Media Releases

Many poor people who struggle to pass the tougher licence test will end up driving illegally, says the car review website dogandlemon.com.

Editor Clive Matthew-Wilson says:

“Passing a driving test is now a huge challenge, even for well educated, middle-class teenagers who’ve had many hours of paid instruction. What chance do poor people have?”

Increasing the number of speed cameras will have little effect on the road toll, says a leading road safety campaigner.

Clive Matthew-Wilson, editor of the car review website dogandlemon.com says:

“However much the government tries to massage the figures, the reality is that most fatalities occur at speeds below the legal limit.”

Matthew-Wilson says there is some debate as to whether speed cameras work at all.

Alcohol interlocks – which stop a car being started if the driver is drunk – won’t work for many of the highest risk offenders, says a leading road safety campaigner.

Clive Matthew-Wilson, who edits the car review website dogandlemon.com, says:

“Alcohol interlocks may work for wealthy people with modern cars. They won’t work for the highest risk groups, who tend to own cars that can be started with a screwdriver.”

A high profile campaign by the car review website dogandlemon.com probably prevented chaos when the Give Way rules changed three months ago, says editor Clive Matthew-Wilson.

“We made the changes to the Give Way rules into a front page issue. Suddenly people were talking about the changes, discussing them and preparing for them. Before that, many people were not even aware that the changes were taking place.”