safety and risk management
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Fleet industry news 8 Jul 2020New partnership launched to cut road casualties by 40%
Emergency services and local authorities across the West Midlands have joined forces to reduce the number of people seriously injured on roads by 40%.
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Fleet industry news 8 Jul 2020One in 10 motorists taking ‘dangerous defects’ risk
Analysis of the latest Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) data by BookMyGarage, showed that 1 in 10 cars on the road could be classified as having ‘dangerous defects’.
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Fleet industry news 8 Jul 2020
Coronavirus: SMR threat to fleets as lockdown is lifted
Service, maintenance and repair (SMR) for fleets is coming under pressure on three fronts, according to Epyx.
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Tax and legislation news 8 Jul 2020Corporate manslaughter charge not pursued despite double death
Firm found guilty under health and safety legislation but, despite the deaths of two employees in a works van, no corporate manslaughter charge brought.
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Connected fleet 7 Jul 2020Highways England and Loughborough Uni to assess motorways for self-driving vehicles
Highways England and Loughborough University project will look at the challenges connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs) could face on motorways.
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Fleet industry news 3 Jul 2020Speeding: West Yorkshire record the highest number of offences
West Yorkshire has the highest number of speeding offences in the UK with 181,864, followed by Avon and Somerset (159,210) and Thames Valley (145,447), new figures show.
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Fleet industry news 3 Jul 2020Coronavirus: MOT delays predicted this autumn
Hundreds of thousands of vehicles due to be tested this summer could end up causing a backlog, the RAC has warned.
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Environment news 1 Jul 2020First e-scooter trials to start from this weekend
New regulations allowing trials of rental e-scooters will come into force on July 4, 2020, transport minister Rachel Maclean has announced.
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Fleet industry news 1 Jul 2020Bridgestone and Microsoft to monitor tyre damage in real-time
Bridgestone and Microsoft have developed a monitoring system for detecting tyre damage issues in real-time.
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Fleet industry news 30 Jun 2020Coronavirus: Fleets urged to ‘book an MOT’ as exemption ends
The Government has announced that mandatory MOT tests for cars, motorcycles and vans in England, Scotland and Wales will be restarted from August 1.
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Fleet industry news 29 Jun 2020Coronavirus: Met Police report massive increase in speeding
The highest speeds recorded by police in London included 163mph on a 70mph road and an astonishing 134mph on a 40mph road.
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Fleet industry news 26 Jun 2020Coronavirus: Driving tests to restart next month
Driving tests and lessons for cars, motorcycles and heavy vehicles will start next month, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has announced.
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Fleet industry news 24 Jun 2020Arval guide to help fleets keep Covid-secure
Arval has produced a new guide for fleet managers based on Government guidance on keeping workplaces safe during the coronavirus crisis.
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Fleet industry news 19 Jun 2020Coronavirus: Fleets warned of grey fleet ‘battleground’
Long-term changes to the way people work could result in more employees becoming grey fleet drivers.
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Fleet industry news 17 Jun 2020
Road deaths in the UK higher in 2019 than in 2010
The UK appears to be failing in its approach to road safety, with provisional data suggesting there were more road deaths in 2019 than in 2010.
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Environment news 15 Jun 2020
E-scooters: Public benefit questioned and road safety concerns raised
Nine in 10 say the Government’s proposed rules for e-scooters are unsafe, according to a survey from Venson Automotive Solutions.
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Fleet industry news 15 Jun 2020DriveTech wins Merseyside Police speed awareness course contract
Merseyside Police has decided to outsource ‘speed awareness’ and ‘what’s driving us’ courses to DriveTech.
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Fleet industry news 15 Jun 2020Coronavirus: Photocard licence extension granted by DVLA
The Government has granted a seven-month extension to drivers whose photocard driving licence expires between the start of February and the end of August.
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Fleet industry news 12 Jun 2020Licence Bureau urges fleets not to ‘check-up’ on drivers
Fleets are being urged to avoid increasing work-related stress for drivers by empowering them to make more safety conscious decisions.
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Fleet industry news 10 Jun 2020Entries open for Brake’s UK Fleet Champions Awards 2020
Brake is calling on fleet operators, suppliers, manufacturers and individuals working within the fleet industry to enter the 2020 UK Fleet Champions Awards.
