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Insurers react as government launches Road Safety Strategy

By 2026-01-12T08:00:00

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The industry has welcomed touted new measures designed to reduce serious injury and death on roads across England and Wales

The government last week (7 January 2025) published a list of proposals to update road safety legislation under its new Road Safety Strategy, which has been conceived to reduce road deaths and serious injuries by 65% over the next 10 years. 

Among the suggested rule changes designed to address the causes of collisions are new consultations on minimum learning periods for learner drivers, eye tests for older drivers and lowering the alchol limit for driving. 

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