Chairman's Annual Report for the Year Ending 31st December 2008
It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to this the year 2009 Annual General Meeting and to present the reports and accounts for the year ended 31st December 2008.

Re-name the Highway Code
Dec 21, 2009
We were encouraged by the response to our request for motorists to suggest a new name for the Highway Code. From the suggestions made the judges felt that ‘Rules of the Highway’ was the most appropriate new name. A cheque for £100 has been sent to the winner Mr Ian Titler.

Christmas Road Safety Quiz For All The Family
Dec 08, 2009
Bored of the same old games at Christmas? Road Safety champion, GEM Motoring Assist (GEM) has the perfect answer for livening up Christmas afternoon and creating some family discussion after the festive lunch.

Breakdown Danger
Dec 01, 2009
With research showing that deaths and injuries caused by accidents on motorway hard shoulders leapt by almost a fifth between 2005 and 2007, Road Safety champion GEM Motoring Assist (GEM) has decided to offer all motorists a free guide to coping with breakdowns.

Be Prepared For A Sleepover This Xmas!
Dec 01, 2009
Call for action as one in four admit family member is likely to drive after excess Xmas Spirit but WATCH OUT as four out of ten revealed they would report their relatives to the police!

Newspaper Boys Need An Orange Ready Brek Glow Too
Nov 26, 2009
After its recent campaign to raise awareness of children walking in the dark after school, GEM Motoring Assist is calling for motorists to watch out for another group of vulnerable kids – newspaper boys and girls!

GEM Voted Runners Up In Auto Express Driver Power Survey But Still Better Than The Big Boys
Oct 29, 2009
2008 winners GEM Motoring Assist were once again one of the most highly regarded breakdown companies in the Auto Express Driver Power Survey undertaken by 20,000 motorists in the UK, being pipped to the post by just a fraction of a point!

Kids Should Get Up and Glow
Oct 12, 2009
If only Ready Brek really could make Kids ‘Glow in the Dark’ the roads would be a safer place in winter – says GEM

Re-Name The Highway Code, says GEM Motoring Assist
Sept 18, 2009
Road Safety champion GEM Motoring Assist (GEM) says it believes the Highway Code, the basis of road regulations and guidance for the safe use of roads by all, needs renaming.

Teens Take To The Road As Univeristy Begins
Sept 10, 2009
With applications to universities up by 8% this year, the highest it has been for 8 years, more teenagers will be leaving home for the first time to study and this will mean an increase in young people taking their cars away from home.

Beer, Bikes and Boris
Sept 09, 2009
GEM Motoring Assist, the UK’s No.1 for Roadside Assistance and Road Safety organisation, has responded to recent debates about safe cycling on Britain’s roads. For many years, GEM has been a supporter of safer cycling campaigns and today, more than ever, the organisation not only wants to encourage greater use of bicycles wherever possible, but also wants to warn drivers and cyclists alike to be more aware of road safety.

Driving Abroad this Summer
July 15, 2009
When travelling abroad most of us remember to check that our passports are still valid, but how many of us remember to check our driving licence photo-cards? A consumer poll conducted by not-for-profit Roadside Recovery Organisation, GEM Motoring Assist, which also has a Road Safety arm, reveals that nearly half of those surveyed were unaware that they needed to renew their driving licence photo-card within ten years!

Beware Flying Dogs – Clunk, Click Every (Canine) Trip!
July 13, 2009
Road Safety Champion, GEM Motoring Assist is warning motorists of the dangers of travelling with unrestrained animals in the car and is urging drivers to remember to Clunk Click every canine trip! GEM is offering a chance to win your dog a harness, and is giving away 1 harness a week until the end of September.

GEM Warns That Poor Car Maintenance Could Wreck The Family Holiday
June 29, 2009
ROAD Safety experts GEM Motoring Assist (formerly the Guild of Experienced Motorist) is warning that tight family budgets caused by the current financial crisis could have a direct impact on the reliability of family cars just as the main holiday period is beginning.

Hot Tips To Stay Cool On Car Journeys This Summer
June 18, 2009
However, hot weather and British road travel are by no means a partnership made in heaven, and as many motorists are now running slightly older cars than previously, it’s more important than ever to take steps to ensure you don’t start your holiday sitting sizzling on the side of the road!

Joint Call To Improve Manners On The Move
May 27, 2009
Road Safety Champion GEM Motoring Assist (formerly The Guild of Experienced Motorists) has joined forces with the National Campaign for Courtesy (C for C) to encourage more politeness amongst travellers.

Get £2000 Towards A New Car
Apr 24, 2009
The Government has announced a new scheme to encourage motorists to purchase a brand new car by offering a £2000 cash incentive to scrap the purchaser's existing vehicle. The scheme which will run from mid May 2009 to March 2010 ( Or sooner depending on whether the fixed allocated budget runs out ) has a number of conditions.

Major Survey and Assessment of Attitudes to Eye Sight and Road Safety
Apr 22, 2009
GEM Motoring Assist Web-based Poll Seeks Public Views. Using its powerful web site Road Safety champion GEM Motoring Assist (GEM) is carrying out its biggest and most sophisticated survey ever into attitudes to drivers’ vision by the general...

Rhyming for Road Safety - Revival of Limerick Writing Leads to Road Safety Challenge  from GEM
Mar 24, 2009
GEM Motoring Assist, that works for the safety of all road users, is challenging the public and its own 60,000 members to turn to verse to get a strong and sometimes amusing message across that will persuade people to consider their driving style.
Complete our limericks, just for fun!

Mothers’ Day Verdict From GEM Motoring Assist: Women Do Make Better Drivers Than Men
Mar 19, 2009
This Mothers Day (Sunday 22 March) offers the perfect opportunity to congratulate women on being better drivers than men, according to road safety and motoring services champion GEM Motoring Assist.