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Novadata has introduced a new Health and Safety Driver and Manager Awareness course.

Seventy-one per cent of young drivers think they are better than the average driver, according to survey by Vision Critical and the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM), yet they are 2.5 times more likely to be involved in a serious crash.

Automotional has launched a range of Driver Risk Management (DRM) packages, starting from £4 a month.

A survey of approved driving instructors (ADIs) has found that the majority of them believe that the Highway Code learner licence questions and study material lags too far behind today’s automotive technology.

NRS Healthcare has appointed Drive Smarter to provide driver assessor training to operations managers across its 19 offices around England and Northern Ireland.

GreenRoad has today announced that over 4,500 UK drivers achieved Fleet Elite status for 2013, demonstrating that they are amongst the safest drivers on the road.

NHS Blood and Transplant has been training drivers for the Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) qualifications with Mercedes-Benz dealer Road Range.

Companies could be wasting money on training by incorrectly assessing drivers as high risk when it is other drivers on their fleet who could benefit most from additional instruction, according to E-Training World.

Web-based risk management product provider AlertDriving has announced the launch of Hazard Perception 360, an interactive mobile driver risk assessment solution.

A driver behavioural study into the benefits of eco-driver training is progressing well and throwing up some interesting results.

ReVue, the evidence-based driver training provider, has been approved as a driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) centre and course provider.

ReVue, the evidence-based driver training provider, is sharing its expertise and technology with a Parliamentary road safety group.

When a driver has an at-fault accident with a third party, it’s crucial to act fast to avoid drawn-out repairs, expensive hire cars and big solicitor’s bills.

Outsourced service maintenance and repair (SMR) network management company Fleet Assist has appointed Vincent St Claire as its commercial director.

Online driver profiling and e-driver training specialist, E-Training World, has launched a new on-line assessment and operating system specifically for the Republic of Ireland.

Fleets are failing to make the latest fuel efficient vehicles pay their way because many employees have never received the correct driver training.

Vehicle sharing could be made more difficult under new proposals designed to protect young drivers.

Energy Saving Trust (EST) has developed a variation of its popular Smarter Driving training that includes a demonstration of both daily and weekly vehicle checks to help enhance driver safety.

Research by automotive technology supplier Bosch has shown that while UK motorists are aware of the benefits of driver assistance systems, many of them are not fitted on most cars, but they would be of interest – if they were fitted as standard.

Far from being an expensive way to procure fleet vehicles, if used correctly rental can save your business money. Andrew Brady reports.

Novadata has launched Drive Alive, the first of a series of new training courses aimed at helping professional drivers improve in their daily use of commercial vehicles on the road.

The Government has announced it will introduce on-the-spot penalty notices to crack down on 'careless driving' offences. But will they work?

The Motor Schools Association (MSA) has urged Government to introduce a compulsory scheme of post-driving test training in a bid to reduce the number of novice drivers involved in road crashes.

For the first time in EU history, top automotive and transport officials at the European Parliament discussed the implications of autonomous driving, a hotly debated subject within the automotive industry.

Companies that categorise their drivers as being high risk, simply due to the number of miles they cover each year, the type of car they drive or the number of points on their licence should think again, according to E-Training World.

Mercedes-Benz raises the van safety stakes with new technologies which will appear on Sprinter later this year.

Survey shows six out of 10 business drivers do not receive any formal training.

Roundtable participants share ideas on managing owner-drivers.

Driver and rider training organisation the TTC Group has formed a new road safety education division.

Tusker has taken part in the Energy Saving Trust’s (EST) ‘Smarter Driving’ eco-driver training initiative which they have been offering to their customers – and seen fuel consumption fall by 12%.

The Energy Saving Trust has announced it has trained its 30,000th employee in Smarter Driving.

The Motor Schools Association of Great Britain has given a cautious welcome to proposals unveiled by the Department for Transport (DfT) aimed at reducing road deaths, particularly amongst newly qualified drivers.

Plans to offer practical driving tests from fire stations were given the go ahead today by road safety minister Stephen Hammond.

One-day course is ideal for drivers with little or no 4x4 experience.

An increasingly diverse variety of companies, operating in the fleet sector, are opting to use E-Training World’s online driver risk assessment and e-driver training system.

Addison Lee has launched a new benchmark for excellence in minicab driving, as thirty-five of the company’s brightest recruits become the first to graduate with the Addison Lee Diploma.

The IAM has issued advice on driving on snow and ice, with increasingly chilly conditions arriving across the UK, bringing with it the threat of snowfall.

Dealers offering motability cars can now benefit from enhanced training and a new e-learning programme introduced by Motability Operations.

Plans to offer practical driving tests from branches of Halfords were given the go ahead today by road safety minister Stephen Hammond.

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) is going on the road next year to host a series of workshops with the aim to help businesses get to grips with European Whole Vehicle Type Approval.