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Dr Chris Davies, head of technical research and innovation at Autoglass, argues new body should measure and monitor the impact of ADAS on driver safety.

All privately-owned e-scooters and e-unicycles will be banned on London’s transport network from Monday (December 13).

A motorist was caught illegally driving down the hard shoulder of the M5 during a fortnight of action by police patrolling the South West’s motorways in unmarked National Highways HGV cabs.

Research has highlighted the link between the use of fleet management technology in achieving return on investment (ROI) and improving customer service.

The Renault Zoe has been given a zero-star safety rating by Euro NCAP in the latest round of testing.

A fleet of Dott e-scooters have been used to identify road safety risks in cities.

Drivers are failing to have regular eye tests to ensure they are not a risk on the road, a survey by Venson Automotive Solutions suggests.

Government delays over new towing rules is leaving trained drivers unable to carry out their duties, according to Red Driver Risk Management.

Licence Check has announced the launch of a new website and record results in terms of licence checks carried out in a single month, new customers and active drivers.

Driving for Better Business has won a Prince Michael International Road Safety Award for ensuring the safe use of vehicles by those who drive for work.

June to September 2021 saw the RAC deal with the largest proportion of pothole-related callouts in any third quarter since 2006.

Thatcham Research and Euro NCAP have released the results of their latest assisted driving results, with the BMW iX3 rated top out of the cars tested.

New, active luminous road markings are being trialled in Portsmouth by civil engineering and transport infrastructure specialists, Colas.

The TTC Group is calling on the Government to introduce road safety training on to the National School Curriculum for Road Safety Week 2021.

McCarron Coates says that the cost of vehicle repairs is now outweighing those of personal injury claims for the first time in many years.

The Government will tighten the rules on the use of mobile phones making it illegal to use a hand-held device under virtually any circumstance while driving.

Bryn Brooker, Nextbase’s head of road safety, has been recognised as an official Road Safety Hero by Brake as part of Road Safety Week.

The lowering of speed limits and the targeting of speeding drivers by police are among a range of measures being introduced in London to drive down road deaths.

Tracker is urging fleet managers to become Road Safety Heroes, with the help of asset management software.

The decline in deaths and serious injuries should herald a renewed road safety focus says Brake at the start of Road Safety Week (November 15-21).

Licence Check has added its voice to growing calls for smart motorways to be overhauled after more than 80% of its customers said they were unsafe.

A new digital licence scanning solution has been launched by Licence Bureau, part of the TTC Group, on its Continuum platform.

AX has launched AX Motor Assist, a new, technology-driven end-to-end incident management service for fleet and leasing companies and their customers.

Three-quarters (76%) of drivers think that too much technology in a vehicle can be distracting, according to research conducted by Dacia.

Princebuild is one of the first fleets in the UK to begin fitting Michelin’s new generation CrossClimate 2 all-season tyres to its company cars.

RoSPA is backing the Transport Select Committee’s call to increase the numbers of emergency refuges on all-lane-running smart motorways.

Research carried out by Venson Automotive Solutions reveals a worrying number of people are ignorant of current rules of the road.

The construction of new all-lane running motorways should be paused until safety concerns are addressed, MPs and campaigners have said.

Driving for Better Business is calling on UK businesses to play their part in a new road safety initiative launched by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the United Nations (UN).

Ebbon Group has acquired DriverCheck to grow its fleet market compliance capability, joining Licence Check under the Ebbon Group umbrella.

International law firm DAC Beachcroft and insurtech Automated Insurance Solutions (AIS) have launched ACE.

The Government has launched a consultation on creating a road crash investigation team as self-driving technologies become more prevalent.

National Highways (formerly known as Highways England) has announced its van driver toolkit is set to benefit from new features.

Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service has invested in cloud technology to bring its fleet maintenance, testing and compliance into one digital platform.

FMG has launched a new road risk product aimed at mitigating road risk and reducing the severity of vehicle incidents.

Transport for London (TfL) has successfully prosecuted Thames Water for four safety streetworks related offences.

A new device has been developed to prevent vehicles from aquaplaning and losing traction control due to adverse road conditions.

Willis Towers Watson has adopted Lightfoot’s in-cab driver coaching technology and rewards platform to help improve driver safety.

Police are appealing to fleet workshops, garages and MOT centres to support a new initiative targeting the theft of catalytic converters and other components.

Annual road casualty statistics for Great Britain show the number of people injured and killed using e-scooters.