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Unmarked HGVs to target dangerous driving on England’s motorways

Highways England will use three new unmarked HGV cabs to tackle dangerous driving on England’s motorways and major A roads.

13 Feb

Call for more traffic cops to give UK ‘the safest roads in the world’

Police argue for extra officers and a new approach, including the use of dashcam footage, to enforce road traffic laws.

8 Feb

Police should take a ‘zero tolerance’ approach to speeding

Calls for drivers to be prosecuted for exceeding the speed limit by as little as 1mph have been criticised by motoring groups.

1 Feb

Police use mobile cameras to catch drivers breaking traffic laws

Police mobile camera vans are being used by more than a third of police forces to prosecute drivers for not wearing a seatbelt or using a handheld mobile phone.

1 Feb

police drink and drug driving crackdown, figures for drink driving, figures for drug driving.

Police report arrest increase for Christmas drink and drug-driving crackdown

Officers stopped almost 100,000 vehicles during its Christmas drink and drug-driving crackdown, with a 3.9% year-on-year increase in arrests, reports the NPCC.

31 Jan

Motorists escape prosecution due to lack of police, says AA

Two thirds of drivers (65%) don’t believe they will be prosecuted for offences such as tailgating and lane hogging due to a lack of police on UK roads.

23 Jan

RS Connect Group refreshes police fleet

RS Connect Group has supplied Warwickshire Police and West Mercia Police with 68 Vauxhall Astra Estates for their new fleet of vehicles.

20 Dec

Lincolnshire Police expands rural crime unit in 10 car fleet deal

Lincolnshire Police have taken on 10 Ford Kugas modified and supplied by Cartwright Conversions.

24 Nov

Fleet and safety: Three ways fleets use technology to improve safety

Andrew Ryan runs down three ways in which fleets are adopting innovative technologies to reduce collisions and improve duty of care.

Driver management 16 Nov

High-speed chases not worth risk, federation warns police officers

Number of motorists killed who were involved in a police pursuit has risen 50%.

6 Sep

Hydrogen scooter on trial with the Metropolitan Police

The Metropolitan Police Service is launching a trial to test Suzuki Burgman hydrogen powered scooters in a bid to reduce polution from its fleet.

6 Sep

Motorists want police funding to be used to fight terrorism instead of road offences

Motorists want police funding to be used to fight terrorism instead of road crimes, a new survey by Servicing Stop has found.

14 Aug

Police officer dismissed after misfuelling patrol car

A police officer has been dismissed after misfuelling a Vauxhall Astra patrol car and trying to cover up the incident.

2 Dec

Police launch week-long nationwide crackdown on mobile phone use at the wheel

Police forces this week are cracking down on mobile phone use by drivers in targeted operations to stop drivers from using handheld phones while driving.

15 Nov

Police review guidance for unmarked police cars

Motorists should now pull over for unmarked police cars after Essex Police originally urged drivers not to stop following the theft of two vans.

10 Aug

Car thefts in London are increasing as thieves adapt to modern security systems

According to the latest Home Office Report, the Metropolitan Police has seen the first rise in vehicle thefts in 20 years.

28 Jul

Better together: combining two police fleets is a winner

Amalgamating has enabled better vehicle utilisation, a telematics roll-out and the sharing of good practice

Business profiles - fleet 14 Jul

Data suggests further fall in number of dedicated traffic cops

The number of full-time roads policing officers tasked with enforcing motoring laws and keeping local and major highways safe has fallen, research suggests.

24 May

Vauxhall: Procurement ‘super deal’ to save police fleets up to £7m

Vauxhall Special Vehicle Operations will handle 2,000 bluelight conversions over two years as part of an overall contract worth £100m. Christopher Smith reports

Business profiles - manufacturer 24 Mar

Reduction in road traffic cops ‘prevents’ effective policing, say MPs

MPs on the Transport Committee say the drop in the number of recorded crimes on our roads does not represent a reduction in offences being committed.

15 Mar

police - Page 4

Unmarked HGVs to target dangerous driving on England’s motorways

Call for more traffic cops to give UK ‘the safest roads in the world’

Police should take a ‘zero tolerance’ approach to speeding

Police use mobile cameras to catch drivers breaking traffic laws

Police report arrest increase for Christmas drink and drug-driving crackdown

Motorists escape prosecution due to lack of police, says AA

RS Connect Group refreshes police fleet

Lincolnshire Police expands rural crime unit in 10 car fleet deal

Fleet and safety: Three ways fleets use technology to improve safety

High-speed chases not worth risk, federation warns police officers

Hydrogen scooter on trial with the Metropolitan Police

Motorists want police funding to be used to fight terrorism instead of road offences

Police officer dismissed after misfuelling patrol car

Police launch week-long nationwide crackdown on mobile phone use at the wheel

Police review guidance for unmarked police cars

Car thefts in London are increasing as thieves adapt to modern security systems

Better together: combining two police fleets is a winner

Data suggests further fall in number of dedicated traffic cops

Vauxhall: Procurement ‘super deal’ to save police fleets up to £7m

Reduction in road traffic cops ‘prevents’ effective policing, say MPs

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police - Page 4

Unmarked HGVs to target dangerous driving on England’s motorways

Call for more traffic cops to give UK ‘the safest roads in the world’

Police should take a ‘zero tolerance’ approach to speeding

Police use mobile cameras to catch drivers breaking traffic laws

Police report arrest increase for Christmas drink and drug-driving crackdown

Motorists escape prosecution due to lack of police, says AA

RS Connect Group refreshes police fleet

Lincolnshire Police expands rural crime unit in 10 car fleet deal

Fleet and safety: Three ways fleets use technology to improve safety

High-speed chases not worth risk, federation warns police officers

Hydrogen scooter on trial with the Metropolitan Police

Motorists want police funding to be used to fight terrorism instead of road offences

Police officer dismissed after misfuelling patrol car

Police launch week-long nationwide crackdown on mobile phone use at the wheel

Police review guidance for unmarked police cars

Car thefts in London are increasing as thieves adapt to modern security systems

Better together: combining two police fleets is a winner

Data suggests further fall in number of dedicated traffic cops

Vauxhall: Procurement ‘super deal’ to save police fleets up to £7m

Reduction in road traffic cops ‘prevents’ effective policing, say MPs

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