The DVSA is planning to clamp-down on HGV drivers who sleep in their cabs. But the get-tough policy and its £300 fine for each offence has been criticised by the Freight Transport Association. It says there is a shortage of designated and secure rest areas for HGV drivers and vehicles and some lorry cabs are more comfortable than the overnight … [Read more...]
Education
Driver safety interlock debut
Alcohol safety and training specialist AlcoDigital has agreed a contract with Renault Trucks to showcase and offer alcohol safety devices for their latest range of LCV Master business fleet vehicles, which will be displayed at the Freight in the City exhibition on 7 November 2017. Called the Draeger Interlock 7000, the safety devices, which can be … [Read more...]
Newslines 17 October
North Wales AM, Llyr Gruffydd has called for a dedicated police unit to tackle speeding on the Conwy and Denbighshire border moorland roads. The area has been popularised on social media but four people have died and 20 injured around the Llyn Brenig area. New electric vehicle registration data shows that public appetite for plug-in vehicles continued … [Read more...]
Motorists drive out of way to avoid some moves
Motorists are going to great lengths to avoid basic driving manoeuvres which learners are required to carry out in order to pass their driving tests, according to research. The survey of 1,011 British motorists carried out by car leasing company, Vantage-leasing.com, has revealed that more than half (68%) of drivers will actively avoid parallel parking, … [Read more...]
Premium prices accelerate for motorists
Drivers in South Wales have been hit with accelerating car insurance prices as the cost ramps up by £87 (13%) in a year. Car insurance in the region has now reached £765, according to the latest Confused.com car insurance price index (Q3 2017), powered by Willis Towers Watson – the most comprehensive car insurance price index in the UK based on more than … [Read more...]
Newslines 13 October
Welsh Conservative plans for a ‘Green Card’ entitling all 16-24 year olds to free bus travel could get the go ahead, after the Welsh Government announced a consultation on concessionary bus fares. The announcement follows a Conservative policy launch and Shadow Economy Secretary Russell George wants the Labour administration to demonstrate its commitment … [Read more...]
Newslines 9 October
A consultation exploring how best to promote bus travel amongst young people will be launched by Welsh Government this week, Economy Secretary Ken Skates has announced. The consultation will will last until the 4 January and encourage and consider views from interested individuals, groups and organisations across Wales and will look at how best to … [Read more...]
Younger drivers’ perfect storm over premiums
A perfect storm is battering premiums for younger drivers, says MoneySuperMarket. Quarterly data from MoneySuperMarket, reveals that young drivers shouldered hefty car insurance premium increases from July to September 2017. Of the three main factors affecting premiums in 2017 - changes to the discount rate applied to claims pay-outs, the increase in … [Read more...]
Company and fleet drivers ignoring safety checks
Fleets need to ensure that drivers are carrying out walkaround checks on their company vehicles, warns FleetCheck. The fleet software specialist says that it is seeing increasing evidence that more and more drivers are treating the essential inspections as a “tick box” exercise. Peter Golding, managing director at FleetCheck, said: “These checks should … [Read more...]
Newslines 2 October
RAC has launched a competitively priced online tyre buying and free next-day fitting service featuring a comprehensive range of quality tyres from leading supplied through a network of 2,500 reliable local tyre fitters. Drivers needing a new tyre can simply visit RAC Tyres and enter their vehicle registration and postcode to search the full range of … [Read more...]
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