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The role of technology in encouraging safe driving

December 12, 2025

The Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety (PACTS) has published a major new report Driver compliance: The role of technology in encouraging safe driving examining how the UK monitors and enforces two persistent high-risk behaviours: not wearing a seat belt and using a mobile phone while driving.

High-risk behaviours on UK roads continue to have devastating impacts. In 2023, 64.9% of fatal collisions in Great Britain involved at least one of the fatal four.

To reduce risks within a Safe System framework, PACTS recommends:

Modernise the legal framework to enable automated detection, with mandatory human verification
Review penalties, including educational diversionary courses
National coordination for consistent deployment, data governance, and evidential standards
Scale up technology-based enforcement with transparency on accuracy, fairness, and privacy safeguards
Strengthen employer and fleet action using telematics, in-vehicle alerts, and robust driving-for-work policies
Use aggregated data to provide richer national insights into risky behaviours

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