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The Government have announced changes to the UK speeding camera network, first seen on the gov.co.uk website here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/end-of-the-road-for-grey-speed-cameras government announces common sense approach to speed cameras on motorways working speed cameras to be yellow by October 2016 move follows a review of cameras to ensure they are visible and ... Read More
Driver trainers wanted Driving Monitor has been delivering driver risk management solutions since 2001, and has the UK’s longest standing web-based risk assessment tool on the market. Alongside our risk management packages, we offer training solutions, and recruit the best self-employed fleet registered trainers to provide on road training to our customers. We're ... Read More
An a new report from Fleet News shows road risk is still a priority for delivery companies gearing up for Christmas Britain’s leading parcel couriers have insisted that occupational road risk management is a priority as they flex their fleets and recruit thousands of drivers in the build up to ... Read More
Almost 4 in 10 business drivers (that's nearly 40%!) have been given points on their licence from work-related driving offences, according to research from Masternaut, reported this week in Fleet News. In total, 39% of business drivers said that they had received points on their licence for work-related driving misdemeanours. ... Read More
Motorway speeding habits in the UK A recent article in Fleet News shows that four out of five company car drivers admit to speeding on motorways, but still consider themselves to be law-abiding motorists, research suggests. The survey from RAC Business has found that 81% of company car drivers ... Read More
New figures from the Department for Transport have revealed that an average of three people died on country roads every day last year. In total, 1,040 people were killed and 9,051 seriously injured on country roads in 2014, with a third (348) of fatalities occurring on a bend. In spite of this, almost ... Read More
The ADLV (Association for Driving Licence Verification) www.adlv.co.uk is calling for fleet managers to make more regular checks on driver licence entitlement. This would include quarterly checks for vocational fleets as a norm and more frequent checks where driver risk profiles warrant it. Currently, most organisations, including those with vocational ... Read More
Now that the dust has settled on the Safety & Health Expo for 2015 we look back at some of the highlights. This short video gives you an insight into some of the new digital services Driving Monitor has launched - especially around the new DVLA licence checking platform. We ... Read More
A great day at the Safety & Health Expo at London ExCeL. There's still time to get down on Wednesday for the Mock trial session, and the DVLA new services review! For full seminar times see the events schedule here: Safety & Health Expo seminars 16th - 18th June ... Read More
The past week has been a landmark in the history of the UK driving licence with the abolition of the counterpart. As of 08/06/15 the UK counterpart became invalid and this gave rise to a lot of questions and speculation around the changes. As the paper tax disc went in ... Read More