The latest edition, written and compiled by FTA’s team of transport legislation experts, contains comprehensive information on general operations, employment, specialised operations and health and safety. New to this edition are amendments to the chapters on Graduated Fixed Penalties, Most Serious Infringements and Driver CPC. Commenting on the launch of the book, Andy Mathias, TBR […]
The decision by West Midlands-based bodybuilder Bevan Group to purchase the business – for an undisclosed sum – comes less than a year after it launched its own glass carrying vehicle. Bevan quickly won orders for more than 70 units from two of the biggest names in the industry. However, as managing director Anthony Bevan, […]
Under the move, the Department of Transport said it would look at the legislative options to abolish the minimum rates for parking penalty charges to allow local authorities to lower fines for minor parking violations. Other measures include requiring local authorities to produce annual reports on parking enforcement, introducing a statutory “grace period” if people overstay their […]
The IT 1000 combines video, telematics and 3/4G technologies to capture and transmit footage of accidents and other harsh driving events in real-time and, according to Intelligent Telematics, is 16 times more powerful than existing solutions in the marketplace. Unlike other vehicle cameras that only record to an in-device SD card, the IT 1000 transmits footage […]
Commenting on the deal, Adrian Davies, fleet and cost manager at Genus plc, said: ‘Although we moved away from Leasedrive two years ago, it never closed the door on us and we were fortunate to have the group help us out on more than one occasion which would have seen us struggle to keep our […]
Explaining the benefits of the software, Maylarch’s managing director, Nick Willimson, said: ‘Since implementing the solution we have seen a wide range of benefits across many areas of our business. Fuel costs have been reduced by 7% in addition to lowered vehicle wear-and-tear thanks to improved driver behaviour, which in turn has led to a […]
The deal will help support the leasing firm’s tailor-made, customer-focused approach whilst delivering significant savings to businesses, according to the firm. Jonathan Ross, Marshall Leasing sales & marketing director, said: ‘Every business is different and we needed technology that not only allowed us to respond to those differing needs, but also provided a suite of […]
The survey with Direct Line found that: One in three drivers overall (31%) admitted “head-nodding” at the wheel – nearly half (45%) of male drivers and one in five (22%) female drivers. One in 14 drivers overall (7%) admitted actually “falling asleep” at the wheel – 14% of male drivers and 2% of female drivers. […]
The manufacturer also increased its market share to a record high of 13.4 % (12.6% in 2012), strengthening its number two position in the light commercial vehicles sector. Transporter registrations were up 16.4% and Caddy remained as popular as ever, with an increase in registrations by 22.5% over 2012. Crafter was up 10.8%, while deliveries […]
The move means that smaller firms can now benefit from access to accident management that larger businesses enjoy. SMEs can take up the service directly from Total or alternatively it can be offered through its contract hire provider. The SME has the benefit of someone taking care of the multiple stages of an accident management […]
