90% of road traffic accidents are caused by driver error. Telematics can help improving driver’s behaviour. Showing drivers good practices and ensuring they are more aware of, and attentive to, their driving behaviour, can not only avoid accidents but also save costs. For example, Telematics can help reducing fuel costs by encouraging the driver to [...]
In response to fuel cost increase taxi fares are on the rise for the first time in a decade. This can already be seen in areas around the UK with councils approving the rise in fairs to assist cabbies cope with the higher fuel costs. The Folkstone and Hythe District Council are looking to increase [...]
By mid-August 2022, 6 new wireless charging stations for 9 black cabs will be trialled in Nottingham. Following the January 2020 government announcement and a £3.4 million investment, Taxis with specially fitted wireless charging hardware will start what may become a revolution for EV taxis. The goal of this trial is to show off the [...]
Lorry drivers have been handed fines for parking on a motorway slip-road in Kent despite spaces being available in a nearby service station. Kent Police's roads policing unit tweeted at 3.25am today (Sunday) that drivers were parked on the slipway to the Moto Medway site on the M2 at Farthing Corner, between the Chatham and [...]
More than 30 lorries have been damaged at M6 service stations in a spate of targeted attacks across Staffordshire. Police were called at 3.30am after a number of lorry drivers reported damage to their vehicles and officers are now appealing for information about the incidents. A total of 36 HGV lorries had been damaged, [...]
Transport for London (TfL) is rolling out new, lower speed limits on five roads across London to cut road danger across the capital and save lives. The new schemes will run across some nine miles of TfL roads in London, supporting its commitment to complete 20mph speed limits on some 140 miles of the TfL [...]
The law has already come into effect to replace the relaxed rules that were in place a change in the law as to how long lorry drivers are allowed to work has come into effect. Those working in the road haulage sector must only drive for nine hours a day when working on the roads, [...]
More than one in three (36%) people believe smart motorways are more dangerous and that permanent hard shoulders should be reinstated as soon as possible. While the Government has currently paused the rollout of new smart motorway schemes until more safety data on their operation is available, the new research from Kwik Fit reveals drivers [...]
Lack of communication from the Government on sweeping changes to the Highway Code from next weekend means many motorists could inadvertently break the rules of the road, according to IAM RoadSmart. The major updates include four new rules and 49 changes to the Code, introducing the requirement for drivers to give way to [...]
Would one of your drivers do it? …Having CCTV in your vehicles will ensure no one does! Mason James Cowgill has received an eight-month prison sentence after pleading guilty to dangerous driving in court. A man has been jailed after driving his work van while swigging champagne, rolling a cigarette and phoning his friends. [...]
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