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Legal Insight: Fitness to Drive and Driver Medical Conditions

By |2025-04-07T11:19:14+01:00April 2nd, 2025|DfBB Articles, News|

This safe loading legal update is brought to you by Nathan Taylor-Allkins, Criminal Defence and Road Transport Solicitor and Partner at Woodfines LLP For many fleet managers and owners of commercial vehicle companies, one of their most valuable assets, if not the most valuable, is their staff. However, keeping employees safe while driving on

Distracted Driving – Some Legal Insights

By |2025-03-12T12:05:46+00:00February 10th, 2025|DfBB Articles, News|

This month’s legal insight on Driver Distraction, for those who manage drivers, comes to us from Mike Hayward of Woodfines Solicitors. Distracted Driving - steering you in the right direction.   Leaving aside the ongoing development of autonomous vehicles, cars, vans, lorries and buses still have a big round instrument fitted - most commonly called

Speed – your fleet, your legal responsibilities

By |2025-03-12T12:06:59+00:00January 15th, 2025|DfBB Articles, News|

This month’s legal update on speed, for those who manage drivers, comes to us from Mike Hayward of Woodfines Solicitors. Speed - your fleet, your legal responsibilities Speed limits are legal and mandatory and not a target. Drivers should never exceed the speed limits set and should also have regard for road conditions, adapting

Drink Driving and Drug Driving – a legal update for employers

By |2025-03-13T09:46:48+00:00December 1st, 2024|DfBB Articles, News|

This month’s legal update on Drink and Drug Impairment, for those who manage drivers, comes to us from Mike Hayward of Woodfines Solicitors. Updated December 2024 Drink Driving and Drug Driving kills Driving having consumed excess alcohol or when impaired through taking illicit drugs can be catastrophic. A loss of driving licence if caught

Do your drivers believe hands-free phones are safe?

By |2025-03-13T09:47:09+00:00November 5th, 2024|DfBB Articles, News|

How safe are you on a hands-free call? Persuading professional drivers that hands-free phones are as dangerous as handheld phone calls Using a handheld mobile phone while driving in the UK is illegal – even if you’re at red traffic lights or at a standstill. Most people know this – and are aware of

Weather Conditions – your fleet, your legal responsibilities

By |2025-03-13T09:47:42+00:00October 31st, 2024|DfBB Articles, News|

Updated 31st October 2024 This month’s legal update on vehicle roadworthiness, for those who manage drivers, comes to us from Mike Hayward of Woodfines Solicitors. Weather Conditions - your fleet, your legal responsibilities Your fleet drivers will assert they are the most competent of drivers and that the vehicle they are driving is well maintained

The Five Es of Road Risk Management

By |2025-03-13T09:48:45+00:00October 23rd, 2024|DfBB Articles, News|

This week’s guest article comes to us from Stefan Szrama GCGI, Road Safety Professional and Health, Safety and Environment Lead. Enlisting into the British Army in 1988, Stefan completed 24 years’ service including time working as a Senior Specialist Vehicle Instructor at the Defence School of Transport (Europe’s largest driver training school). His final

Vehicle Roadworthiness – a legal update

By |2025-03-13T09:50:26+00:00September 30th, 2024|DfBB Articles, News|

This month's legal update on vehicle roadworthiness, for those who manage drivers, comes to us from Mike Hayward of Woodfines Solicitors. DOES YOUR DRIVING FOR WORK POLICY COVER VEHICLE ROADWORTHINESS? Fleet vehicle roadworthiness I'm constantly impressed by my neighbour who does a walk around check of his car before each and every journey.

Driver Management and Motivation – hear from the experts

By |2025-03-13T09:51:53+00:00September 18th, 2024|DfBB Articles, News|

An expert panel at the Health and Safety Event 2024 discussed managing driver behaviour – and it all starts with a robust driving for work policy. Driving for Better Business launched its Driving for Work Policy Builder, a comprehensive, interactive tool for creating and reviewing a robust policy for work-related driving in the session

Incident investigations – can they prevent serious collisions?

By |2025-03-13T09:52:31+00:00September 5th, 2024|DfBB Articles, News|

Investigating minor incidents can prevent serious collision At the Health and Safety Event 2024, Driving for Better Business staged a mock trial which outlined the case against a van driver and his employer for causing serious injury by dangerous driving. It highlighted many of the organisational and driver errors which can contribute to collisions.

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