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Almost a third – 32% of survey respondents - said ‘drivers driving too close behind me’ was their biggest road-related fear.

New compliance supergroup aims to ‘blow opposition out of the water’.

It has been revealed that 56% of Brits believe in-car tech is just as distracting as using a mobile phone, says whocanfixmycar.com research.

By Antonio Avenoso, executive director of the European Transport Safety Council (ETSC)

Drivers of fully autonomous vehicles should not be held liable for crashes involving their cars while the technology is in charge, says the Association of British Insurers.

Bristol has the highest proportion of drivers with at least three penalty points on their licence, according to the latest DVLA data.

Minimum road infrastructure safety standards will be extended to national roads across the EU, after a provisional deal was agreed.

The measures include mandatory installation of Automated Emergency Braking as well as a new direct vision standard for lorries.

March has been revealed as one of the busiest months for car-to-car incidents second only to November due to weather conditions, according to AX.

The camera, which can catch drivers from up to 1km away who speed, tailgate, use handheld mobile phones or do not wear seatbelts, is being trialled by Gloucestershire Police.

Brake is running a free webinar to provide advice for fleet and road safety professionals on how to respond to serious road crashes.

Gem Motoring Assist has called for intelligent speed assistance systems to be made mandatory to cut road deaths caused by speeding.

Trakm8 says its plug-and-play vehicle tracking is now available from £7.99 per month, on a 30-day rolling contract instead of a minimum 12 months.

Road safety charity IAM Roadsmart has called for emergency measures to be introduced to tackle drink-driving.

Global Fleet Champions will replace the existing Brake Professional membership service overseen by Brake.

IAM RoadSmart has published a white paper called Driving While Distracted: Challenges and Solutions, which examines the reasons why so many motorists’ minds wander.

The Asphalt Industry Alliance’s says that over the past decade, cash-strapped local authorities have spent more than £1bn on simply filling in potholes.

The AA has secured a new five-year roadside assistance contract with Lloyds Banking Group to service some 2.4 million of its customers.

The illegal use of mobile phones among van drivers is double that seen in cars, according to a new Government report.

Two-fifths (42%) of those under-34 say they have driven their return commute when very tired compared to a quarter of all drivers, says the AA Charitable Trust.

The proportion of fleet drivers incurring fines and penalties for minor offences increased by more than a fifth in 2018 compared with 2017, according to Lex Autolease.

The British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association (BVRLA) is urging drivers to think ahead about what documentation is needed when they take a vehicle abroad.

The total market value for UK primary car body repairs is expected to grow by 14% from £4.75 billion in 2018 to £5.43bn in 2023, a new report suggests.

DriveTech has congratulated the AA Charitable Trust on winning the Prince Michael International Road Safety Award for ten years of innovative road safety campaigns.

A third (34%) of drivers said they use their mobile phone illegally while in their car, with the figure rising to 58% of 18-24 year old drivers, new research suggests.

Civica Digital has partnered with the Department for Transport (DfT) to enhance its cloud-based Collision Reporting and Sharing system (CRaSH).

Company car and van drivers have been warned that telling a ‘white lie’ to avoid points on their licence is one of the “most serious offences”.

RAC patrols dealt with 1,714 breakdowns in the last three months of 2018 that were more than likely caused by potholes or poor road surfaces.

Licence checking company blames the continued growth in personal leasing and the increased tax burden for some company car users.

An increase in the number of smart motorways, which rely on advanced traffic management (ATM) cameras, could give fleets a compliance problem.

The AA has released an anti-theft video and top 10 tips as research revealed that 1 in 10 members think modern cars are theft-proof.

New figures from the Home Office show an alarming increase in vehicle thefts, up almost 50% in the past five years.

Local highway authorities (LHAs) across the country are increasingly adopting the ‘risk-based’ approach to fixing roads, says the RAC Foundation.

RAC highlights important changes in applying for International Driving Permits.

Activa Contracts has sponsored a new initiative with risk management partner Lightfoot, to incentivise and reward its safest drivers with “a prize a week”.

Cameras will be introduced in early February to enforce vehicle restrictions around the clock, says Transport for London.

Camera Telematics has announced the UK launch of Street Angel, following its launch in Ireland, in 2016.

The National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) is encouraging police forces to target speeding drivers in a two-week campaign.

The RAC has given its backing to aligning the MOT with vehicle safety recalls so that if there is an outstanding issue with a car or van it could fail the test.

Amber Assist has teamed up with Vision Track to enhance its service offering to car and van fleets, providing CCTV and video telematics systems.