In August 2004, Richard Brunstrom, the then chief of road policing for the UK Association of Chief Police Officers said of the ABD:
"Pressure groups such as the Association of British Drivers are unduly influential. They have less than 3,000 members, yet they are given enormous attention by the media. They appear on Radio 4's Today programme. It's ludicrous — this is a bunch of crackpots being given prime airtime. It's just because the media love a controversy."
In August 2004, Richard Brunstrom, the then chief of road policing for the UK Association of Chief Police Officers said of the ABD:
"Pressure groups such as the Association of British Drivers are unduly influential. They have less than 3,000 members, yet they are given enormous attention by the media. They appear on Radio 4's Today programme. It's ludicrous — this is a bunch of crackpots being given prime airtime. It's just because the media love a controversy."