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‘Go Electric Taxi’ scheme launc...
The UK’s most extensive programme for encouraging taxi drivers to upgrade to an electric vehicle is being launched in Coventry today. The Go Electric Taxi scheme includes a range of different incentives worth £2,500 for taxi
Brake’s 2018 Fleet Safety Survey is n...
The survey will focus on your organisation’s policies and procedures in relation to vulnerable road users – pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists. We kindly ask that you take 15-20 minutes to answer the following questions about fleet
Bodyshops must optimise risk and reward pot...
Bodyshops must have one eye on the road ahead to optimise the safety and earning potential of ADAS – advanced driver assisted systems – when new ‘autonomous-ready’ vehicles come in for repair, according to Graham O’Neill,
Will 2019 be the year of the used van?
“Will 2019 be the year of the used van?” is one of the key questions being posed at the next meeting of the Vehicle Remarketing Association, taking place on 21st September at Manheim in Bruntingthorpe. Key
Hazard perception test not fit for purpose ...
New research from LV= General Insurance, the UK’s third largest car insurer, has found that over half (53%*) of newly qualified drivers – almost two million people – say the current hazard perception test is out of
Dyson to create ten-mile test track for new...
Dyson has unveiled plans to turn a disused air field into a 10-mile test track for its new electric car, which is due to debut in 2021. The company bought the former airfield at Hullavington two
Reversing and parking are key factors in se...
One in 10 serious van accidents are the result of parking and reversing incidents. A report carried out by Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles from Department for Transport figures reveals 1,350 parking and reversing van accidents involving light
Nigel Evans MP wins road safety award
Nigel Evans, MP for the Ribble Valley, has today been named as Road Safety Parliamentarian of the Month for August 2018, by Brake, the road safety charity, and Direct Line Group. The award recognises Nigel’s efforts
Police to crackdown on drivers with inadequ...
An initiative is being run by forces in Thames Valley, Hampshire and the West Midlands, and is supported by the road safety charity Brake and opticians Vision Express, that could mean that drivers with poor vision
Toxicity charge shock rise from Monday
In a bid to tackle major ‘toxic’ pollution in East London, petrol and diesel cars will be banned from nine roads from Monday 3rd September. A charge £130 will be made on drivers of cars if
