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Transport for London (TfL) publishes plans to reduce speed limits on almost all TfL roads in Westminster to 20mph.

The new Renault Kangoo and Vauxhall Mokka have been awarded four-star safety ratings by Euro NCAP.

Commercial motor insurance provider, Zego, has partnered with flexible leasing company, Sogo, to insure its fleet of cars and vans.

Geotab reseller LEVL is partnering with Flock, a London-based insurtech, to reward fleet operators with lower premiums.

Nearly one is seven vehicles that passed their MOT test last year should have failed, according to a new study.

SMH Fleet Solutions has received the RoSPA Gold award for high standards of health and safety across its five sites in the UK.

Company car and van drivers are being urged not to drive for longer than two hours without taking a break.

Stolen vehicles or equipment costs fleet-based businesses an average of £12,250 each year, new research from Verizon Connect reveals.

Activate Accident Repair has opened a new body shop in Warrington, giving it a total of four sites.

Venson Automotive Solutions is urging fleet managers to support the mental health and wellbeing of drivers as increasing numbers return to the UK’s roads.

Fleet decision-makers are being warned fleet maintenance will require greater attention with lengthening delays to new car and van deliveries.

Ian Chiswell, claims controller at QBE Europe, explains what fleet operators need to know regarding the whiplash reforms.

The forthcoming Spring Bank Holiday weekend will see an estimated 10.8m leisure trips taken by car, new RAC research of drivers’ plans suggests.

SMH Fleet Solutions is recruiting more than 130 technicians across the UK to meet the demand for its services as the market accelerates after lockdown.

TTC Group has been sold by Palatine Private Equity to the driver risk management company’s management team with investment from Pricoa Private Capital.

A third (33%) of fleet decision-makers do not have a company vehicle policy in place, despite it being a legal requirement, new research suggests.

Fleets are again being urged to be extra vigilant following the rise in catalytic converter thefts.

Business driving has more than halved in the past decade creating an increase in grey fleet activity, according to Licence Bureau, part of TTC Group.

Police forces have recovered more than 1,000 stolen catalytic converters and arrested more than 50 people.

The Government is being urged to honour a commitment made in its road safety action plan to increase the penalty for not wearing a seatbelt.

Transport for London (TfL) has joined the Waze for Cities network to deliver safety messages directly to drivers and motorcyclists via a new alert.

An MOT centre has been sentenced after oil drum it supplied exploded and fatally injured an agricultural engineer.

Employers are being urged by Red Driver Risk Management to consider six key questions before asking employees to resume driving for work.

Verizon Connect’s EMEA vice president, Derek Bryan discusses how the integration of more sophisticated telematics is helping to increase fleet efficiency.

New research from the RAC shows scale of speeding on UK roads and a desire to see average speed cameras used to enforce those with the highest speed limits.

Webfleet Solutions has launched a fully-integrated video telematics system that allows users to access and manage their vehicles and in-vehicle cameras from a single interface.

New research RAC Breakdown research suggests that almost 15 million separate leisure trips will be made by car over the May Day bank holiday weekend.

New data from the DVLA shows that 92,000 drivers are at risk of losing their licence.

The UK police service has extended its 27-year partnership with Tracker for a further five years.

E-zec Medical Transport Services has appointed Licence Check to automate all its driver licence checking processes and help manage its driving risk.

Vehicle drivetrain components were the source of more than half (58%) of the service, maintenance and repair disputes in Q1, new data shows.

SMH Fleet Solutions is speeding up refurbishments with a six-figure investment in Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) recalibration equipment and training.

Vehicles parked during lockdown are being targeted by criminals stealing catalytic converters for their precious metals, according to the RAC and Ageas.

An American magazine has highlighted how Tesla’s Autopilot system can be “tricked” into operating while there is no one in the driver’s seat.

Kwik Fit research suggests that cars that have not been retested are 3.4 months overdue on average, while IMI warns of test centre risk.

The breakdown and recovery company says that there were the equivalent of 52 pothole-related breakdowns a day between January and March 2021.

The pledge comes as Highways England report claims all lane running smart motorways – which have no hard shoulder – are safer than other major roads.

Humanising Autonomy’s Behaviour AI is undergoing trials in London with bus and van fleets.

Insurance and Mobility Solutions (IMS) has teamed up with Turo to offer a telematics-based vehicle security package to car owners using its platform.

Andrew Pass, director of marketing at Michelin fleet management and VP marketing, product and strategy at Masternaut, discusses the role of driver incentives.