1.4m Brits driving with illegal tyres
A total of 1.4 million motorists – equivalent to 3% – are driving around on illegal tyres, according to new research. Read the full story in Fleet World
Autonomous cars could make driving less safe, says International Transport Forum
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. Read the full story in Fleet News
Specsavers updates website with fleet manager eye care tool
Designed to give fleet managers quick and easy information, the Specsavers Corporate Eyecare tool aims to assist with managing workplace eye care. Read the full story in Fleet News
Three months to get licence-checking consents up-to-date
Employers have three months to ensure more than two million fleet drivers have signed new driver licence-checking consent forms. Documents have to be revalidated under the provisions of new data protection legislation – the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) – which comes into force on May 25. Read the full article at Fleet News
What is the true cost of a collision? Experts explain
Paying the cost of vehicle repair or insurance excess is just the tip of the iceberg, with the true cost of a collision being much greater. Andrew Ryan of Fleet News reports. Click here to read more
Work-related road safety seminar in Birmingham
The European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) and MiX Telematics have the pleasure of inviting you to the European PRAISE seminar on preventing road risk for employees, to be held Crowne Plaza NEC in Birmingham on 23rd May. Click here for more details