Ken Hawkins

Blogging about issues in Blythe Ward (includes Monkspath, Cheswick Green, Dickens Heath and Tidbury Green) and Solihull.

MOTION TO COUNCIL – SPEEDING FINES

8 July 2026

I was pleased to second a motion proposed by my Liberal Democrat colleagues at Solihull Council yesterday evening. It called for ‘A Fair Share of Speeding Fine Revenue to Improve Local Road Safety’. Making our roads even safer than they are now is important to me and tackling speeding plays a major part. The motion … More MOTION TO COUNCIL – SPEEDING FINES

GOVERNMENT – ROAD SAFETY STRATEGY

13 January 2026

The government has announced it is consulting on its road safety strategy. The link to the Dept of Transport webpage that highlights potential new changes is shown here: Proposed changes to penalties for motoring offences – GOV.UK This is the first government road safety strategy in over a decade and plans to reduce deaths and serious … More GOVERNMENT – ROAD SAFETY STRATEGY