The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has decided to push back its abolition of the driving licence paper counterpart until June 8, 2015 from January 2015 The BVRLA, which had been calling for the date to be put back, said that the six-month delay will give its vehicle rental members vital breathing space to test […]
Petrol could soon be selling for under £1 a litre as a result of the plummeting global oil price – a pump price last seen in late May 2009 – claims RAC. The price of Brent crude has fallen below the $60 a barrel mark for the first time since early July 2009 and […]
Fleet and asset management software company Jaama, which prides itself on being at the forefront of technology, has now recruited Rob Perry to strengthen its development team. With almost a decade of experience in the IT industry, Rob joins Jaama’s software development team as it continues to expand the breadth of functionality available within […]
One in five company car drivers admits to getting behind the wheel despite thinking they may be over the drink-drive limit the morning after a Christmas party – more than double that of private vehicle owners.
With the festive party season starting in earnest, the survey, conducted as part of the RAC’s annual Report on Motoring, revealed that 20% of company car drivers said they suspected they had driven with alcohol still in their system, putting them over the legal limit. In contrast, just 8% of non-company car owners made the same admission.
Automatic Emergency Call (eCall), the European Commission-backed system for sending an automatic message from a vehicle to an emergency call centre in the event of a crash, is to be standard on all new car and van model from 31st March, 2018.
MEPs have voted on the measure which will use the 112 number – it defaults to 999 in the UK – to call emergency services automatically, enabling them to reach crash scenes faster and thus save lives and reduce the severity of injuries.
Leading fleet and asset management software company Jaama has donated a total of £260 to two charities following recent events. Macmillan Cancer Support is to receive £200 and Help for Heroes will receive £60. The money was raised at Jaama’s recent 10th anniversary celebrations and its attendance at an industry seminar at which delegates […]
Fleets have been warned that used market demand for diesel company cars could flounder amid legislators’ concerns over their exhaust emissions.
Vehicle manufacturers have invested heavily to develop, deliver and market lower CO2-emitting cars, supported by CO2-based company car benefit-in-kind tax, Vehicle Excise Duty and capital allowances and lease rental restrictions.
As a result, demand for diesel vehicles has soared as fleets and company car drivers seek tax savings and fuel efficiency benefits.
Organisations with a turnover of more than £50 million could be fined £20 million and possibly more under proposals to reform corporate manslaughter sentencing guidelines.
The Sentencing Council is consulting until 18 February, 2015 on new sentencing guidelines for corporate manslaughter, health and safety and food safety offences.
Organisations found guilty under the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 could, according to existing Sentencing Council guidance, be fined “seldom less than £500,000” but the penalty “may be measured in the millions of pounds”.
DVLA warns the public of an email scam that asks drivers to verify their driving licence details via an online link. DVLA warns the public of an email scam that asks drivers to verify their driving licence details via an online link. The email, which wrongly claims to have been sent from DVLA, appears to […]