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Laurence Vaughan has been appointed chairman of the Driving Doctor, developers of the driver behaviour feedback and coaching software platform.

New mobile phone detection warning signs are being rolled out by Thames Valley and Hampshire police forces.

It says businesses are at risk of breaching their duty of care obligations after more than 150,000 drivers, who took their driving test outside Britain, obtained a UK licence last year.

The 5Stars consortium has released a consultation paper to seek feedback on a new framework to assess the cybersecurity of vehicles.

The new Range Rover Evoque has been awarded the maximum five-star safety rating by Euro NCAP.

Balfour Beatty has upgraded its telematics reporting procedure, enabling targeted change and driving an “empowered approach” to risk management.

Driving should also be seen as a health and safety responsibility for all organisations, says Andy Barratt in his new role as chairman of IAM RoadSmart

To mark the United Nations’ Global Road Safety Week (May 6-12), Brake has announced a free webinar for fleet and road safety professionals on effective leadership.

A disparity in the number of drivers detected for speeding offences suggests a postcode lottery, according to Home Office figures.

A loophole in road incident reporting measures significantly downplays the risks associated with driving for work, according to Licence Bureau.

The Transport Committee has launched an inquiry to explore the problems of pavement parking in England and consider possible solutions.

New footage released by Highways England shows the dangers of driving too close as motorists are urged to #staysafestayback while travelling on England’s motorway network.

Thatcham Research updates security rating after new information around the specification of a motion sensor function on the key fob is provided by Porsche Cars (GB).

RoSPA is calling for an end to the twice-yearly clock change that extends daylight hours in the summer, but reduces usable daylight hours in winter evenings.

A range of new vehicle safety features, to be fitted as standard on all new cars, vans, lorries and buses sold in Europe from 2022, moved a step closer after a provisional EU deal was reached in Strasbourg.

Almost half (45%) of drivers do not conduct regular pressure checks of their tyres, according to a Venson Automotive Solutions survey.

Local authorities are filling a pothole every 17 seconds, but still paid out £6.9m in pothole compensation claims, according to this year’s ALARM survey.

Future Volvo models will watch their driver through cameras to look for signs of intoxication or distraction.

Younger working-age drivers and those in London the worst offenders, as RAC warns of ‘fading impact’ of penalties introduced in 2017.

Almost one-in-five Brits would not leave their contact details if they dented another car when parking, a study by YourParkingSpace.co.uk has revealed.

The road safety charity IAM RoadSmart has warned that the rise in the use of electric scooters alongside vehicles on UK roads will be bad news for road safety.

Applied Driving Techniques (ADT) has teamed up with Sfara to develop a fleet safety and compliance offering that will solve driver behavioral problems rather than simply diagnosing them.

Camera Telematics has announced that it has entered into a partnership with PSV, which will see its Street Angel solution installed across the taxi fleet.

Almost three-quarters of British drivers regularly break the speed limit, finds a new study by Fixter.

A BMW that was stolen by thieves who hacked into the car’s keyless system has been returned to its driver less than an hour after he reported its disappearance.

Sopp and Sopp has won a five-year contract with Centrica to provide accident management, vehicle recovery and repair services for the entire Centrica/British Gas fleet.

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

Paul Peers of Peel Ports Group has become the first winner of Activa Contracts’ latest risk management initiative, run in partnership with Lightfoot.

Eight in 10 (84%) motorists admit that they get distracted behind the wheel, up from 76% in 2018, according to a new road study by the Floow.

Brake has announced that its annual UK Fleet Safety Conference will be held at the Birmingham Conference and Events Centre (BCEC) on May 22.

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Almost one quarter (23%) of drivers have driven in a lane on smart motorway closed by the red ‘X’ sign in the past year, RAC research suggests.

EDriving a provider of driver risk management programmes, has partnered with vehicle data aggregation and analytics specialists, Collision Management Systems (CMS).

Renault Retail Group UK has been fined after serious safety breaches relating to faulty vehicle lifts.

Volvo will begin limiting the top speed of its cars to 112mph (180kph) from next year.

New European vehicle safety regulations which will mandate installation of driver assistance systems will save 25,000 lives, says TRL.

Brake has invited fleet managers, health and safety managers and HR professionals to attend it’s seminar on driver fatigue.

An increasing number of new cars sold in the UK feature parking assistance systems as standard, according to research by Bosch.

Grey fleet drivers have raised the compliance risks their employers face and have asked that appropriate policies and procedures be treated with paramount importance, says Licence Check.

Fleets are being urged to improve driver education to stop employees falling foul of the law after record fines and penalties were reported in 2018.