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A new alliance has been formed by bringing together major European-road services assistance providers - RAC, Europ Assistance, Falck and VHD.

The RAC is calling on the Government to reduce the legal blood-alcohol limit in England and Wales after a majority of drivers back change back a change in the law.

The drink-drive breathalyser is 50 years old, with police carrying out the first roadside breath test on a motorist in Shropshire on October 8, 1967.

Trakm8 has announced the launch of its new in-cab camera integrated with fully-featured telematics.

The new Range Rover Velar is the latest vehicle from the SUV category to gain a five star Euro NCAP safety rating.

The Driver Risk Assessor features an online profiling solution, which analyses attitude and behaviour, enabling ‘at risk’ drivers to be quickly identified.

A car repair company and director have been fined after failing to comply with Improvement Notices (IN) issued by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).

Dr Will Murray, who passed away suddenly last year, has been recognised for his dedication to road safety.

Half (50%) of Britons are concerned about future driver-assistance technologies taking too much control away from the driver.

New data from LeasePlan UK shows the average daily cost of repairs to businesses for fault and non-fault incidents is £5.3m,

Figures from the DfT show that 1,792 people were killed in collisions last year; up 4% since 2015 and the highest annual total since 2011.

The number of vehicles stolen in England and Wales has increased by 30% in just three years, according to data seen by RAC Insurance.

A coalition of road safety and motor industry bodies is encouraging fleet car buyers to insist on Autonomous Emergency Braking when buying their next new car.

Fleets need to ensure that drivers are carrying out walkaround checks on their company vehicles, warns FleetCheck.

New research has analysed the UK’s most feared routes across the country to determine where the biggest worries lie.

The impact of automatic transmission, Euro 6 emission compliance and alternatively fuelled vehicles were all topics challenging fleet decision-makers discussed during the September Fleet200 roundtable debate.

Fleets managers have been encouraged to support the Driver Vehicle Licensing Agency in its development of services to ensure it achieves its goals of being ‘best in class’ for customer service - and helps improve vehicle and driver management efficiency.

Practical Car and Van Rental in New Milton has upgraded its vehicle tracking system with Simplytrak, due to its immobilisation capabilities.

The not-for-profit organisation launched a new package Ben4Business in hopes to “drive value to industry companies”.

No current plans to extend to rest of UK but NPCC keeps eye on developments.

Event attendees can book a free half-hour session with one of their peers.

New RAC research has found a hard-core of motorists still admit to flouting the law by habitually using their handheld phones while driving.

Leasing Options and an expert at the University of Oxford have partnered to create air fresheners that could help with negative emotions on the roads.

A cyclist has been found guilty of bodily harm by ‘wanton and furious driving’ and sentenced to 18 months in a young offender’s institution.

Research suggests health and safety practices may need to be revisited.

By Roger Williams, RAC business director of sales

Research released by Enterprise Rent-A-Car has found that grey fleet drivers do not always carry out basic safety checks on their vehicles.

Logistics firm and member of the Pall-Ex network, Premier Palletised (PPL), is investing in new safety measures across its fleet including cyclist CCTV.

Euro NCAP aims to hold manufacturers accountable for autonomous car safety with the launch of its Road Map 2025.

O’Donovan Waste and Metropolitan Police have partnered to join HGV drivers and cyclists at a national safety event.

eDriving, driver risk management and driver training provider, has been named a private sector member of the Global Road Safety Partnership.

A coalition of road charities and organisations is urging Android, Microsoft and the GSMA (Groupe Spéciale Mobile Association) to include an 'opt out' driving mode as standard across mobile handsets.

Gauntlet Group has earned Chartered Insurance Broker status from the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII).

By Suzannah Robin, drug and alcohol safety expert at AlcoDigital

Number of motorists killed who were involved in a police pursuit has risen 50%.

Selenity has launched DVLA Connect, an automatic driver and vehicle data ‘look-up’ service provided on its Expenses cloud technology.

Better technology means courts are punishing drug drive offenders in record numbers.

Dashcam footage being provided as evidence by policyholders in insurance claims is growing in popularity.

A quarter of UK businesses do not conduct regular safety checks on vehicles used for business purposes, research from TomTom Telematics has found.

SmartWitness is to bring 4G LTE connectivity to its next-generation in-vehicle camera technology following an agreement with Sierra Wireless.