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New data from the RAC reveals some of the worst incidents of speeding caught by police forces across the country.

Drivers and businesses are being urged to check that both they and their vehicles are ready for the road by a new campaign as the coronavirus lockdown eases.

Licence Check has welcomed updated Government guidance on working safely with vehicles during the Coronavirus pandemic as more businesses look to return to work.

Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy updates healthy and safety at work guidance, with advice for fleet operators and business drivers.

TTC Group has pledged to ‘place the Welsh language even further at the heart of delivery’, after it was awarded the contract to deliver driver education courses for Gwent, South Wales and North Wales Police.

The Association for Driver Licence Verification (ADLV) has urged fleets to maintain frequent online checking of driving licences as lockdown eases in the UK.

Driive Consulting has appointed former fleet manager Alison Moriarty as its new fleet risk director.

The Covid-19 death rate for professional drivers is one of the highest, according to new data released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Euro NCAP has announced a series of new safety tests into its programme, which have been labelled as “game-changing” by Thatcham Research.

Business drivers are among those flouting speed limits, with new data showing an increase in incidents despite a reduction in miles driven.

TTC Group has secured a new contract to help manage the risk of fleet customers at the UK’s biggest leasing company, Lex Autolease.

Fleet risk management policies should be updated to include coronavirus measures following the latest Government advice, says FleetCheck.

A judge has fined Renown Consultants £450,000 and ordered it to pay £300,000 in costs after it failed to ensure the safety of its drivers.

But figures from Lex Autolease suggest rate of increase is slowing, with volumes up just 3%.

Face ‘covering’ advice updated in new coronavirus guidance published alongside the Government's Covid-19 recovery strategy.

Tony Greenidge has been appointed interim chief executive officer of the road safety charity IAM RoadSmart.

Safer voice-controlled infotainment systems are the future of in-vehicle technologies to cut collisions caused by distracted driving, says TRL.

Fleet managers are being warned of the increased likelihood of distracted driving when drivers get behind the wheel again after the coronavirus pandemic lockdown.

Firms that recruit many more drivers are being urged to be mindful of not cutting corners.

Fleets urged to be more cautious of vehicle roadworthiness as the coronavirus lockdown means some key maintenance and inspections will be deferred.

Fleet decision-makers are being urged to use temporary changes in legislation wisely.

There is mounting evidence that more drivers are breaking the speed limit as traffic levels fall during the coronavirus crisis.

Greater Manchester Police said it has caught 6,200 drivers breaking the speed limit since Monday, March 23.

More than half of those surveyed by YourParkingSpace.co.uk are now in favour of having pavement parking banned, compared to 44% two years ago.

The dealer group says it has adapted processes to provide a contactless home delivery service during the COVID-19 pandemic.

UK Public Sector fleet operators now have access to CMS' risk management platform via the new Crown Commercial Service Vehicles Telematics framework.

A test of 20 in-car infotainment systems has found BMW’s latest Live Cockpit Professional system to be the easiest to use.

Redtail data revealed that 10% of vehicles’ batteries are currently reaching critical charging levels.

Public Health England says it recognised that staff may not always be able to stay two metres away from each other.

FleetCheck and Driving for Better Business have released a new series of video guides called the COVID-19 Transport Toolkit.

Fleets and company car, van and truck drivers are being offered remote training to help maintain safety and compliance during the coronavirus pandemic.

Company car drivers and fleets are being warned to be wary of opportunistic criminals looking to steal cars to fill a replacement parts gap caused by COVID-19.

Licence Check is offering advice to fleet decision-makers regarding licence checking services whilst the coronavirus outbreak forces many businesses into lockdown and remote-working.

TMC (The Miles Consultancy) have been awarded supplier status on the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) framework to provide fleet data and risk management solutions.

The Association of Fleet Professionals is calling for fleets to adopt fatigue policies after Renown Consultants is found guilty of health and safety breaches.

The process for updating new endorsements and points on a licence also remains unaffected, says the DVLA.

The telematics system has been fitted to its fleet of specialist passenger vans that provide critical transport services.

AIA says additional £2.5bn pothole pledge will not be enough to plug the gap in local road maintenance budgets, let alone the rising backlog of repairs.

Bill Plant Driving School have postponed all driving lessons and driving instructor training due to the Coronavirus outbreak.

DVSA issues new MOT advice after initially telling drivers in self-isolation to not take their vehicle to be MOT tested.