With an ever-growing range of cars out on the road, each with their own tyre specification, garages and even tyre specialist garages are unable to stock every make and model of tyre to cover all eventualities. This means, when you take your car to your nearest tyre centre for new tyres, they are not guaranteed… Read more »
Today is the second annual, National Pothole Day. Coordinated by Street Repairs, they have dedicated a whole day to potholes in the hope of raising awareness about the condition of Britain’s roads and invite you to join them in reporting any defects you find on your local roads. Street Repairs provide a free online service… Read more »
As an employer it is your duty to ensure that everyone driving for work is qualified to do so. Since the discontinuation of the counterpart paper driver licence, all employee driver licence checks will now be carried out electronically. The DVLA has set up a free online service which allows employers to manually carry out… Read more »
Today is World Sight Day and as an employer, you have a duty of care to ensure that your drivers are fit to drive. A driver with impaired eyesight has a far higher chance of having an accident. The Road Traffic Act 1991 gives police the power to stop anybody they suspect of driving with… Read more »
Businesses have a duty of care to employees out on the road whether they use company-provided vehicles or not. Where employees use their own personal vehicle for business use, this is known as Grey Fleet. The Corporate Manslaughter and Homicide Act 2007 means that companies and organisations could be liable should any of those duty… Read more »
As of June 8, 2015, the paper part to a UK driver’s licence is no longer valid. The paper part of the driver’s licence was originally used to show further information about a driver that could not be included on the photo card licence, for instance any penalty points or endorsements, when these were introduced… Read more »
Managing risk has become increasingly important for companies. Whether drivers are in company-provided cars and vans, or using their own vehicles for business trips (known as Grey Fleet), it’s not something to be ignored. The Corporate Manslaughter and Homicide Act 2007 means that companies and organisations can be found guilty of corporate manslaughter as a… Read more »