A string of new contracts and business opportunities, in addition to the continuing focus on customer service means that leading fleet and asset management software company Jaama has recruited two new members of staff. Paul Adams has joined the sales team as business development manager with responsibility for managing non-major customer accounts and new business […]
The speed limit on most of the City of London’s streets was reduced to 20mph from Sunday 20 July following public consultation on the measure earlier this year; the measure aims to reduce road traffic casualties in the City by 7 per cent (approximately 30 per annum).
The Government has announced that CCTV spy cars will be banned as a method of parking enforcement. The move comes after calls from FTA and motoring organisations for Government to recognise that CCTV is being used as an inappropriate and over-zealous method of enforcement. However, FTA did not support an outright ban as there are […]
Adult passengers are the biggest in-car distraction for drivers, a survey of 18,026 AA members reveals. Nearly two out of five AA members (38% of the AA-Populus poll) say their attention has been significantly diverted by other people in the car, ‘old’ technology and ‘new’ technology in the past 12 months. Continue reading…
Tough new measures to crack down on drug driving have moved a step closer after the Government issued new guidance to healthcare professionals.
The new offence of driving with certain controlled drugs, including some prescription drugs, above specified limits is due to come into force on 2nd March, 2015.
The guidance helps doctors and nurses start explaining the new rules in advance of the launch to reassure those patients who take prescription drugs that they will be able to drive safely without fear of being prosecuted.
Prices of de-fleeted cars at auction strengthened during June, according to the latest Manheim Market Analysis. After a softer May, June’s figures show that the market is on the rise. The average selling price for de-fleeted vehicles has increased by £412 (from £6,964 to £7,376) between May and June this year. Continue reading
Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin is considering doubling the penalty for using a hand-held mobile telephone while driving. National newspaper reports following a Westminster lunch suggest that after police lobbying Mr McLoughlin is considering a suggestion that offenders should be handed six points on their licence rather than the present three. Mr McLoughlin is reported as […]
Technology is set to have a huge impact on the way the fleet industry chooses, operates and manages its vehicles, according to a survey by the British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association (BVRLA).
Findings from the fleet technology survey show that 45% of fleets consider themselves to be early adopters of new automotive technology. A further 47% would describe themselves as taking a cautious approach, while just 8% felt they were stragglers in their uptake.
The latest Department for Transport (DfT) road casualty statistics released today show a decrease by 2% compared with 2012 – the lowest figure since national records began in 1926. Read More