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Motor fleet insurance and risk management specialists Gauntlet Group has launched a fleet analysis service aimed at reducing risk and costs.

More than a third of company car drivers have a fundamental lack of knowledge of the Highway Code and basic road laws, claims E-Training World.

Brake, the road safety charity, has limited spaces left on its training courses to help companies improve the safety of their at-work drivers.

A commercial funding package from Yorkshire Bank has allowed Easi-Drive to expand its accident management rental fleet.

Risk management issues may see fleets become among the very earliest adopters of driverless cars, predicts Chevin Fleet Solutions.

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

Hertz's wholly owned CCL Accident Support service has been relaunched, as Hertz Accident Support.

Implementation of best practice safety procedures starts with “a compliance journey”, according to Malcolm Maycock, managing director of the Licence Bureau.

Fleet operators must complete a “jigsaw of protection” to prevent road crashes and prosecution.

Telematics technologies can enable companies to deliver more, with fewer vehicles, and help to improve customer service. Andrew Ryan reports

Almost 10% of all accidents over the past 12 months involved new 15 and 65-plate vehicles according to a study by Accident Exchange.

Arval has insourced much of its accident management in order to maintain greater control over customer contact and leverage in-house technical expertise.

EU rules on safety for new cars will need to be revised to include ‘driving tests’ for automated and fully-autonomous vehicles, according to a new report.

Illegal mobile phone use is rife, with 64% of motorists saying that in the last hour they spent driving they saw at least one driver committing the offence.

Councils will soon have the power to remove 'pointless' road signs that are deemed an eyesore and a distraction to drivers.

Drivers who suffer stress are more likely to be in a road crash, the TTC Group warns as part of Stress Awareness Month.

More than half (57%) of drivers say they feel in control when using their mobile phone behind the wheel, according to a survey by Motoring.co.uk.

Breakdown firm GEM Motoring Assist is urging drivers to be wise to the dangers of fatigue on journeys.

The European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) says the European Commission must stop delaying new road safety policy measures if it is to help reverse an increase in deaths on EU roads.

Thatcham Research has called on car manufacturers to voluntarily commit to fitting autonomous emergency braking as standard to all new vehicles.

Brake is launching its Road Safety Week campaign with a pledge programme, focusing on 'six simple steps'.

Calls for the removal of white lines from UK roads have been met with caution by the fleet industry and criticised by road safety experts.

GEM Motoring Assist says the Government must now accept that the drink-drive limit in England and Wales is too high after a new research was published.

Five drivers have been caught travelling at more than 100mph on 30mph and 40mph limit roads in England, according to the Institute of Advanced Motorists.

Road safety charity Brake has confirmed the speaker line-up for its Fleet Safety Conference.

One in 14 (7%) admit to driving at least once a month after taking drugs, according to a survey by Brake, the road safety charity, and Direct Line.

The IAM has held the first of a series of meetings with its new Business Customer Advisory Group (BCAG) to hear fleets' opinions on what they need from driver risk management programmes.

Vehicle rental companies are being urged to boost their road safety focus by including roadside assistance and motoring first aid kits in all vehicles.

Bodyshop distribution network ACIS has secured the exclusive UK rights to Bodyshop Revolution, a ‘game-changing’ continuous workflow technology where the vehicle being repaired moves a minimum of times and key-to-key times are halved.

Road safety and breakdown organisation GEM Motoring Assist has added its support to calls for a new European target to reduce serious road injuries.

Police are looking for a driver who ploughed into a line of traffic cones, leading to a pile-up on the A38 in Plymouth.

One in six motorists have admitted to taking or made a call without using hands-free systems, according to a YouGov poll.

A road safety organisation is challenging fleet operators to take the TTC Driver Protect test to see if they manage workplace road safety efficiently.

Incident management company TTS360 has been working with Transport for London, CLOCS and FORS to develop a solution for incident reporting.

In-vehicle CCTV specialist, VisionTrack, has partnered with national road safety charity Brake to help promote safer driving across the UK.

Road safety groups met with the President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker last week to call for a new EU target to reduce serious road injuries.

Road authorities are rumoured to be investigating the removal of white lines on urban roads following small scale trials.

Fleets are being urged to use a new online benchmarking tool to improve their at-work road safety, cut operating costs and boost business efficiency.

Risk management, car policy reviews and new initiatives are only possible by outsourcing fleet administration, says Martine Smith. Tom Seymour reports

Fix Auto Rochdale is to begin a £1million investment to develop additional repair capacity, adding an express repair facility.