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Nissan is developing a new type of collision avoidance technology that is expected to be available on all its cars by the end of the decade.

BP Pulse has become the first electric vehicle (EV) charging provider in the UK to achieve certification to the BSI Kitemark for Electric Vehicle Charging.

Arnold Clark is using DriverCheck to handle licence checking and legal compliance for more than 10,000 drivers.

Geotab and Suretab have partnered to provide fleet operators with new video and telematics capabilities.

FleetCheck’s vehicle inspection app will receive two upgrades providing “practical and effective improvements” for fleets and their drivers.

Euro NCAP has given the new Dacia Jogger a one-star safety score in its latest round of testing.

VNC Automotive has questioned the automotive industry’s rush to replace conventional controls with touchscreens.

Motorists across England, Scotland and Wales submitted more than 145,000 compensation claims to councils

The number of substandard road bridges managed by councils has risen for the second year running, according to analysis by the RAC Foundation.

Urgent changes in how road speed is managed, especially in rural areas, is needed, according to ADEPT.

The Government is proposing reform of drug-driving laws to bring them in line with drink-driving legislation.

GEM Motoring Assist is encouraging observers of Ramadan to make road safety a priority as they spend long days abstaining from food and drink.

Fleets urged to make their drivers aware of new rules for using a mobile phone while driving after exclusive research suggested a high level of ignorance.

Simon turner, campaign manager for Driving for Better Business Business, reminds fleets of their responsibilities in educating drivers of mobile law change.

RAC fears an “avalanche” of penalty charge notices being wrongly issued to drivers once councils are allowed to enforce box junctions.

GRG Public Resources is a a specialist in call handling for vehicle removal and emergency boarding of premises for the blue-light industry.

eStar Truck & Van's Caroline Burnell, has improved van community culture from her passion for improving wellbeing and innovation in communication.

It is now illegal to use a hand-held mobile phone while driving under virtually any circumstance as new rules come into force today (Friday, March 25).

The latest news from the fleet industry, including InstaVolt partnering with Select Car Leasing and FuelGenie and Fuelmate renew its partnership.

The cost to repair Britain’s pothole-stricken roads has soared to more than £12bn and works could take more than nine years to complete, according to a new report.

A new package of driver safety solutions to increase driver wellbeing and fleet efficiency has been launched by Northgate Vehicle Hire.

Alphabet extends contract with FMG for a further two years having provided a full range of incident management services to Alphabet customers since 2005.

Footage has been released by National Highways of two incidents faced by traffic officers which have already been captured on the new cameras.

IAM RoadSmart is calling for the education of automated technology to be included in the driving test to help drivers understand its capabilities and limitations.

The overwhelming majority (89%) of drivers say car headlights on UK roads are too bright, leaving them dazzled while driving, new research suggests.

Almost nine in 10 (89%) motorists support the idea of safety cameras being used to spot those who flout the rules.

Euro NCAP has published its first results of 2022, with the Volkswagen Polo and crossover Taigo both earning five stars.

Drivers are being warned about the dangers of tailgating after cameras capture 60,000-plus incidents on a stretch of the M1 in a single year.

As a former traffic cop, Tim Dawes, who now works in driver safety at Transport for London, is all too aware of dangers on the road

The latest news from the fleet industry, including technology upgrades from Continental and Freeway Fleet Systems, and Mina’s charging network growth.

National Highways has joined forces with ambulance chiefs to raise awareness of why it is so important to comply with a red ‘X’ on smart motorways.

Fleets using older vehicle tracking systems face a telematics data blackout as mobile telephone operators begin to phase out the 2G network.

More than one in six of all fatal crashes involved alcohol in 2020 compared to around one in seven in previous years, new DfT suggests.

Trakm8 has launched a new telematics solution that can be self-installed to employee vehicles.

Jonathon Eaves, managing director SVT and traffic services at Teletrac Navman, looks at trends in the ‘theft market’ to analyse and predict behaviour.

Three quarters (73%) of drivers say they avoid driving on the hard shoulder of a smart motorway, a new study from Kwik Fit reveals.

Independent road safety charity, IAM RoadSmart, has appointed Antony Kildare as its interim chief executive officer (CEO), taking over from Tony Greenidge.

The Department for Transport (DfT) has said it is considering new vehicle technologies, including intelligent speed assist (ISA), to aid road safety.

Chris Abbotson, national sales manager at Autoglass, explores how fleet managers should respond to the recent changes to the Highway Code.

New, lower speed limits will be introduced on roads across London in an effort to improve safety, says Transport for London (TfL).