safety and risk management
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Fleet industry news 26 Oct 2021Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service invests in cloud technology
Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service has invested in cloud technology to bring its fleet maintenance, testing and compliance into one digital platform.
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Fleet industry news 19 Oct 2021FMG launches new road risk product
FMG has launched a new road risk product aimed at mitigating road risk and reducing the severity of vehicle incidents.
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General News 19 Oct 2021Thames Water fined £100,000 by TfL
Transport for London (TfL) has successfully prosecuted Thames Water for four safety streetworks related offences.
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General News 6 Oct 2021New device designed to prevent aquaplaning
A new device has been developed to prevent vehicles from aquaplaning and losing traction control due to adverse road conditions.
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Fleet industry news 5 Oct 2021Insurance broker selects Lightfoot as motor risk management partner
Willis Towers Watson has adopted Lightfoot’s in-cab driver coaching technology and rewards platform to help improve driver safety.
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General News 4 Oct 2021‘Glow yellow’ marker helps halve thefts of catalytic convertors
Police are appealing to fleet workshops, garages and MOT centres to support a new initiative targeting the theft of catalytic converters and other components.
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General News 1 Oct 2021E-scooter road casualty statistics revealed for the first time
Annual road casualty statistics for Great Britain show the number of people injured and killed using e-scooters.
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Fleet industry news 30 Sep 2021Winners of UK Fleet Champions Awards announced
Brake has revealed the winners and highly commended entrants for the 2021 UK Fleet Champions Awards.
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Opinion 30 Sep 2021Most drivers want hard shoulder back on smart motorways
Jennifer Ledsham, partner at Plexus Law, explains the risks of no hard shoulders on smart motorways and says that drivers want them reinstated.
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Fleet industry news 23 Sep 2021Day’s Rental signs-up to Free2Move’s Connect Fleet telematics solution
Vehicle hire company, Day’s Rental has signed up to Free2Move’s Connect fleet services telematics solution to help manage its fleet.
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Manufacturer news 22 Sep 2021Ford RoadSafe tech identifies level of accident risk on UK roads
The technology predicts traffic incident locations based on data from connected vehicles, roadside sensors and accident reports.
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Fleet industry news 17 Sep 2021Seven road deaths reported during National Safe Speeds Day
Police forces across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland targeted speeding drivers during National Safe Speeds Day.
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Fleet industry news 15 Sep 2021DriveTech launches whitepaper to help fleets manage grey fleet risk
Driver training provider, DriveTech, has launched a new whitepaper to help fleets manage the risk of grey fleet.
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General News 15 Sep 2021Majority of drivers want smart motorways to be scrapped
Almost two thirds of UK drivers said they want all lane running motorways to be scrapped, in a recent poll by the RAC.
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Fleet industry news 13 Sep 2021Chip shortage: AFP company car safety warning
Fleets urged to think carefully before ordering company cars where safety devices have been removed due to the semiconductor shortage.
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Connected fleet 10 Sep 2021Zenzic reveals plans for automated driving system safety ratings
Zenzic and Thatcham Research have announced plans for a consumer ratings scheme for automated driving systems.
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General News 9 Sep 2021Fleet industry reacts to new work-related road risk guidance
Businesses who use gig economy workers and operate grey fleets may be slow to react to updated work-related road risk guidance announced this week, experts claim.
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General News 8 Sep 2021ORR report backs up smart motorway safety claims
The Office of Road and Rail (ORR) has published a new report that backs up claims by National Highways that smart motorways are the safest roads in the country in terms of fatalities.
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Fleet industry news 8 Sep 2021TTC warns fleets of licensing legislation change affecting drivers
TTC is urging fleet managers to focus on the legislation change surrounding licence extension periods affecting company drivers.
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Fleet industry news 6 Sep 2021
New AI solution assesses vehicle condition
A new artificial intelligence (AI) solution has been launched to assess the external condition of a vehicle’s body.
