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Insurance broker selects Lightfoot as motor risk management partner

Willis Towers Watson has adopted Lightfoot’s in-cab driver coaching technology and rewards platform to help improve driver safety.

safety and risk management 5 Oct

‘Glow yellow’ marker helps halve thefts of catalytic convertors

Police are appealing to fleet workshops, garages and MOT centres to support a new initiative targeting the theft of catalytic converters and other components.

safety and risk management 4 Oct

E-scooter road casualty statistics revealed for the first time

Annual road casualty statistics for Great Britain show the number of people injured and killed using e-scooters.

safety and risk management 1 Oct

Winners of UK Fleet Champions Awards announced

Brake has revealed the winners and highly commended entrants for the 2021 UK Fleet Champions Awards.

safety and risk management 30 Sep

Most drivers want hard shoulder back on smart motorways

Jennifer Ledsham, partner at Plexus Law, explains the risks of no hard shoulders on smart motorways and says that drivers want them reinstated.

smart motorway 30 Sep

Day’s Rental signs-up to Free2Move’s Connect Fleet telematics solution

Vehicle hire company, Day’s Rental has signed up to Free2Move’s Connect fleet services telematics solution to help manage its fleet.

Telematics 23 Sep

Ford RoadSafe tech identifies level of accident risk on UK roads

The technology predicts traffic incident locations based on data from connected vehicles, roadside sensors and accident reports.

connected and autonomous vehicles 22 Sep

Seven road deaths reported during National Safe Speeds Day

Police forces across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland targeted speeding drivers during National Safe Speeds Day.

safety and risk management 17 Sep

DriveTech launches whitepaper to help fleets manage grey fleet risk

Driver training provider, DriveTech, has launched a new whitepaper to help fleets manage the risk of grey fleet.

safety and risk management 15 Sep

Highways England, smart motorways, smart motorway emergency refuge area, ERA.

Majority of drivers want smart motorways to be scrapped

Almost two thirds of UK drivers said they want all lane running motorways to be scrapped, in a recent poll by the RAC.

smart motorway 15 Sep

Chip shortage: AFP company car safety warning

Fleets urged to think carefully before ordering company cars where safety devices have been removed due to the semiconductor shortage.

Association of Fleet Professionals (AFP) 13 Sep

Skoda launches connected service to warn drivers of dangerous road conditions

Skoda has launched a new connected car service that provides drivers with detailed information about current road conditions.

safety and risk management 13 Sep

Zenzic reveals plans for automated driving system safety ratings

Zenzic and Thatcham Research have announced plans for a consumer ratings scheme for automated driving systems.

safety and risk management 10 Sep

Fleet industry reacts to new work-related road risk guidance

Businesses who use gig economy workers and operate grey fleets may be slow to react to updated work-related road risk guidance announced this week, experts claim.

safety and risk management 9 Sep

ORR report backs up smart motorway safety claims

The Office of Road and Rail (ORR) has published a new report that backs up claims by National Highways that smart motorways are the safest roads in the country in terms of fatalities.

smart motorway 8 Sep

TTC warns fleets of licensing legislation change affecting drivers

TTC is urging fleet managers to focus on the legislation change surrounding licence extension periods affecting company drivers.

safety and risk management 8 Sep

New AI solution assesses vehicle condition

A new artificial intelligence (AI) solution has been launched to assess the external condition of a vehicle’s body.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) 6 Sep

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New drink-drive figures published by DfT

Between 210 and 250 people were killed in accidents in Great Britain where at least one driver was over the drink-drive limit in 2019, new figures suggest.

drink driving 26 Aug

Alcohol and drug use ‘greatest concern’ among transport managers

Fleets are being warned of the rising use of drugs and alcohol which causing concern about impairment in the workplace.

safety and risk management 25 Aug

Range Rover remains top target as vehicle theft increases

Vehicle thefts increased in the first half of the year as lockdown restrictions began to be lifted, according to new data from Tracker.

safety and risk management 24 Aug

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Insurance broker selects Lightfoot as motor risk management partner

‘Glow yellow’ marker helps halve thefts of catalytic convertors

E-scooter road casualty statistics revealed for the first time

Winners of UK Fleet Champions Awards announced

Most drivers want hard shoulder back on smart motorways

Day’s Rental signs-up to Free2Move’s Connect Fleet telematics solution

Ford RoadSafe tech identifies level of accident risk on UK roads

Seven road deaths reported during National Safe Speeds Day

DriveTech launches whitepaper to help fleets manage grey fleet risk

Majority of drivers want smart motorways to be scrapped

Chip shortage: AFP company car safety warning

Skoda launches connected service to warn drivers of dangerous road conditions

Zenzic reveals plans for automated driving system safety ratings

Fleet industry reacts to new work-related road risk guidance

ORR report backs up smart motorway safety claims

TTC warns fleets of licensing legislation change affecting drivers

New AI solution assesses vehicle condition

New drink-drive figures published by DfT

Alcohol and drug use ‘greatest concern’ among transport managers

Range Rover remains top target as vehicle theft increases

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Insurance broker selects Lightfoot as motor risk management partner

‘Glow yellow’ marker helps halve thefts of catalytic convertors

E-scooter road casualty statistics revealed for the first time

Winners of UK Fleet Champions Awards announced

Most drivers want hard shoulder back on smart motorways

Day’s Rental signs-up to Free2Move’s Connect Fleet telematics solution

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DriveTech launches whitepaper to help fleets manage grey fleet risk

Majority of drivers want smart motorways to be scrapped

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Fleet industry reacts to new work-related road risk guidance

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