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  1. An RAC survey has revealed that 39% questioned admit to being distracted when driving by changing CDs, using sat navs & mobile phone use.
  2. Motorists may face tougher penalties under new government plans to make it an offence to be the registered keeper of an uninsured vehicle.
  3. New figures from a a joint Admiral and YouGov poll have revealed boy and girl racers as worst kind of drivers with 72% of votes.
  4. Humberside: Police are to use hidden cameras/unmarked vehicles to catch speeding motorists on the A166 between Driffield & Stamford Bridge.
  5. According to a new report published by the Motor Insurers' Bureau, approximately 250,000 young drivers (17-20) are driving whilst uninsured.
  6. The RAC have warned that petrol prices could reach £1.20 per litre by the end of the year.
  7. A new advertising campaign is being launched to warn motorists of drug driving. Max penalty: 6 months prison and a £5,000 fine.
  8. Glasgow: The Council are planning to slash the speed limit to 20 mph in residential areas but will initially consult with locals.
  9. South West: A 3 month safety initiative will be taking place on routes such as A30, A38, A303, A46, M5 & M4 to help reduce fatalities.
  10. Swindon: The Police are warning motorists that they will continue to target speeding drivers despite speed cameras being turned off.
  11. An experiment organised by Kia Motors have found that 50% of drivers would probably fail their driving test if they had to retake it.
  12. Swindon: The town is the first to scrap its gatso speed cameras, instead reinvesting the £320k a year maintenance costs in road safety.
  13. According to a new survey carried out by the RAC, motorists prefer to sit in traffic jams than take public transport.
  14. Oxfordshire: Speed limits could be reduced on more than half of roads in the county to help reduce deaths and serious accidents.
  15. Kent: Following trials in Medway, speed cameras will be used to catch motorists using their mobile phones or not wearing a seatbelt.
  16. According to a survey carried out by Swinton Insurance, speed bumps are motorists’ biggest irritation.
  17. Cambridgeshire: 1,400 people have avoided a fine/penalty points by taking part in a speed awareness course since it launched in May.
  18. It has been claimed by the RAC that unreasonable & hefty clamping fines are "perverse", alien to English law and could breach human rights.
  19. Scotland: All 8 forces across Scotland will commence a drink drive campaign for 2 weeks from 20 July 2009. Minimum driving ban: 12 months.
  20. Neston: Police are targetting speeding motorists in the area following complaints from local residents.