Drivers are calculated to collectively save up to £150 million over the next 10 years as the cost of getting a driving licence is slashed, Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander and Transport Minister Claire Perry have announced.
Driving licence fees will fall by up to 32% as part of the Government’s commitment to deliver savings to the taxpayer.
The changes, which follow a recent public consultation, came into force on Friday, 31st October.
Driverless vehicles are the future and 2015 could be a watershed year, according to junior Transport Minister Claire Perry.
Speaking at the Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety’s ‘Driverless Vehicles Conference, she said the driverless cars could be on the roads in a relatively short space of time.
At-work drivers are far less likely to be involved in a collision caused by substance impairment or speeding than other motorists, according to an analysis of 1.4? million accidents. However, at-work drivers are far more likely to engage in other types of risky driving behaviour…….. Read More
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Drivers have been urged to check their tyres regularly after more than 40% of vehicle defect-related deaths in the UK in 2013 were found to have been caused by illegal, defective or under-inflated tyres. Indeed, a total of 2,855 casualties were caused by defective vehicles, with dangerous tyres cited as a contributory factor in […]
Understanding how to run an efficient and effective transport operation is critical for fleet decision-makers, which is why Jaama’s vehicle and driver compliance experts are hosting a best practice seminar at this year’s Fleet News Congress.
The event, which focuses on “reducing costs with an efficient fleet”, is on Tuesday, 14th October at the Heritage Motor Centre, Gaydon.
The industry publication has lined up an array of expert speakers who will address critical fleet issues in seminars.
You may have seen the recent news about the security vulnerability known as “Shellshock” which is believed to affect around 500 million servers worldwide. As Jaama’s systems utilise a completely Microsoft based environment using Microsoft Windows, IIS and SQL Server, our software and systems are unaffected. The Bash “Shellshock” vulnerability only affects UNIX systems and […]
The Government’s “stop-go” approach to road maintenance has been criticised by an influential group of MPs.
Margaret Hodge, chairman of the House of Commons Committee of Public Accounts, said surveys showed that public satisfaction with the condition of the nation’s road network was at a record low.
The greatest problems are in London and the South East, according to the Department for Transport.
Almost half (44.1%) of fleets only check their tyres once a quarter and almost a third (29.4%) of fleet managers do not know how often their drivers are checking their tyres, according to research by WheelRight.
The UK-based tyre pressure monitoring solution provider conducted a poll of more than 100 fleet managers which revealed “some concerning statistics” around tyre pressure monitoring.