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Almost half of drivers that took part in a recent survey though it was “fine” to use a phone behind the wheel, despite major changes to the law earlier this year.

There were 220 deaths on Britain’s roads in 2020 where a motorist was over the drink drive limit.

New mobile phone use while driving data, from the Department for Transport (DfT), shows that van drivers are twice as likely to use a hand-held device.

Venson Automotive Solutions has urged fleet managers to review their tyre management policies in light of findings from National Highways’ new report.

Wales becomes the first UK nation to make the lower speed the default choice following trials.

Fleet managers should look at how they handle penalty charge notices in light of the recent rise in car cloning, says Sarah Tooze, consumer editor at Heycar.

A long-standing incident management contract with FMG has been extended for Tusker’s salary sacrifice customers and drivers.

Fleet management is becoming about more than just running the vehicles: looking after the health and well-being of drivers is rising up the agenda.

The bespoke solution includes first notification of loss, roadside recovery and nationwide repair management for Wessex Fleet’s 1,500 managed vehicles.

Legislation to lower the default national speed limit on residential roads and busy pedestrian streets from in Wales has been approved by the Senedd.

Brake has revealed 38 organisations and individuals have made the final shortlist to win one of 11 awards at this year’s UK Fleet Champions Awards ceremony.

The Government has launched its latest road safety campaign today (June 12) to help improve road safety for people walking, cycling and horse riding.

Euro NCAP has awarded the BMW i4 a four-star safety rating, with the model losing points in the safety assistance systems category.

New data, based on hundreds of thousands of 'spot' checks carried out by Total Motion suggests that grey fleet work-related road risk is on the increase.

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Police Scotland launches summer drink drive campaign from today (Monday, July 4).

The Government has launched the country’s first-ever Road Safety Investigation Branch (RSIB) to reduce casualties and boost safety.

Venson Automotive Solutions has urged fleet managers to ensure their company car drivers have the correct cover and paperwork to drive to Europe.

The number of people killed on London’s roads in 2021 fell to the lowest level on record, but collisions  increased as lockdowns ended.

TfL will begin issuing fines to vehicles that drive within, or cross, the white lines of cycle lanes from next week.

The Law Commission of England and Wales has published a paper seeking views on the need and options for regulating remote driving on public roads.

A van driver, who crashed into a National Highways patrol vehicle to evade a temporary road closure on the M6, has been disqualified from driving for a year.

Being followed too closely by other drivers is the behaviour that distracts motorists most on Britain’s roads, new research reveals. 

Electric and hybrid vehicles are taking longer to repair in body shops that petrol and diesel equivalents, according to Activate Group.

Police patrolling in an unmarked National Highways HGV have released examples of dangerous driving as they begin a week of action on the M6.

The number of video reports received via the National Dash Cam Safety Portal (NDCSP) has increased by a fifth, according to data from 42 UK Police forces.

Driving for Better Business (DfBB) is running a year of videos, podcasts, and features, as part of a project with Women in Transport.

The warning comes after after Jo Coombs from Battersea used her car insurance GPS tracker to locate her Land Rover after it had been stolen.

For anyone using their own vehicle for work, let technology be your friend - says Kevin Bull, UK commercial director at ABAX.

Red Driver Risk Management will provide licence checking and driver profiling services for around 1,000 volunteers at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

New data from DfT shows there were 1,359 casualties in collisions involving e-scooters last year, compared to 484 in 2020.

UK-based telematics, camera and corporate data aggregation and risk analytics company Collision Management Systems has been acquired by US company SambaSafety.

Driving for Better Business has launched a new website portal aimed at managing work-related risk on the road.

Smart motorways are the safest roads in terms of serious and fatal casualties, new data from National Highways suggests.

The Government is introducing new measures to penalise utility companies where poor-quality street works leave potholes on the country’s roads.

A driver who killed another motorist in a crash and then lied to police about his speed has been jailed.

New legislation to govern the use of e-scooters will be introduced, the transport secretary, Grant Shapps, has told MPs.

A suggestion to relax the frequency of MOTs to help counter the cost-of-living crisis has been criticised by the AA.

Campaigners are calling for e-scooters to be legalised across the UK to improve safety.

With insurance premiums and fuel prices rising alongside increasing challenges for drivers, there are more challenges than ever for fleet managers to consider.