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New research reveals that the majority of drivers don’t know the rules around playing music while driving.

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Can listening to music while driving really land you with a £5000 fine? Playing music while driving could land you a £5,000 fine, with over half of UK adults unaware of the little-known driving law. Two thirds (64%) of us always listen to music whilst out on the road, however new research from insurance experts, Carole Nash, has revealed that the majority of drivers don’t know the rules around playing music while driving. Under rule 148 of the Highway Code, playing loud music that i...

In extreme cases where your music is so loud that you cannot hear potential hazards around you, drivers could be seen putting others at risk and may be charged with dangerous driving. This charge could land you with a £5,000 fine from your Local Authority and possible driving ban. Motorists were clueless about if they can or cannot blast out their favourite tunes while riding or driving. One in five (21 per cent) said they think it is illegal to listen to music while driving or riding a mo...

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Mum of 8-year-old Leicester boy killed in smart motorway tragedy welcomes government safety vow Meera Naran is campaigning in memory of Dev Meera Naran with her son Dev (Image: DMU) The mother of an eight-year-old Leicester boy who was killed in a tragic collision on a so-called smart motorway has welcomed a government pledge to make them safer. Meera Naran is campaigning in memory of young Dev, who died in a crash on the M6, in Birmingham, two years ago. The youngster was pronounced dead at th...

Gendarmerie stop five tonne van overloaded with bikes in south France The van was strung with bikes and tricycles and weighed two tonnes over the legal limit. Plus - we explain how vehicle weight and cargo limits work in France 22 April 2021 The van was more than two tonnes over the legal limit, and was carrying bikes and tricycles dangerouslyBy Hannah Thompson A van weighing more than two tonnes over the legal limit and transporting badly-attached bicycles and tricycles was stopped by gendarme...

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Click the thumbs up > Safety improvement to existing smart motorways will be fast tracked and no new ‘all-lane running’ roads will be allowed to open without radar technology to detect stopped cars. The radar technology has been trialled on the M25 to detect stationary vehicles and it has been introduced to stretches of the M3 and M20, over the past 12 months. It is currently being installed on the M1. Nick Harris, acting chief executive at Highways England, says that going ...

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