Have you ever received a PCN from a Local Council? Did you believe the penalty was unfair? Did your appeal fail? I am currently fighting…
Chris Ward2018-11-03
The Highways Agency have been developing plans for a new Thames crossing east of the Dartford Crossing. This will relieve traffic at the Dartford Crossing…
Chris Ward2018-10-19
Traditionally, speed limits in the UK were set at levels that most drivers considered reasonable, and the police enforced them, for the most part, with…
Chris Ward2018-10-17
The likely proliferation of Clean Air Zones (CAZs) in many of the UK’s cities with many of them introducing charging systems for non-compliant vehicles will…
Chris Ward2018-10-08
The Alliance of British Drivers (ABD) has been very concerned of late with the misinformation that has been spread by the national media about the…
Chris Ward2018-10-03
This came in today: ‘Such a serious issue is always going to be handicapped by emotive language, when it should be more evidence based and…
Chris Ward2018-10-02
One ABD correspondent has written to the ABD about the fact that he received a Notice of Intended Prosecution about a claimed offence of passing…
Chris Ward2018-10-01
Last week Chris Grayling, Transport Secretary, announced a review of the privatised rail system. That follows the recent problems with new timetables where the regulator…
Chris Ward2018-09-22
The Sun Newspaper has reported on the success, or rather failure, of 20 mph area-wide speed limits, to reduce accidents. They have obtained figures from…
Chris Ward2018-09-15
Twenty charities have jointly lobbied government for a nationwide blanket ban on pavement parking (maybe with exceptions). This is currently under review by government. Such…
Chris Ward2018-09-05
According to a report in the Herald newspaper, police in Scotland have shelved plans to introduce speed awareness courses in the country like they operate…
Chris Ward2018-08-28
The Government have announced a review of cycling offences and a public consultation on what they propose to change. This follows an increase in the…
Chris Ward2018-08-22
Last night the BBC broadcast a programme on air pollution entitled Fighting for Air (BBC2 on 19/8/2018). It was presented by Dr. Xand van Tulleken…
Chris Ward2018-08-20
Following the publication of a scientific paper analysing heart condition and the impact of air pollution, the national media immediately jumped to headlines such as…
Chris Ward2018-08-07
According to figures recently released, only 445,000 of the 4.6 million crimes committed in the last year in England and Wales resulted in prosecution. Yet…
Chris Ward2018-07-25
The “school run” is now a major cause of traffic congestion twice a day during school terms. It has got worse for three reasons: 1)…
Chris Ward2018-07-18
The ABD welcomes so called ‘weakening’ of the government’s stance against petrol and diesel engines (1). Despite much media hype the vast majority of petrol…
Chris Ward2018-07-10
Does your local council provide free or affordable parking, good road conditions rather than roads full of potholes, and do they reduce congestion as opposed…
Chris Ward2018-07-02
Get the Limits Right and Arguments About Speed Enforcement Could Vanish It is very easy when we hear people complaining about speed limit enforcement, to…
Chris Ward2018-06-27
