Fleets as well as the Government and carmakers are being called on to take action as new figures show the first increase in road casualties in Britain in 18 years. Latest Department for Transport figures show there were 1,775 reported road deaths in 2014, an increase of 4% compared with 2013. The number of those […]
One in three vans on UK roads is now at least 10 years old, as businesses continue to put off investment in their commercial vehicles fleets, says finance provider LDF. Sustained economic uncertainty and reduced availability of traditional lending have led many businesses to retain ageing vehicles for much longer than originally intended, with these […]
A van driver has been fined almost £1,000 and hit with five penalty points after becoming the first person in the country to be convicted of hogging the middle lane of a motorway. The driver was stopped by police in West Yorkshire after refusing to move out of the middle lane of the M62. Police […]
A quarter (25%) of British small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) with company-owned vehicles have failed an MoT, racking up £350 million in repair bills, according to new research from Lex Autolease. The survey of 500 UK SMEs with company-owned cars and vans reveals that, in addition to the cost of failed MoTs, unforeseen trips […]
The exemplary driving skills on an F1 simulator of Douglas Robinson have won him two tickets for this year’s British Grand Prix.
More than 400 people a month are being arrested for drug driving, with over 900 arrests having been made since the new drug-driving legislation came into force. The figures have been revealed by the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) following a Freedom of Information request to every police force area in England and Wales, and […]
A sharp growth in vehicle leasing among SMEs has been reported. Lex Autolease says it saw a 29% year-on-year rise in the number of vehicles it leased to small firms last year. The company suggests the surge is an indication that SMEs are increasingly looking to streamline their operations and cut their overheads by stripping […]
Police forces nationwide have launched their annual summer crackdown on motorists driving under the influence of drink or drugs. Chief Constable Suzette Davenport, the National Police Chiefs’ Council, previously the Association of Chief Police Officers’, lead on roads policing, is warning motorists that police will be on heightened alert. The campaign runs throughout June and […]
The DVLA abolished the UK driver licence counterpart on the 8th June 2015 – it is now invalid… What do you need to do about it? – move your licence checking securely on-line for a speedy and accurate way to ensure your drivers are correctly licenced to driver vehicles on company business. What to do […]