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In the role of Application Support Analyst you provide our valued customers with technical support as a member of our highly skilled Customer Services team. This involves working with customers to implement our products, provide application support and help in the ongoing use of our products. The Application Support Analyst takes care of incoming requests […]

The Health and Safety Executive has published an updated version of its managing work-related road safety guide. The HSE’s ‘Driving at work: managing work-related road safety’, which was first published more than a decade ago, is billed as the definitive guide for any organisation with employees who drive for work, and self-employed drivers in helping […]

A van driver in Lincolnshire has been fined for throwing a cigarette out of their window. Under section 87 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990, West Lindsey District Council issued the driver with a £75 fixed penalty notice for littering, reports the Lincolnshire Echo.

New guidelines for organisations operating fleets, recommending that they only buy cars with a five-star safety rating have been published by Global NCAP (New Car Assessment Programme). The safety guidelines advise fleet purchasers to select vehicles that have been rated by NCAPs worldwide – including Euro NCAP which rates vehicles on sale in the UK […]

London is one of the European cities to be involved in a major new £31 million project to make hydrogen vehicles a viable and environmentally friendly choice for motorists   Leading motor manufacturers, hydrogen fuel suppliers, the Mayor of London’s Office and energy consultancies from around the globe have signed up to the HyFive project, […]

A new generation of “smart motorways” has been launched starting with an eight-mile section of the M25 in Hertfordshire.   Drivers are able to take advantage of a combination of pioneering technology and use of the hard shoulder as a permanent running lane to reduce congestion and ease traffic flow, improving the reliability of journeys […]

Road safety charity Brake has renewed its call for hands-free telephone use when driving to be banned after a survey revealed that almost half (45%) of drivers admit to chatting when behind the wheel. While the use of hand-held phones by drivers has dropped – hands-free use has risen. That is likely to be linked […]

Businesses are being warned that the price of motor vehicle insurance is likely to rise significantly as an unintended consequence of efforts to drive down private vehicle insurance costs.   The alert has been issued by the National Association of Bodyshops (NAB), which represents the UK’s leading body repair specialists, ahead of a report by […]