Road Safety
Half of UK van drivers admit to overloading...
Almost half (48%) of UK van drivers admitted that they overloaded their vans last year*, according to a survey by Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles. This figure is
TfL steps up preparations for strengthening...
With one year to go until London’s HGV Safety Permit Scheme strengthens, TfL is encouraging operators to prepare their fleets. Under the Direct Vision Standard,
Van drivers biggest concern: traffic conges...
Spending less time stuck in traffic has topped the list of things that would most improve the working lives of UK van drivers, a new
HGV driver imprisoned for seriously injurin...
Dominic Nicholls, a 53-year-old resident of Inkerman Terrace in Hadleigh, Ipswich, has been handed a 30-month prison sentence for the grave offense of dangerous driving
New weather stations to help get England’...
With winter approaching, National Highways is investing £15.4m in a new state-of-the-art network of weather stations, including supporting infrastructure, that will provide real-time data of
Plan for Drivers
The Transport Secretary announced a new 30-point plan to support people’s freedom to use their cars and curb over-zealous enforcement measures. Drivers will benefit from
UK road deaths and serious injuries are not...
As a counterpoint to Prime Minister’s announcement that he wants to ban the imposition of blanket 20-mph zones, the government have published the latest Killed
Government reviewing Low Traffic Neighbourh...
Transport Secretary Mark Harper has set out plans to protect drivers from over-zealous traffic enforcement, as part of a long-term Government plan to back drivers.
Driver caught sipping mug of tea and removi...
A tea-sipping driver who removed both his hands from the wheel while being reprimanded by police was just one of hundreds of drivers caught flouting
DVS changes – what fleet managers need to...
The long awaited final Progressive Safe System (PSS) was published on the Transport for London (TfL) website on Monday 4th September 2023. Vehicle safety technology
