The trend for councils to demand additional payments from bailiffs working for them should be resisted and reversed, says the Bailiff Studies Centre, a group... continue
English local authorities outside London will not be given the powers to enforce moving traffic contraventions such as driving in banned turns and boxed junction infringements, transport... continue
The number of people killed or seriously injured in road accidents has more than halved since fixed speed cameras were installed in Warwickshire in 2001, according to data published by Warwickshire County Council and Warwickshire Police. The information includes the number of collisions and... continue
The government is seeking to toughen the penalties for dangerous driving, which would see convicted drivers receiving longer jail terms under a proposal to go before Parliament. A new crime of causing serious injury by dangerous driving would carry a maximum sentence of five years. Many people... continue
An ex-police chief is encouraging so called “visualantes” to capture acts of dangerous driving on video via their mobile phones and then report the incidents via the website... continue
More than 10,000 drivers with at least 12 points on their licence are still driving rather than being banned, a survey has shown. The statistics come from data supplied by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA). The figures, compiled by road safety charity Brake and vehicle insurer Direct... continue
All smoking in cars should be banned in the UK to protect the health drivers and passengers, says the British Medical Association (BMA). Smoking is currently banned in work vehicles. However, the doctors’ union says an outright ban would be the be the best way of protecting non-smokers and... continue
Crime on London’s transport system is continuing to fall, according to the latest figures released by Transport for London (TfL). Crime on the bus network hit a seven-year... continue
New tougher low emission zone (LEZ) standards for London come into force in January 2012. Transport for London (TfL) said that about 150,000... continue
Network Rail’s half-year results show that cable theft is having an adverse effect on train timetable reliability. Comparing April to September 2011 with same period in 2010, 92.8% of trains ran on time down from 93.5% the previous year. The report said: “Performance has been... continue
Lancashire Police are targeting metal thieves in the county after more than £1m worth of materials were stolen during the first six months of the year. The initiative, called Operation Starling, will involve officers visiting scrapyards and carrying out roadside stop-checks of vehicles... continue
Stretches of the A63 dual carriageway in Leeds were left unlit for several days due to thieves stealing street lighting cable. A section of the link road running from junction 45 of the M1 to the city centre almost 2km (1.2m) has been targeted over the past four weeks, with more than £200,000... continue
A Private Member’s Bill seeks to strengthen the regulations covering the scrap metal industry. Labour MP Graham Jones brought the Metal Thefts Prevention Private Member’s Bill before... continue
Southwark council in south London is offering £1,000 for the return of a stolen bronze statue of the social reformer, MP and GP Dr Alfred Salter. The... continue
Pop artist Sir Peter Blake’s only public sculpture is to be replaced with a replica after the original was targeted by metal thieves. Bronze figures... continue
Scrap metal dealers should face tighter regulation according to the Local Government Association (LGA). The association says out of date legislation must be urgently reviewed to tackle the surge in metal theft across the UK. Theft of metals including copper, lead and bronze, aluminium and other... continue
Prime Minister David Cameron has pledged to tackle the metal theft crisis spreading across the UK. He said the government was working with the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) to formulate a plan to combat the problem, which would involve scrutiny of the regulations governing scrap metal... continue
Thieves have been targeting war memorials as a cheap and relatively safe way of stealing metal. The War Memorials Trust estimates... continue
A Worcestershire church plagued with continuing theft of its lead roof will now install a fibreglass alternative to thwart metal thieves. St John the Baptist Church in Bromsgrove has been targeted seven times since May. West Mercia Police arrested six men in connection with the metal thefts from... continue
Fare dodging on London’s public transport system has prompted mayor Boris Johnson... continue
The London Borough of Ealing implemented a new unattended bus lane... continue
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council is to become the first local authority to use average speed... continue
For six months Whyte & Co has been using video-audio recording... continue
At one point a few years ago it seemed as though the... continue
ITV’s Exposure programme reported two cases involving JBW Group. Both related to the clamping vehicles owned by debtors with... continue
The ITV programme, Exposure, broadcast on 31 October, showed former... continue
Whyte & Co has achieved accreditation to the environmental management system standard ISO 14001. The standard allows users to measure their environmental consumption by reducing waste, and the re-use and recycling of waste. The result is tangible cost savings, reducing environmental impact and... continue
Marston Group has launched a new learner response system within its City & Guild training course. The system uses remote controlled receiver handsets called Genee Pads or G -Pads. The devices enable learners to register responses to questions during the course. The results are recorded,... continue
Bristow & Sutor has been jointly appointed to the Bailiff Services Framework procured by the Eastern Shire Purchasing Organisation (ESPO) on behalf of Leicester City Council and partnering Councils. The four-year contract started on 1 November 2011 with the option to extend by up to two... continue
The shared space scheme along the seafront in Southend has received a mixed reaction since it began in April. According to the local... continue
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