Company drivers accrued over £9 million in fines in 2014
Company drivers accrued £9.42 million in motoring-related fines and penalties in 2014 compared to £8.08 million during the previous year, according to the annual Company Driver Fines and Penalties survey from Lex Autolease. The data, which is compiled from a fleet of 290,000 vehicles, revealed that company drivers committed 20,525 more offences in 2014 compared […]
Ultra low emission grant scheme changes
The Government is changing the qualifying criteria for cars to be eligible for purchasing support under its ultra low emission vehicle plug-in grant scheme. The Department says the criteria is changing to take account of rapidly developing technology, and the growing range of ultra low emission vehicles on the market – 25 cars with a […]
New drug drive legislation comes into force on Monday (2/3)
The new drug driving law comes into play on the 2nd March in England and Wales. It includes prescription drugs however as long as you are following the advice of a healthcare professional and your driving isn’t impaired you should be fine The new law sets limits at very low levels for eight drugs commonly […]
Road Casualties Rise
The government has announced a rise in road casualties, with 24,360 people killed or seriously injured in the year ending September 2014, a 4% increase on the previous year. There was a 1% rise in deaths over the same period, which saw a 2% growth in traffic. In total there were 192,910 reported road […]
New campaign launched prior to drug drive legislation
Driver-less Vehicles by the late 2020’s??
Prison sentences for texting drivers
On Sunday it became an offence punishable with a prison sentence of up to 12 months for phoning, texting or accessing the web while driving – but only if you live in Singapore…read more
FORS Scheme to go National
The Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS) is going national with the decision that Transport for London (TfL) has selected AECOM as the concessionaire to take over the management and operation of initiative. TfL-developed FORS in 2008 to improve road safety and help reduce the wider environmental and traffic impacts of freight and fleet operations. […]