To download this blog as a pdf click here Key points The Sentencing Council is consulting on their strategic objectives and work programme for the next three years (2027-2030). At present, there is nothing about disqualifications or motoring offences included. The Sentencing Guideline for Speeding is overdue for review. It has not been updated since …
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England and Wales (2022-2024) 15th April 2026 To download this briefing as a pdf click here Key points Amongst pedestrians reported killed and seriously injured (KSI) over a three-year period (2022-2024) in England and Wales[1]: Almost all involved motor vehicles (97%) Four-wheel motor vehicles accounted for 92% Almost three out of four involved a car …
England and Wales (2022-2024) 15th April 2026 To download this briefing as a pdf click here Key points In collisions between cycles and cars in England and Wales (2022-2024), DfT stats[1] show that: There were 7,573 cyclists killed and seriously injured (KSI) compared to 23 car occupant KSIs Thus the cyclist was 329 times more …
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30th March 2026 Key points The Sentencing Act 2026 requires a rethink of how serious motoring offences are sanctioned. As of this week, the Sentencing Act 2026 has introduced a presumption against the use of short custodial sentences (12 months and under). This affects 77% of the custodial sentences given for motoring offences - mainly …
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12th March 2026 So Fail to Stop (FTS) is included in DfT’s Motoring Offence consultation which is currently open. But not as AVZ would want it. The Department for Transport’s (DfT) consultation includes proposing to increase sanctions for the basic FTS offence but is only asking about the need for a new offence for drivers …
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20 Feb 2026 The Department for Transport (DfT’s) new Road Safety Strategy aims to reduce the number of people killed and seriously injured (KSIs) by 65% and child KSIs by 70% by 2035, compared to a 2022-24 baseline. No road user modes are prioritised - at least not in the targets. AVZ has already expressed …
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19th February 2026 To download this briefing as a pdf click here Key points Almost all road safety strategies have Killed and Seriously Injured (KSI) casualty reduction targets, with no priority allocated to road deaths. This includes DfT's new Road Safety Strategy which aims to reduce KSIs in England and Wales by 65% by 2035. …
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8th January 2026 Click here to download this briefing as a pdf Summary Department for Transport’s (DfT) new Road Safety Strategy: Aims by 2035 to reduce reported numbers Killed and Seriously Injured (KSIs) by 65% and child KSIs by 70%. Continues to be based on the Safe Systems approach and thus design out danger so …
31st October 2025 To download this as a pdf click here Published last week, the report Behind the Headlines: Sentencing after Fatal Crashes was commissioned by the All Party Parliamentary Group for Cycling and Walking (APPGCW) and the All Party Parliamentary Group for Transport Safety. The 85-page report was written by Professor Sally Kyd, the …
September 2025 Download this blog as a pdf here TfL is busy developing the next London Vision Zero Action Plan (LVZAP2). This will be a joint plan with the Metropolitan Police (Met), as was the first LVZAP. So AVZ has produced a few briefings summarising the progress by the Met and with traffic law enforcement, …
