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‘Go Electric Taxi’ scheme launched in Coventry

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

Brake’s 2018 Fleet Safety Survey is now open

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

Bodyshops must optimise risk and reward potential of ADAS

Bodyshops must have one eye on the road ahead to optimise the safety and earning potential of ADAS – advanced driver assisted systems – when

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

Hazard perception test not fit for purpose say new drivers

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

Dyson to create ten-mile test track for new EV

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

Reversing and parking are key factors in serious van accidents

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

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

Police to crackdown on drivers with inadequate vision

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

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.