Free winter road safety awareness events taking place near you.

Free winter road safety awareness events taking place near you. Drivers across the county will benefit from a collaboration that sees the launch of a series of free Winter Awareness Checks taking place at supermarkets locally.     Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service (WFRS) is working in collaboration with the Warwickshire Road Safety Partnership (WRSP)… Continue reading Free winter road safety awareness events taking place near you.

Uninsured drivers feel the consequences

Is your car insurance valid? Is the question our officers will be asking drivers as they conduct additional checks on motorists 10-16 November.

Warwickshire Road Safety Partnership Remembrance Service – Sunday 16 November

You are warmly invited to join us at a special service to remember those killed or injured in road traffic collisions in Warwickshire.

Drivers asked to stay alert for pedestrians

If you’re a driver, did you know that you have more responsibility to help keep pedestrians safe on our roads? It’s called the ‘hierarchy of road users’ in the highway code.

Can you read a numberplate at 20 metres?

This is the question our officers will be asking drivers they stop during a national eyesight campaign starting this week.

Driver sentenced to 10 years in prison for killing his passenger

A young driver from Wackrill Drive, Leamington Spa has been sent to prison for 10 years and disqualified from driving for five years for killing his girlfriend by dangerous driving.

BBC Morning Live shines spotlight on stigma facing mobility scooter users

BBC Morning Live shines spotlight on stigma facing mobility scooter users BBC Morning Live has broadcast a report highlighting the stigma, hostility and daily struggles faced by mobility scooter users across the UK.   The feature, which aired on 30 September, followed a collaboration between the BBC, Surewise, Sharon Hilton from the Warwickshire Road Safety… Continue reading BBC Morning Live shines spotlight on stigma facing mobility scooter users

Warwickshire senior leaders call for road safety fines to be reinvested in local road safety schemes

Warwickshire senior leaders call for road safety fines to be reinvested in local road safety schemes Warwickshire Chief Constable Alex Franklin-Smith and Warwickshire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chair of Warwickshire Road Safety Partnership, Philip Seccombe have joined over thirty senior leaders from across policing, local government and road safety to call for the money… Continue reading Warwickshire senior leaders call for road safety fines to be reinvested in local road safety schemes

Parents urged to get their child car seats checked

We are encouraging parents and carers to take the opportunity to ensure their child car seat is safe and legal at one of the free child car seat check events being held across Warwickshire next week.

Repeat speeders banned

Three drivers caught speeding multiple times in Warwickshire but who failed to change their behaviour were banned for a total of 21 months and fined almost £3,000 at Leamington Magistrates Court on 19 August.