almost all TfL roads in Westminster to 20mph.

Transport for London (TfL) 9 Jul

Drivers want 70mph motorway limit enforced by average speed cameras

New research from the RAC shows scale of speeding on UK roads and a desire to see average speed cameras used to enforce those with the highest speed limits.

safety and risk management 10 May

Road sign-reading tech could cut speeding fines

Road sign-reading technology could save drivers £327 million in speeding fines, according to new research by Seat.

safety and risk management 29 Mar

Motorists want speed cameras to check for VED, insurance and MOT

Speed cameras should be used to detect vehicles that are being driven without valid insurance, MOT or VED, according to an IAM Roadsmart survey.

safety and risk management 17 Mar

Pensioners have more penalty points than young drivers

More than 304,000 pensioners (over 65s) currently have penalty points on their driving licence, which is almost 25 times the number of young teenage drivers.

safety and risk management 9 Mar

Speeding considered ‘less acceptable’ as data shows hotspots

New research from IAM RoadSmart has revealed that UK motorists consider it ‘less acceptable’ to speed than they did five years ago.

safety and risk management 17 Feb

ETSC calls on EU Ministers to support stricter speed limiters

The European Transport Safety Council (ETSC), together with a coalition of organisations, has written to all 27 EU Transport Ministers and Industry Ministers expressing concern that the technical requirements for speed limiters are not strict enough.

safety and risk management 27 Nov

Drivers call for increased use of speed cameras

Drivers want more speed cameras installed near schools to fine drivers travelling more than 10mph over the speed limit, a study by IAM RoadSmart has found.

safety and risk management 19 Nov

Older, wealthier drivers more likely to speed, finds new survey

A third of drivers admitted to breaking the speed limit, with older, higher-earners among the worst offenders, a new survey has revealed.

6 Nov

European safety groups say draft speed limiter standards need to be more strict

The European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) has rallied a coalition of road safety organisations to push legislators to introduce stricter regulations for mandatory speed limiters.

30 Sep

speed limits - Page 3

TfL moves to help its own drivers caught out by lower speed limits

DfT considering intelligent speed assistance to aid road safety

Fleets face new lower speed limits on roads in London

Greater London has the most speed cameras in the UK

Speeding motorists targeted in Vision Zero campaign

Fleets should prepare drivers for speed limiters now

Reduce motorway speeds in wet weather, say drivers

TfL employs new smart cameras to enforce traffic rules

Unmarked HGV catches motorists using mobile phones

Half of cars and vans broke speed limits in towns and on motorways in 2020

TfL publishes plan for new 20mph speed limit

Drivers want 70mph motorway limit enforced by average speed cameras

Road sign-reading tech could cut speeding fines

Motorists want speed cameras to check for VED, insurance and MOT

Pensioners have more penalty points than young drivers

Speeding considered ‘less acceptable’ as data shows hotspots

ETSC calls on EU Ministers to support stricter speed limiters

Drivers call for increased use of speed cameras

Older, wealthier drivers more likely to speed, finds new survey

European safety groups say draft speed limiter standards need to be more strict

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speed limits - Page 3

TfL moves to help its own drivers caught out by lower speed limits

DfT considering intelligent speed assistance to aid road safety

Fleets face new lower speed limits on roads in London

Greater London has the most speed cameras in the UK

Speeding motorists targeted in Vision Zero campaign

Fleets should prepare drivers for speed limiters now

Reduce motorway speeds in wet weather, say drivers

TfL employs new smart cameras to enforce traffic rules

Unmarked HGV catches motorists using mobile phones

Half of cars and vans broke speed limits in towns and on motorways in 2020

TfL publishes plan for new 20mph speed limit

Drivers want 70mph motorway limit enforced by average speed cameras

Road sign-reading tech could cut speeding fines

Motorists want speed cameras to check for VED, insurance and MOT

Pensioners have more penalty points than young drivers

Speeding considered ‘less acceptable’ as data shows hotspots

ETSC calls on EU Ministers to support stricter speed limiters

Drivers call for increased use of speed cameras

Older, wealthier drivers more likely to speed, finds new survey

European safety groups say draft speed limiter standards need to be more strict

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