Wood burning is now the largest single source of particulates (PM2.5) in the UK, at least twice as much as from traffic. Clean air policies…
Alister Watt10th April 2019
The Alliance of British Drivers (ABD) launched its ABCAZ (Against Birmingham's Clean Air Zone) campaign as a result of Birmingham City Council's controversial and unpopular…
Alister Watt10th April 2019
The Alliance of British Drivers (ABD) has been campaigning against the abuse of police waivers and the offer of speed awareness courses. The latest figures…
Andy29th January 2019
As UK police launch the latest nationwide speed enforcement blitz commencing 14 Jan (1), the ABD challenges the National Police Chiefs’ Council spin and deliberate…
Andy11th January 2019
Has taxpayer funded NHS QUANGO The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) exceeded its remit to become The National Institute for Social Engineering…
Andy8th January 2019
The Alliance of British Drivers proposes a more realistic approach to reducing road casualties (1) The Vision Zero concept has been adopted in several countries…
Andy6th January 2019
Journalists and Politicians continue to mislead the public with discredited statistical constructs according to the Alliance of British Drivers (ABD). In their 2008 Report, The…
Andy4th January 2019
There have been many scare stories published about how air pollution in London and other major cities is shortening lives. London Mayor Sadiq Khan certainly…
Andy13th December 2018
The ABD reveals that modest three years old ‘eco branded’ family hatchbacks will soon be effectively banned from inside the London North and South Circular…
Andy7th December 2018
The Department for Transport (DfT) recently published the most authoritative study to date on the impact of wide-area signed-only 20 mph speed limits. It showed…
Andy5th December 2018
The ABD has covered several examples of money generation by local Councils from PCNs. For example, for illegal turns, infringement of yellow box junctions, infringement…
Andy29th November 2018
The French government have swiftly reacted to recent riots and scrapped plans to introduce urban tolls or congestion charges as we know them (1). It…
Andy29th November 2018
The Governments agenda for continued aggression and harassment on those choosing to drive, has prompted further steps to make driving more unpleasant and without doubt…
Andy28th November 2018
The Department for Transport (DfT) have released a report that shows there is no road safety benefit whatsoever from signed-only 20 mph schemes. In addition…
Andy23rd November 2018
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…
Andy3rd November 2018
UK ROED, the company which operates the NDORS driver education scheme, recently published its accounts to the end of March 2018. UK ROED Ltd is…
Andy24th October 2018
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…
Andy19th October 2018
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…
Andy17th October 2018
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…
Andy8th October 2018
