1 in 5 grey fleet drivers fail their insurance checks
A total of 1.4 million motorists – equivalent to 3% – are driving around on illegal tyres, according to new research.
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Action-packed year for Driving for Better Business
Driving for Better Business has teamed up with Project EDWARD (European Day Without A Road Death) to create a simple 10 question quiz around some of the contributory factors for serious collisions.
Business drivers are often unwittingly, or sometimes knowingly, putting other road users at risk...
A day without fatalities on Europe’s roads?
Repairing broken metal is just one aspect of accident management; the key element is the impact on the staff and their subsequent wellbeing.
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Addressing the human factor post accident
More work is needed to understand the impact of aggressive and ‘unusual’ driving events on vehicle emissions to avoid impacting on air quality goals. So says Emissions Analytics as its research find that emissions at high speed can peak at more than ten times typical levels of nitrogen oxides...
Aggressive driving could undermine air quality standards
This guide provides advice for employers on what they need to do to comply with the law and reduce risk. It will also be useful for managers, supervisors, employees and their safety representatives, as well as contractors, vehicle operators and other organisations concerned with workplace transport...
This introductory guide provides simple advice, based on the HSE’s approach of ‘Plan, Do, Check, Act’, and signposts you to more detailed guidance. It is designed for organisations that may not have considered this issue previously and are unsure how to start.
RoSPA
An Introduction to Managing Occupational Road Risk
For more than 30 years, the Transport Accident Commission of Victoria in Australia has produced some of the world’s hardest-hitting road safety films – their anti-drink drive film is one of the best.
A study conducted by TyreSafe revealed Britain’s motorists could be spending up to £600 million on unnecessary fuel bills and putting themselves and other road users at risk. Why? Because research suggests that a staggering 57% of tyres in the UK are under-inflated by at least 4psi (more than...
Arval UK is one of the world’s leading vehicle leasing and fleet management companies, funding more than 96,000 cars and vans in the UK alone. They have also been a Business Champion for over 10 years and have just updated their case study. The highly impressive results prove how effective...
As lockdown is lifted make sure your fleet housekeeping is in order
Claims that self-driving cars could avoid 90% of road deaths by eliminating human error are untested, says a new report by the International Transport Forum.
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Autonomous cars could make driving less safe, says International Transport Forum