900 drug-drive arrests made since new laws introduced

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 […]

Sharp growth in vehicle leasing from SMEs

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 launch summer drink and drug drive crackdown

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 […]

DVLA abolished driver licence counterpart

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 […]

Women NOT getting drink drive message

Vital drink driving messages are not getting through to women, resulting in levels of drink driving amongst females not falling at the same rate as for men.   So says the Police Federation at its annual conference in Bournemouth as it also called for the drink-drive limit to be lowered.   Although more men than […]

Herts Fire & Rescue utilise Key2 to deliver efficiencies

Cost savings and administration efficiencies are anticipated by Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service as it becomes the latest ‘blue light’ fleet to turn to Jaama’s multi award-winning Key2 Vehicle Management system.
 
Hertfordshire County Council has used the technology for more than seven years to manage its fleet, which currently numbers 600 cars and 500 commercial vehicles, and now the county’s fire service wants to reap the benefits.
 
Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service operates a fleet of 180 vehicles, including 48 fire appliances, as well as a wide range of specialist and support vehicles.
 
Steve Holton was appointed Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service’s group commander for technical services 10 months ago, with a broad remit that included overseeing the fleet operation.
 
Mr Holton explained: “I undertook a review of the fleet operation and it was clear that we needed to introduce a management software system and move away from a manual regime based on spreadsheets.
 
“The County Council has successfully been using Key2 for many years so it made sense as a service within the authority to also utilise the technology.”
 

Jaama become an Associate member of the FORS scheme

Jaama, the UK’s leading fleet, leasing and rental management software supplier, has become an Associate member of the Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS).
 
FORS is a voluntary scheme for fleet operators aimed at raising the quality of fleet operations to levels compliant with a national standard.
 
Many Jaama customers have already achieved FORS bronze, silver or gold accreditation. Associate status is for fleet suppliers which do not run commercial vehicles but who wish to help drive up operating standards across the sector and add value to the FORS scheme.
 
A FORS spokesman said: “We are delighted to have Jaama as a FORS Associate providing an exclusive benefit to the FORS community.”
 
Furthermore, to celebrate its Associate member status, Jaama is offering FORS applicants and members a series of benefits. They are:
•A free process review to clearly establish and document a fleet’s business and system requirements to achieve or maintain the FORS standard
•50 free driver licence checks with every Jaama Key2 Vehicle Management System ordered 
•A 5% discount on all initial driver licence check orders.
 

Average new car emissions fall to less than 125g/km

More than two-thirds of new cars (68.6%) registered last year fell into the sub-130 g/km threshold for £0 first year Vehicle Excise Duty leading to question marks about the tax’s future and possible reform as a means of generating government revenue.   However, the SMMT has warned that “this tremendous success” in cutting average new […]

Insurers to check drivers’ honesty

A new crackdown has been launched against the estimated six million drivers who fail to declare endorsements on their licence when taking out car insurance.  Figures from the DVLA show that 16 per cent of the UK’s estimated 35 million motorists fail to disclose their driving record accurately, including disqualifications and serial speeding convictions.  (Source […]