The ICO & FoIA – A Potentially Far-Reaching Decision Notice (DN) Information held by an Authority’s contractor is held ‘on behalf of’ the Authority. The latest Decision Notice has upheld our complaint and potentially starts to address a ‘major loophole’ …
Whilst some explain electric scooters were legalised for use on British streets 07/2020, this does not apply to every scooter. Hop on an eScotter and take to the road at your own peril; injury and/or legal! E-scooters are classified as …
31/05/2021 – The personal injury claims process is changing for people who suffer lower value injuries as a result of road traffic accidents (RTAs). Turning on a sixpence, we at CMA have long enjoyed the challenges of addressing portal claims …
The BBC reports: More than 40,000 people from the Philippines have been recruited to front British companies as part of schemes costing the UK “hundreds of millions of pounds” in lost taxes. BBC Radio 4’s File on 4 discovered more …
A consultation document setting out the changes proposed and seeking views on whether the changes will help drivers feel better informed and more confident about driving on high-speed roads. This appears particularly aimed at the introduction of ‘Smart’ ManicWays, sorry …
Dick Smith QPM is the Law Enforcement Liaison Officer for the ABI and has provided the Associationfo British Investigators with a personal view of why reports of major fraud go largely rejected by the authorities. Read more here.
Christmas and New Year is ‘opportunity’ for car crime as thefts may rise by 35 percent according to the Express. Please take the time to consider (and circulate if you feel worthy) the following: The obvious ‘leave a car to run/warm’ …
A sobering thought: £70,000 – the potential cost of a drink-drive conviction. Another reason autos & alcohol do not mix …. be sure it is just your whisky (whiskey – Ireland) that is on the rocks this holiday. Read more …
It is that time of year again … frost on the vehicle, the screen opaque and the interior as cold as outside; just the type of weather crooks like. The season sees many, attempting to get their car in a …
01/10/2020 a spectacular failure – a little over 3 months after Jim O’Sullivan (CEO) and Tim Reardon (General Counsel) launch their National Schedule Of Repair Costs for network damage (Green Claims)’. Insurers are blamed but we suspect the Authority’s contractors realised it prevented profiteering …
An ongoing campaign by the Sussex Safer Roads Partnership is reminding riders that the powered scooters are illegal on roads, pavements and cycle lanes. Despite the fact they have become a common sight in Sussex, laws currently only allow them …
Shortly, four motorways that have seen higher than recommended levels of nitrogen dioxide, will see speed limits reduced in a trial to reduce pollution. The trial will take place on stretches of nearly five miles at: M6 junctions 6 to …
15/09/2020: Causing the death of another whilst speeding, racing, using a phone or under the influence of drink or drugs, could receive life sentences under new legislation. The sentencing reforms will be introduced in Parliament early next year. A new …
‘There can be only one …’ way to request a ‘D(b)’ ACPO/ABI MoU crime report extract from Police Scotland … This must be sent by email to: CJSDCRaSHenquiries@scotland.pnn.police.uk The form should be accompanied by the attached, completed checklist – External – …
Motorists condemn ‘confusing’ £2.3million project they fear will cause more accidents: Cyclists have the outer ring on the Cambridge roundabout, with cycle crossings over each of four approach roads There are also zebra crossings over each of the approach roads …
A number of claims presented by Kier Highways Ltd., in the name of Highways England for damage to the Strategic Road Network (SRN) remain ‘stayed’ by South Wales Courts. We understand these matters will be listed for final hearing in …
31/10/2019 saw NSoRC ‘suspended’; Highways England’s new pricing process, required because the Authority claims to have no repair costs agreed with contractors in many Areas, has been abandoned. The process which assured us of transparency and the insurance industry (Third …
Most of us know telling porkie-pies* is just plain wrong, that the truth will come back to bite you and ‘honesty is the best policy’. Others have to learn the hard way … Susan Harries crashed her Audi into a …
