Road safety, driving rules and penalties

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Child car seats: the law
The rules for child car seats and booster seats - height, weight, age, type of vehicle, car, minibus, licensed taxi
Speeding penalties
You could get a fine and penalty points if you're caught speeding, or could even lose your licence
Check if a health condition affects your driving
Check if you need to tell DVLA about a health or medical condition if you have a driving licence - you'll have to fill in medical questionnaire if you do
Medical conditions, disabilities and driving
When to tell DVLA about a medical condition or disability - what will happen to your licence, renewing or reapplying for your licence.
Driving eyesight rules
The eyesight rules to pass your driving test and for whenever you're driving

The Highway Code
- Manual
- 20 August 2019
- Department for Transport
Can I drive while my application is with DVLA? (INF188/6)
- Promotional
- 15 February 2018
- Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
Know your traffic signs
- Guidance
- 4 May 2016
- Department for Transport
Assessing fitness to drive: a guide for medical professionals
- Guidance
- 27 February 2019
- Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
Assessing fitness to drive: a guide for medical professionals
- Detailed guide
- 3 August 2018
- Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency

21 August 2019Press release

Highways England

Motorists urged to check rules on towing before summer holidays
- 9 August 2019
- Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
- Press release
New Traffic Commissioners to be appointed
- 19 July 2019
- Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain
- News story
Road safety action plan announced to cut road deaths
- 19 July 2019
- Department for Transport and Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
- News story
Trailer safety report
- 18 July 2019
- Department for Transport
- Written statement

Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency – Research at DVLA
- 5 September 2019
- Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
- Research
Police recorded injury road traffic collisions and casualties Northern Ireland monthly report to 30 June 2019
- 30 August 2019
- Police Service of Northern Ireland and Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency
- National statistics
Motoring offences statistics in Northern Ireland to 30 June 2019
- 29 August 2019
- Police Service of Northern Ireland and Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency
- Official statistics
Reported drinking and driving (RAS51)
- 28 August 2019
- Department for Transport
- Statistical data set
Reported Road Casualties in Great Britain, final estimates involving illegal alcohol levels: 2017
- 28 August 2019
- Department for Transport
- National statistics

Banning tyres aged 10 years and older
- 23 June 2019
- Department for Transport and Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
- Closed consultation
- Date closed 01 September 2019
New cycling offences: causing death or serious injury when cycling
- 24 September 2018
- Department for Transport
- Closed consultation
- Date closed 05 November 2018
New ways to report road accidents to the police
- 30 January 2018
- Department for Transport
- Closed consultation
- Date closed 24 April 2018
Road safety statement 2019: a lifetime of road safety
- 19 July 2019
- Department for Transport, Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency, Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, and Highways England
- Policy paper
Trailer safety report
- 18 July 2019
- Department for Transport
- Policy paper

A47 Lowestoft to King’s Lynn
- 29 August 2019
- Highways England
- Foi release
M25 speed cameras penalties revenue
- 14 August 2019
- Highways England
- Foi release
M25 collisions
- 15 May 2019
- Highways England
- Foi release
A5 Dunstable Northern Bypass
- 11 March 2019
- Highways England
- Foi release
Dartford Crossing closure due to wind
- 7 March 2019
- Highways England
- Foi release

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