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There are a range of laws and fleet legislation that fleet managers and their drivers need to adhere to. These range from road safety laws such as speed limit regulations, anti-drink driving legislation and minimum vehicle standards rules to health and safety regulations in the workplace and even anti-smoking laws that apply in company vehicles.

Below are articles and advice on fleet legislation, regulation updates and features on the future of fleet legislation and new laws possible to be introduced.

Find all the information you need on fleet legislation with Fleet News.

White Paper - EU Legislation

White Paper - EU Legislation

01 April 2011 08:38

Read the latest Lex Autolease white paper on proposed EU legislation to limit LCV CO2 emissions.


Fleet Legislation: Do you need a tachograph?  If you tow for your business you do

Fleet Legislation: Do you need a tachograph? If you tow for your business you do

26 August 2010 14:02

How many fleets know about the tachograph legislation and how many could get caught out?


Fleet legislation - an introduction

Fleet legislation - an introduction

23 February 2010 21:01

There are a range of laws that fleet managers and their drivers need to adhere to. These range from road safety laws such as speed limit regulations, anti-drink driving legislation and minimum vehicle standards rules to health and safety regulations in the workplace and even anti-smoking laws that a


Health & Safety Legislation Table

Health & Safety Legislation Table

23 February 2010 19:56

There are several key pieces of health and safety legislation the fleet managers and their drivers should be aware of.


Fleet legislation - drink driving

Fleet legislation - drink driving

23 February 2010 13:11

Over 9,000 road crashes in 2007 involved a driver who was over the legal limit for alcohol. As a result, 2,170 people were killed or seriously injured.


Duty of care: Eye tests

Duty of care: Eye tests

23 February 2010 12:07

There is no legal imperative for industry to make sure drivers comply with minimum sight requirements. But this is about to change, as the EU is considering introducing uniform standards of vision for employees that drive during the course of their work.


Fleet legislation - mobile phone use while driving

Fleet legislation - mobile phone use while driving

23 February 2010 12:03

From February 2007 motorists have faced tougher penalties for breaking the law by using a hand-held mobile phone while driving. The fixed penalty includes three penalty points as well as a £60 fine.


Fleet legislation - smoke-free vehicles

Fleet legislation - smoke-free vehicles

23 February 2010 11:15

The Government has produced an official guide to the smokefree law.



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fleet legislationFleet News fleet legislation section is designed to give you all the information and advice you need when making sure your company’s fleet stay the right side of the law.

With new fleet legislation being introduced, it can sometimes be difficult for fleets to keep up to date with all the latest fleet legislation and legal information.

Here at Fleet News we have a legal section dedicated in keeping fleets up to date with all the latest fleet legislation and news.