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Colin Paterson has been appointed as the new association secretary and head of marketing at the Association for Driving Licence Verification (ADLV).

Licence Bureau has launched ‘Empowering Driving’ to ‘put personal safety management back in the hands of drivers’.

Collision Management Systems (CMS) has announced it will expand its commercial team to ‘better realise market demand’.

DriveTech are supporting the new ‘50 by 30’ global road death reduction declaration.

Thatcham Research has released its first Consumer Security Ratings for 2020, having assessed the security features of 13 new cars.

The road safety charity Brake has confirmed the full speaker line-up for its upcoming Crisis Management seminar.

Company car and van driver training should take account of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and the risks involved in becoming overreliant on the technology.

The new 20mph speed limit across 8.9km of the capital’s roads within the Congestion Charging Zone from Monday (March 2).

An investigation into a fatal crash involving a Tesla Model X being driven on autopilot has found that the driver was distracted using his mobile phone.

The Range Rover Sport was the number one choice for thieves in 2019, jumping from eighth place in the Tracker Most Stolen and Recovered League Table in 2018.

Fleet decision-makers have been warned of the risks of failing to regularly check tyre condition.

Licence Check has partnered with IAM RoadSmart for a new driver e-learning initiative to help businesses understand the level of risk across their business drivers.

Brake is running a free webinar, providing expert advice for fleet operators and road safety professionals, as part of their webinar series ‘The Essentials of Fleet Safety’.

Drivers could see a 16% increase in potholes over the next 10 years, without the Government’s promised investment of £500m per year, new research reveals.

Technology trials aimed at improving driving conditions and reducing the time fleets spend in traffic jams will receive a share of £1.5m Government funding.

Wessex Fleet has introduced a new FMG solution to provide a round-the-clock accident management service for its 1,500 managed vehicles.

Fleet operators and drivers are being warned to be careful on the roads this weekend with Storm Dennis set to batter the UK.

Lexus has launched a digital side-view mirror option for its ES 300h executive saloon, replacing conventional door mirrors with a camera and monitor system.

The total number of casualties caused by drink driving increased to 8,700 in 2018, up 1% from 2017.

Data has revealed 134 drivers a week have their driving licence revoked for not meeting the minimum eyesight requirements.

DriveTech is providing ride-hailing platform Ola with online driver risk assessments and online training modules for its drivers.

IAM RoadSmart says that electric scooters are bad news for road safety as the Government considers launching a consultation on their future use.

CPC says that connected vehicle data has the potential to end the scourge of potholes, improve driver behaviour and reduce the impact of incidents on UK roads.

Fleet managers and HR professionals are being given the opportunity to learn more about dealing with the aftermath of a crash involving one of their vehicles.

Midlands Air Ambulance Charity is calling on fleet managers to increase drivers’ awareness of road safety.

Giving older drivers access to higher levels of intuitive in-car technology more helpful than any system of mass re-testing, says the RAC Foundation.

All MOTs for cars and light vehicles in Northern Ireland have been cancelled with immediate effect after cracks were found in vehicle lifting equipment.

Fleets and their drivers are being warned to be wary of the dangers of being tired behind the wheel, by GEM Motoring Assist.

A new driver compliance app for its Driver and Vehicle Information Solution (DAVIS) has been launched by Licence Check.

UK business drivers exceed the speed limits by an average of 19.4%, research undertaken by Airmax Remote reveals.

Fleet Source is undergoing a major expansion of its virtual reality (VR) driver training programme.

The seminar, hosted at Alphabet's UK offices, will focus on managing the consequences of a road crash or other sudden, violent vehicle-related event.

The number of people killed on Smart Motorways has reached 38 in just five years, a BBC Panorama investigation uncovers.

Hertz has launched new software across the UK and Europe to give customers accurate, transparent pricing for vehicle return repairs.

A road haulage operator in Botswana has been given a Global Fleet Champions award for company driver safety.

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) has welcomed a new road safety manager, Steve Whitehouse, to its Scotland team.

Oliver Stevenson joins DriveTech as national sales manager.

Leo Taylor joins DriveTech.

The RAC saw a 20% upturn in pothole-related breakdowns in the last quarter of 2019, compared to the same period the year before.

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