New Euro VI diesel cars producing near zero harmful emissions, some of which are cleaner than the equivalent petrol version (Reference 1 below), will be…
Alister Watt7th November 2019
Transport for London (TfL) have released some figures for the first six months of the ULEZ scheme (for April to September 2019). The bad news…
Alister Watt5th November 2019
Will Electric Vehicles ever be ready to power the Caravan and Motorhome Industry? The unsuitability of EVs for heavy vehicles highlights the need for continued…
Alister Watt13th October 2019
Paris 'smog days' have increased from 5 to 22 per year in the past 4 years as a direct result of the Mayor's anti-car policies…
Alister Watt9th October 2019
Emission Impossible and Climatically Irrelevant as Global Fossil Fuel Use Continues to Increase. The government has embarked on a unilateral policy of reducing the UK's…
Alister Watt6th October 2019
ABD Argues The Focus Should Be On 85th Percentile To Maximise Safety. The ABD have long called for an overhaul of speed limits. The current…
Alister Watt3rd October 2019
The USA is traditionally where the motor car is king as public transport has been sparse while roads have been built to cope with demand.…
Alister Watt23rd September 2019
In a modern 24/7 society denying drivers the use of roads for spurious reasons is unacceptable.The Alliance of British Drivers (ABD) has become increasingly concerned…
Alister Watt19th September 2019
The Alliance of British Drivers has submitted evidence to Parliament’s Transport Committee inquiry into road safety. Subsequently, the Committee expanded the inquiry to seek evidence…
Alister Watt16th September 2019
UK pedestrian road traffic accident causation statistics consistently indicate that 65% of pedestrian fatalities and serious pedestrian injuries are precipitated by the pedestrian "jumping, running,…
Alister Watt15th August 2019
There has been much hysteria about hands free phone use in the media. Whilst we are being presented with much evidence of phone use being…
Alister Watt14th August 2019
The Alliance of British Drivers (ABD) has launched a campaign against blanket 20 MPH speed limits under the name “ABD 20's Senseless” – see www.abd20senseless.org…
Alister Watt12th August 2019
Vision Zero is a multi-national road traffic safety project that aims to achieve a highway system with no fatalities or serious injuries involving road traffic.…
Alister Watt6th August 2019
The Alliance of British Drivers (ABD) has long been concerned that the national media does little to adequately inform the public regarding the stark disparity…
Alister Watt10th July 2019
Another ABD prediction comes true and the likes of Brake are proved wrong again. In 2015 speed limits were increased for goods vehicles over 7.5…
Alister Watt28th June 2019
Our car industry is dying due to uncertain taxation policies with local mayors, councils and future governments able to introduce taxes at whim. Today's 'compliant'…
Alister Watt7th June 2019
Important information for British journalists, policymakers and drivers faced with ULEZ zones. German regional public broadcaster NDR (Northern German Broadcasting) has made a film investigating…
Alister Watt28th May 2019
Heathrow airport has announced plans for a charge on some cars and PHVs from 2022. It will apply to those that enter the airport to…
Alister Watt26th May 2019
The ABD has submitted written evidence to the House of Commons Transport Committee's inquiry into road safety. We stress the need for a new road…
Alister Watt19th May 2019
