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Safety-conscious organisations from across the globe have made it through to the final stage of Brake’s Fleet Safety Awards 2017.

The first of a new-style smart motorway emergency refuge area (ERA) is being trialled on the M3 in Surrey.

BBC Watchdog joined forces with Auto Express to highlight technical issues experienced by “thousands” of Volkswagen customers following emissions ‘fix’.

More than a fifth (21%) of UK companies whose employees drive for work purposes have no road safety policy in place, new research has revealed.

Correct documentation should be the top priority for leased car drivers heading to Europe this summer, Lex Autolease and Halifax Car Insurance have warned.

Company car drivers and private motorists could be spending up to £600m on unnecessary fuel bills because of low tyre pressures, research from TyreSafe suggests.

The Alfa Romeo Stelvio, Hyundai i30, Vauxhall Insignia, Seat Ibiza and Volkswagen Arteon have been awarded a maximum Euro NCAP five-star safety rating.

Lesley Upham has announced her tenure as commercial director for IAM RoadSmart will come to a close at the end of July.

Having parked up outside his workplace in central Glasgow, James Watson was forced out of his vehicle by a thief, who stole his new Vauxhall Astra.

Fleet operators have been warned to expect significant rises in their insurance premiums unless steps are taken to improve risk management and reporting.

Transport minister Jesse Norman has unveiled a £6.1 billion programme of road improvements as part of the government’s £23bn upgrade to the road network in England.

Companies can now register for Road Safety Week 2017, which is being held from November 20-26.

Fleet decision-makers need to get their drivers to act quickly after a collision to minimise the impact on their insurance bill.

Hundreds of videos downloaded every day and shared across social media.

More than 13 million drivers are littering on Britain’s roads, risking fines and putting other drivers at risk, new research shows.

An estimated 40% of all road deaths in Europe are work-related according to figures released by the European Transport Safety Council (ETSC).

Mobileye is growing its UK operation after undertaking trials of automated driver alerting technology with a number of UK fleets.

One in 25 drivers with hayfever admit to having an accident as a result of driving after taking medication to fight their allergies, according to a new report.

Brake, the road safety charity, is inviting all organisations with employees who drive for work to take part in its annual fleet safety survey.

RoSPA has relaunched its Driver Profiler fleet risk assessment tool with new features and updates.

Driver education crucial as more motorway hard shoulder running introduced.

Few signs of improvement although RAC Pothole Index is at its lowest for years.

Fleet News is launching a new fleet industry event on the afternoon of the FN50 Dinner in London on November 7.

European Union transport ministers have formally agreed to set a target of halving the number of serious injuries on roads in the EU by 2030 from their 2020 level.

Businesses must create a cultural environment in which employees are empowered to make the decision not to drive if they don’t feel safe, ICFM’s second Masterclass heard.

Concerns have been raised over driving vision standards, following the publication of a consensus paper by the European Council of Optometry and Optics.

Wessex Fleet has awarded FMG with a contract to provide incident management services for 800 vehicles.

New feature will detect when someone is driving and turn off all notifications, as well as setting an automatic text response to notify friends and family.

Licence Check has teamed up with Junction 17 Defensive Driver Training to launch a new level three driving licence checking qualification.

Euro NCAP has awarded the Škoda Kodiaq a five-star safety rating, the highest available.

Mental health fears for delivery drivers revealed in a recent survey have been reinforced by research being carried out by TRL.

Europcar UK has created a new tool aimed at giving employers a way of tackling the financial and employee risk burdens of grey fleet usage.

ATS Euromaster has won a gold award from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) for the fourth year running.

The majority of motorists do not trust the police to recover a stolen vehicle according to a new survey by online car servicing provider Servicing Stop.

Road safety charity IAM RoadSmart has launched its own manifesto calling on all road safety professionals to work together to reduce the number of people killed and seriously injured on the UK’s roads.

The Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety (PACTS) has called on all political parties to commit to an overhaul of road safety in the next Parliament.

The next Government must overhaul road safety during the next Parliament after a downward trend in road deaths has stagnated in recent years, says PACTS.

DriveSafe & StaySafe has called for increased safety education after new data has revealed that road traffic is the biggest killer of teenagers globally.

New laws imposing heavier fines for the most serious speeding offences have been welcomed by vehicle management company Total Motion.

Road safety charity Brake is running a free webinar on the importance of eliminating and mitigating the distraction of communication technology in vehicles.