Starting today (25 March 2022) law regarding using your mobile phone while driving in Great Britain changes. We look at the changes with James Hardy, Personal Injury expert at Wosskow Brown and understand how they will affect your everyday life. Updating the law on using your phone while driving It had been an offence since…
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Loss of Legal Representation is a Risk in new Whiplash Reforms
As of 31st May 2021, the Personal Injury industry has seen a massive shake-up, meaning that we (along with all other solicitors) will not be able to help people with smaller, low impact Road Traffic Accident (RTA) claims. Official Injury Claim The changes in the industry’s processes come as a new online portal, Official Injury…Continue reading
Are We Really Ready for Self-Driving Cars?
Automated Lane-Keeping Systems (ALKS) would be the very first type of ‘self-driving’, hands-free method of driving to be legalised in the UK, according to the Department for Transport. This jaw-dropping technology can control the speed of a car up to 37mph (60km/h), as well as the position of the car in a single lane. The…Continue reading
Accident at Work: Hundreds of staff injured at Amazon UK warehouses
Hundreds of people have been involved in a serious accident at work at Amazon’s UK warehouses, over the last few years. According to data from the GMB union, 240 reports of serious injury or near misses were sent to the Health and Safety Executive last year. Making a total of 622 over the last three…Continue reading
Driver Eyesight: Are you going into the new decade with 20/20 vision?
Drivers and riders are being urged by road safety organisation, GEM Motoring Assist, to have their eyesight tested. This comes as driver eyesight is linked to more than 3,000 fatal and serious injury collisions every year. GEM road safety officer, Neil Worth, advised “you should only drive when you’re sure you can see properly”. “We…Continue reading
Motorists warned of the dangerous effects cold and flu treatments can have
With the seasons changing and the weather getting frostier, the rise of cold and flu is upon us. With this it is important to be aware of the dangerous effects some medication can have on driving. Road safety and breakdown organisation GEM Motoring Assist warn that driving while effected by drugs, even those prescribed by…Continue reading
Road Safety Tips: Driving in heavy rain
With British weather being the way it is, rainy days are not out of the ordinary. So even though we’re probably well practised, it’s important everyone takes the correct safety precautions for driving in heavy rain. Take it slow Lisa Overton-Locking a member of our Personal Injury Department warns that “Heavy rain reduces visibility and…Continue reading
Keeping Safe this Cycle September
Cycle September is a free cycling challenge inviting individuals and workplaces across the country, and the world, to compete in some friendly competition and get on their bike Anyone can take part, whether you ride everyday or haven’t been on your bike in years! You can join the Cycle September challenge at any point throughout…Continue reading
Driving While on Hay Fever Tablets
The good news is that the weather is warming up again! The bad news is that this means pollen levels are likely to increase significantly in the UK in the coming days. If you’re a sufferer of hay fever, you must ask yourself; should I really be driving? Hay fever is one of the most…Continue reading
Fatal Accidents Act to be Amended by Government
The government is proposing a draft remedial order to amend Section 1A of the Fatal Accidents Act 1976. The purpose of this is to allow cohabitees of over two years to receive statutory bereavement payment. It has been realised that current law is incompatible with the Human Rights Act 1998. Statutory Bereavement Payment This is…