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March to be ‘worst month’ for car accidents, research finds

March has been revealed as one of the busiest months for car-to-car incidents second only to November due to weather conditions, according to AX.

21 Feb

Support for long-range cameras to enforce motoring offences

The camera, which can catch drivers from up to 1km away who speed, tailgate, use handheld mobile phones or do not wear seatbelts, is being trialled by Gloucestershire Police.

21 Feb

Brake webinar: Crisis management after employee crash

Brake is running a free webinar to provide advice for fleet and road safety professionals on how to respond to serious road crashes.

20 Feb

Gem Motoring Assist calls for speed assistance systems to be made mandatory

Gem Motoring Assist has called for intelligent speed assistance systems to be made mandatory to cut road deaths caused by speeding.

19 Feb

Trakm8 Prime announces new pricing and 30-day contract

Trakm8 says its plug-and-play vehicle tracking is now available from £7.99 per month, on a 30-day rolling contract instead of a minimum 12 months.

19 Feb

IAM Roadsmart calls for emergency measures to tackle drink-driving

Road safety charity IAM Roadsmart has called for emergency measures to be introduced to tackle drink-driving.

15 Feb

Fleet managers urged to become Global Fleet Champions

Global Fleet Champions will replace the existing Brake Professional membership service overseen by Brake.

12 Feb

Increased autonomy sparks distracted driving warning for business drivers

IAM RoadSmart has published a white paper called Driving While Distracted: Challenges and Solutions, which examines the reasons why so many motorists’ minds wander.

12 Feb

Long-term funding plan for local roads needed, says AIA

The Asphalt Industry Alliance’s says that over the past decade, cash-strapped local authorities have spent more than £1bn on simply filling in potholes.

11 Feb

Van drivers ‘twice as likely’ to break phone laws

The illegal use of mobile phones among van drivers is double that seen in cars, according to a new Government report.

7 Feb

Young commuters falling victim to drowsy driving

Two-fifths (42%) of those under-34 say they have driven their return commute when very tired compared to a quarter of all drivers, says the AA Charitable Trust.

6 Feb

Fines and penalties incurred by fleet drivers hit £15.3m

The proportion of fleet drivers incurring fines and penalties for minor offences increased by more than a fifth in 2018 compared with 2017, according to Lex Autolease.

5 Feb

Driving abroad: more guidance issued ahead of Brexit

The British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association (BVRLA) is urging drivers to think ahead about what documentation is needed when they take a vehicle abroad.

4 Feb

DriveTech congratulates AA on road safety award

DriveTech has congratulated the AA Charitable Trust on winning the Prince Michael International Road Safety Award for ten years of innovative road safety campaigns.

1 Feb

A third of motorists admit mobile phone use

A third (34%) of drivers said they use their mobile phone illegally while in their car, with the figure rising to 58% of 18-24 year old drivers, new research suggests.

1 Feb