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Insurers disagree, but defend right to refuse risky clients More uninsured drivers could be on Malta’s roads as many insurance companies refuse to cover for motorists with a poor safety record or make a single large claim, the financial services arbiter has warned. Reno Borg described the issue in his 2019 report as a “worrying […]

New EU rules, which were rubber-stamped just recently, will require that convicted drink-drivers would have to fit a breathalyser device in their cars if they take to the road again. This is just one of many other vehicle safety standards which the EU intends to implement over the next few years in its quest to […]

The discussion about the use of alternative means of transport is revving up as more people begin to realise that the price we are paying for our current choice of vehicles is not just in terms of time lost when stuck in traffic but, even more seriously, through the negative impact on our health. It […]

Cameras seem to be more effective because of the associated fines While speed cameras are widely accepted as a deterrent to speeding, the use of breathalysers to curb drink-driving has yet to be regarded in the same manner, insurers believe. In a Talking Point in Times of Malta, the head of the Malta Insurance Association, […]

Gearing Up Against Drink/Drug Driving – Proposals For Safer Roads Kindly click  here to view the power point presentation by Prof Richard Muscat

Gearing Up Against Drink/Drug Driving – Proposals For Safer Roads Kindly click here  to view the power point presentation by Mr Brett Harmann

Gearing Up Against Drink/Drug Driving – Proposals For Safer Roads Kindly click here to view the power point presentation by Dr Paul Cachia

Gearing Up Against Drink/Drug Driving – Proposals For Safer Roads Kindly click here  to view the power point presentation by Mr Frank Mutze

Gearing Up Against Drink/Drug Driving – Proposals For Safer Roads Kindly click here  to view the power point presentation by Madame Justice Consuelo Scerri Herrera

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