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May
29
That is the question that I get asked on a regular basis and it is an interesting question to consider.
When you say fleet to people they think of different things, some think of huge grey ships setting of to defend or attack, others think of huge lorries delivering goods and …
May
28
This week I have been on the receiving end of both great customer service and absolutely dreadful customer service, now the company that gave dreadful service has been sent a letter and regular readers know that I do not unreasonably say bad things about people or businesses.
On the other hand …
May
27
Over the weekend I was presented with a couple of interesting moral dilemma’s. One involved drinking and driving and the other concerned the health of elderly people and driving.
A good friend of mine was telling me how after some events the visitors are falling into their cars and driving away …
May
26
I was watching the Monaco Grand Prix over the weekend and it reminded me of the most regularly overlooked part of good risk management in the business driving world. It does not matter how well trained you are or how skilled a driver you are you might still make an …
May
22
A good friend of mine on Twitter sent me this link the other day http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/8058604.stm and it has prompted me to review the studies on shared streets.
I have written before about the fact that shared streets are felt to be safer, because the doubt of right-of-way causes all the road …
May
21
I was looking at a series of vehicle capacities for a client a short while ago and was shocked to find that the Gross Train Mass (GTM) of some cars now exceeds 3,500kg. Now for those who are not in the know, Gross Train Mass is defined as the weight of the …
May
20
There are reports that TfL (Transport for London) have decided to fit a bus with Intelligent Speed Adaptation hardware, now is this an intelligent move or just a bit of fancy PR?
Having been involved in this project previously I have to admit to being a little surprised that TfL of …
May
19
The press have been making a lot of noise about the vehicle scrappage scheme being held back by certain manufacturers because of VAT complications and the explanation on the HMRC website seems reasonably clear to me, but remember I am not an accountant.
But it seems to me that the HMRC …
May
18
Well SED is now finished and after a week of work building, staffing and breaking down the stand, we can now evaluate how it went.
If you visited us on the stand, it was great to see you. If you didn’t come you missed out on learning how we can help …
May
15
Over the past three weeks I have discussed a number of areas in which the Corporate Manslaughter Legislation can affect the way you do business. We have discussed that you are at the mercy of your employees’ actions whilst they are away from your premises, where you have little or …