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EU urged to fast-track revised law on cross-border enforcement of traffic rules

Road safety campaigners and European traffic police are urging the EU to fast-track the adoption of a modified law on cross-border enforcement of traffic offences such as speeding.

21 Jul

Risk management: Know your drivers to know the risks

Alan Scott-Davies, senior legal claims advisor, Harris Fowler Solicitors, and Legal Lifeboat Services, looks at the little details...

18 Jul

Leasing industry rejects concerns over new Bill

The contract hire industry is broadly united in its view that new consumer rights legislation will not have an impact on salary sacrifice car and employee car ownership (ECO) schemes, although dissenting voices have emerged suggesting that certain types of scheme will need to be reappraised.

17 Jul

HMRC to consult on benefit-in-kind changes

HM Revenue and Customs has opened a consultation on employee benefits in kind.

4 Jul

Majority of drivers admit to breaking the law

Four out of five British motorists admit to having broken the law while driving in the past year, a survey suggests.

2 Jul

Tax queries could be disrupted by strikes

Tens of thousands of tax workers will hold rolling strikes across the UK in a dispute over job cuts, which could have an impact on queries with HMRC.

25 Jun

Aviva says deliberate ‘crash for cash’ road traffic accidents up 51%

Fraudulent ‘slam-ons’ – road traffic accidents deliberately caused in order to claim for whiplash compensation – increased by 51% in 2013, according to claims fraud data from Aviva.

19 Jun

Longer prison sentences 'unlikely' to deter death-by-driving offences

An academic is arguing that higher prison sentences could fail to act as a deterrent against ‘death-by-driving’ offences, and that it is the punishment for underlying offences that should instead be revised.

18 Jun

Government crackdown on motor fraud praised by APU

Anti-fraud firm, APU, has welcomed the Government’s announcement of new measures to tackle the increasing number of dishonest motor insurance claims, but says it could have gone further.

10 Jun

Insight: Should you test your drivers for drugs?

The new drug-driving offence, which comes into force next spring, will see police officers drug-testing drivers at the roadside. Should fleet operators follow suit and start testing employees? Sarah Tooze finds out

Legislation 5 Jun

Road pricing ‘is the only choice’ to expand network

The Government will need to significantly increase investment in the road network if traffic forecasts prove to be correct, MPs have warned.

21 May

Tax: time for a new approach to BIK

Alastair Kendrick, of MHA MacIntyre Hudson, puts forward the case for BIK reform.

8 May

New emissions test may lead to 35% rise in taxes

Company car drivers and their employers face a potential tax bombshell if a new vehicle emissions test is introduced from 2017.

6 May

Insight: Budget ‘penalises’ ultra-low emission vehicles

Chancellor George Osborne has been accused of discouraging the take-up of ultra-low emission vehicles (ULEVs) following changes to company car tax rates announced in the Budget.

9 Apr

Half of fleets say Budget is good for business

More than half the UK’s vehicle fleet operators believe the Budget will be good for their business, a poll has shown.

1 Apr

Driving limits for 16 drugs approved

The Government’s plan to create a new drug drive limit has moved a step closer following the results of two public consultations.

28 Mar

Back to the drawing board, says Days

Fleet managers must return to the drawing board in compiling company car choice lists if benefit-in-kind tax increases over the next five years are to be kept to an absolute minimum for employees.

27 Mar

Legal: sleep apnoea and driving

Alan Scott-Davies, of Legal Lifeboat, looks at any legal precedent set in previous sleep apnoea cases.

21 Mar

Mixed news for fleets in Budget, says Fleet Alliance

The 2014 Budget held mixed news for fleets, says Martin Brown, managing director at Fleet Alliance, which manages around 14,000 vehicles on behalf of corporate clients.

21 Mar

Fleet Logistics laments company car tax rises

Fleet Logistics International has said the Budget represented mixed news for fleet operators and lamented the newly announced 2% tax increase for company cars in 2017/18 and 2018/19.

21 Mar

Legislation - Page 24

EU urged to fast-track revised law on cross-border enforcement of traffic rules

Risk management: Know your drivers to know the risks

Leasing industry rejects concerns over new Bill

HMRC to consult on benefit-in-kind changes

Majority of drivers admit to breaking the law

Tax queries could be disrupted by strikes

Aviva says deliberate ‘crash for cash’ road traffic accidents up 51%

Longer prison sentences 'unlikely' to deter death-by-driving offences

Government crackdown on motor fraud praised by APU

Insight: Should you test your drivers for drugs?

Road pricing ‘is the only choice’ to expand network