As farmers begin the harvest season and agricultural traffic increases, leading rural insurer NFU Mutual is urging all rural road users to take extra care over the coming months. The harvest season is already underway in many places, with livestock farmers making their vital first cut of silage to build stores to feed cattle through next winter. Silage cutting is followed by hay making, generally … [Read more...]
Drunken drivers “hiding” in Welsh countryside
Wales had some of the highest convictions for drunken driving in 2016, say insurers. Using postcode data, Money Supermarket found Llandrindod Wells, Newport, Swansea, Cardiff and Llandudno were in the UK’s top ten hotspots but not one of them has featured in this year’s table. The countryside is plagued with drunk drivers, as new research reveals rural roads are the most dangerous spot for … [Read more...]