Van driver fined for throwing cigarette out of the window

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.

Encouragement to make ‘5 star’ safety fleet goal

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 involved in hydrogen vehicle project

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, […]

Smart Motorways – the way forward?

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 […]

Brake call for ‘hands free telephones’ to be banned

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 […]

Motor insurance is likely to rise for businesses

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 […]

Jaama recruiting for Customer Account Manager

CUSTOMER ACCOUNT MANAGER – Closing Monday 14th April 2014 The Customer Account Manager has overall responsibility for account managing a set of allocated customers.  These customers will typically use Key2 as a fleet management system and include the likes of Colas, British Transport Police, Vinci and Perth & Kinross Council.    The main objectives of […]

Jaama help fleets improve driver safety with enhanced risk profiling module

JAAMA HELPS FLEETS IMPROVE DRIVER SAFETY WITH SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCED RISK PROFILING MODULE

Jaama has launched a comprehensive driver risk profiling tool that is available within its Key2 product range. 
 
The Key2 Risk Profile module provides a holistic view of driver risk and integrates with the DVLA licence checking service which is also available from Jaama.
 
Jaama’s new Key2 Risk Profile module provides fleet departments, fleet management companies, contract hire and leasing companies with the flexibility to configure their own driver risk definitions which can be weighted by factors such as: driver age, road traffic accidents (cost, frequency, blameworthiness etc.), business miles per annum etc.

New drug drive limits move a step closer

The Government’s bid to introduce a new drug-drive limit has moved a step closer with eight general prescription and eight illicit drugs added into new regulations that will come in to force in autumn 2014. 
 
The new rules, which follow two public consultations, mean it will be an offence to be over the generally prescribed limits for each drug and drive a vehicle, as it is with drink-driving. 
 
The limits to be included in the new regulations are not set at zero as drugs taken for medical conditions can be absorbed in the body to produce trace effects. 
 
It was also important, said the Government, to recognise that different drugs are broken down at different speeds and that was reflected in the disparities between the limits.