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On the brink of bans: 92k drivers have 9-11 points on their licence Rob Hull For Thisismoney.co.uk © Provided by This Is Money MailOnline logo Britain has 92,000 drivers running the risk of losing their licence, having already clocked up between nine and 11 points, it has been revealed. Any motorists who accrue more than 12 points on their licence at a given time face a ban - and anyone over nine points is one simple three point speeding offence away from this. Within the 92,000, there are 4,000 drivers right on the edge of the threshold with 11 points at the moment. Road s...

Poll finds majority of experienced motorists have no trust in smart motorways Poll finds majority of experienced motorists have no trust in smart motorways 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. Furthermore, 84 per cent of the 4,500 respondents surveyed had little faith in the current safety systems’ abilities to detect them if they were to breakdown in a running lane and protect them until hel...

Trending Over 572,000 offenders were in their 40s while data showed over 568,000 drivers in their 50s with points on their licence. The highest single age with the greatest number of people with penalty points was 49 with over 63,000 offenders. However, additional findings from the Freedom of Information report found there were up to 8,800 people still on the road despite having more than 12 penalty points. The highest number of points currently held by one individual was a massive 68, over 50 points higher than the disqualification limit. READ MORE But drivers may avoid bans if being unable ...

Published: 04 February 2021 ►  89% of drivers consider them to be a major safety concern ►  Currently, 42,675 miles of road are in poor condition Around nine in 10 drivers (89%) were affected by potholes during 2020, according to road safety charity IAM Roadsmart's latest annual Safety Culture Report. It concludes that the issue of poor road maintenance is now a major concern for motorists, with 12% of drivers surveyed having their cars damaged by potholes last year. The survey, which tracks drivers’ attitudes to key road safety issues, shows just how big a problem p...

IAM Roadsmart is calling for “comprehensive” training on the use of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), such as adaptive cruse control and autonomous emergency braking.