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Two councils took more than 18 months to repair a pothole, new figures suggest.

Fleets are being urged to make company car and van drivers aware of an emergency alert test on their mobile phones to avoid them being distracted.

Almost a third (31%) of those driving for work believe driving after using Class A drugs such as cocaine and ecstasy is acceptable.

Richard Peak, director at Nextbase, highlights how fleet managers have a responsibility to protect the company's brand as well as its vehicles and drivers.

Calls are being made for all smart motorways to be scrapped after the Government announced it was cancelling new schemes following safety concerns.

Brake’s founder and chief executive, Mary Williams, is retiring after 29 years in the role.

Skoda is developing new car-to-pedestrian communication technology, to help people cross the road more safely.

A new online library has been launched by the National Highways through its Driving for Better Business programme.

New research suggests that 10% of motorists have driven in the 24 hours after taking illegal drugs.

The Government has announced £47.5 million of new funding to improve safety on 27 of the country’s most dangerous roads.

Residents in Paris have voted in favour of banning rental e-scooters amid growing safety concerns, with 459 injuries and three deaths in the city last year.

A joint police and National Highways operation using an unmarked HGV captured almost 700 offences in just one week on the M1.

Transport for London (TfL) has today introduced 20mph speed limits across 17.5 miles of roads within Camden, Islington, Hackney, Haringey and Tower Hamlets.

Almost three quarters of fleet operators monitor the on-road behaviour of their van drivers (73%), yet just half (52%) take similar action for their car drivers.

Fleets are being urged to educate their drivers on new safety technology being fitted as standard on company cars to save lives and money.

There were almost 2,500 casualties in relation to drug-driving in 2021, representing a 260% increase since 2012, analysis of data from DfT suggests.

Two new surveys suggest that drivers do not support extending when the first MOT test is due from three years to four.

Fleet managers and their drivers have a key role to play in raising standards on UK roads, according to a former police traffic inspector.

The extension of the first MOT test from three years to four is supported by almost nine out 10 (89%) car drivers, new research shows.

Fleets of varying sizes put forward their policies before an open conversation brought out further recommendations.

David Round, regional underwriter manager and Jim Billings, practice leader risk solutions at QBE Insurance, provide ways fleets can reduce insurance spend.

Non-working headlights, indicators and reflectors accounted for just over a quarter of MOT failures, data from the DVSA suggests.

Seb Goldin, chief executive officer at Red Corporate Driver Training, says that there's a huge gulf in knowledge about ADAS systems, which needs to change.

A new £15.2m trial of of self-driving vehicle technology will take place in Coventry and Targa Telematics acquires Viasat Group.

Ministers claim the changes are necessary because today’s vehicles are built better and are more resilient to wear and tear.

A new road safety campaign has been launched by THINK! to highlight the dangers of driving too fast for road conditions.

Police in unmarked cabs have recorded more than 33,000 offences, including a driver using his elbow to drive a transporter in new footage released today.

Fitting Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) on all cars in the United Kingdom could reduce car crashes by 24%, according to Venson Automotive Solutions.

New safety and technical standards have been recommended for e-scooters after an increase in deaths and serious injuries.

Speedy Asset Services goes above and beyond what is required, says head of fleet Aaron Powell

Speakers have been named for the Vehicle Remarketing Association’s (VRA) March meeting on EV remarketing and Quartix has launched a new vehicle check app.

The Range Rover Sport continues to be the most commonly stolen and recovered car, according to analysis from Tracker Network UK.

National Highways is "urgently investigating" a two-hour software failure which affected large parts of the smart motorway network on Wednesday (February 22).

Ian Evans discusses the increasing necessity to maximise recoveries when a fleet vehicle is involved in an accident – helping to combat ever-increasing costs.

Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service (MAWWFRS) has switched to Licence Check’s Davis compliance platform.

Metropolitan Police data has revealed that tool theft from a vehicle has increased by 25% in the past year.

The Department for Transport (DfT) has extended the current MOT consultation’s closing date from February 28 to March 22, following industry pressure.

Almost half of drivers have admitted to breaking the speed limit of 60mph on rural roads, new research from the RAC suggests.

Collisions resulting in death or serious injury decreased by a quarter (25%) after speed limits were lowered in London, new TfL data suggests. 

A year on from changes to the Highway Code, millions of UK drivers are still unsure about the rules of the roads.