Skip to content

Categories: budget

  • IAM RoadSmart welcomes plans to reduce driving test waiting times

    IAM RoadSmart welcomes plans to reduce driving test waiting times


    IAM RoadSmart Director of Policy and Standards Nicholas Lyes said: “We welcome the Government’s plans to ban the resale of driving test appointments though it should work with ADIs to ensure this is done in a way that minimises disruption. Many learner drivers have struggled to find test slots and have been confronted with unacceptable delays while at the same time third parties have been prof

  • Autumn Budget 2024 – IAM RoadSmart reaction

    Autumn Budget 2024 – IAM RoadSmart reaction


    IAM RoadSmart Reacts to Autumn Budget 2024: Highlights Fuel Duty Freeze

    Announcements:

    Fuel duty (frozen)

    IAM RoadSmart Policy and Public Affairs Manager William Porter said: “We welcome the Chancellor’s decision to maintain the fuel duty cut, at least for now. Motorists have endured a torrid few years of high prices at the pumps and this decision will give them a much

  • IAM RoadSmart urges the Chancellor to take radical steps to save lives on the roads and boost the public purse in Autumn budget

    IAM RoadSmart urges the Chancellor to take radical steps to save lives on the roads and boost the public purse in Autumn budget

    The UK’s leading road safety charity, IAM RoadSmart, is calling on the Chancellor to take steps to both saves lives and reduce the impact of road traffic collisions in her Autumn Budget. By incentivising the take-up of additional road safety courses through the tax system, it will also help save motorists money as the UK emerges from a cost-of-living crisis.
    With the cost of insurance hitting r

  • REACTION:IAM RoadSmart responds to the announcement that the government has pledged to take action against the "spiralling" costs of motor insurance

    REACTION:IAM RoadSmart responds to the announcement that the government has pledged to take action against the "spiralling" costs of motor insurance

    Commenting on the announcement that the government has vowed to take action against the rising costs of motor insurance.

    IAM RoadSmart Director of Policy and Standards Nicholas Lyes said: “Establishing a taskforce is a welcome step from ministers and one that we hope will have a positive impact on bringing down high motor insurance premiums. We remain concerned that recent increases in pre

  • REACTION: IAM RoadSmart's response to the Scottish Government’s fiscal statement

    REACTION: IAM RoadSmart's response to the Scottish Government’s fiscal statement

    IAM RoadSmart Scotland Road Safety Manager Stewart Mackie said: “IAM RoadSmart is concerned the Scottish Government may cancel all road safety marketing and education campaigns as part of its fiscal update. Such a decision would be shortsighted and comes at a time when there have been high-profile fatal collisions on our network, particularly amongst motorcyclists.
    Driver and rider error are ke

  • REACTION: IAM RoadSmart urges new government to prioritise drivers.

    REACTION: IAM RoadSmart urges new government to prioritise drivers.

    IAM RoadSmart Policy and Standards Director Nicholas Lyes said: “IAM RoadSmart welcomes the new government and ministers to their positions. Doubtless to say, there are plenty of issues that need to be addressed: Motorists are dealing with pothole-plagued roads, expensive pump prices, soaring insurance premiums, and worse, progress on reducing serious and fatal road collisions has stalled for many

  • IAM RoadSmart responds to DfT's announcement on local roads benefitting from pothole funding

    IAM RoadSmart responds to DfT's announcement on local roads benefitting from pothole funding

    Responding to the DfT's announcement, IAM RoadSmart Director of Policy and Standards Nicholas Lyes said: “While it is welcome the funding is finding its way through, crumbling road surfaces continue to be an expensive nuisance for drivers and a road safety hazard, particularly for those on two wheels. The onus is both on remaining councils to prioritise their reporting and on the Government to fin

  • IAM RoadSmart stresses cost of motoring pressures and potholes ahead of Chancellor's Budget

    IAM RoadSmart stresses cost of motoring pressures and potholes ahead of Chancellor's Budget

    Ahead of the Spring Budget, IAM RoadSmart issues a statement calling on the Chancellor to consider motoring costs and the state of the roads when he delivers his speech to Parliament:
    IAM RoadSmart Director of Policy and Standards Nicholas Lyes: “Motorists continue to feel financially strained with persistently high fuel prices at forecourts and so it will be difficult for the Chancellor to rei