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Jun
30
The recent warm weather can create a few challenges for drivers, usually how to keep vaguely cool between meetings so as not to end up arriving in a molten state.
However, what most drivers fail to appreciate is the effect the sunshine has on the road surface. Without getting overly …
Jun
29
Thursday last week was European Level Crossing Awareness Day, this is a great idea in one sense but why do we need to focus on Level Crossings for one day? I have seen drivers do some really stupid things at level crossings and I am struggling with the mentality …
Jun
26
The Vehicle Drivers (Certificates of Professional Competence) Regulations 2007 are the legislation that enacts a directive laid down by the European Union which requires member states to set out in law the need for drivers of Goods Vehicles and Passenger Carrying Vehicles to have more training and qualifications than just …
Jun
26
And I don’t mean the showgirl, either.
If you are using a vehicle with a tail-lift as part of your business you need to be aware of the fact that this tail-lift falls under LOLER. LOLER is The Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 and covers equipment used to …
Jun
22
Yesterday, here in the UK it was Fathers Day and it got me thinking about how much I am loved by my daughter and how many other Fathers are loved by their children. Equally we love our children just as much.
This reminded me about why we, at Fleet Risk …
Jun
19
I was reading my latest copy of of ATZ – Autotechnology yesterday and was drawn to the article about Tesla’s new Model S.
They claim it can carry 7 people, has a range of 480km per charge (300 miles) and can be recharged with 120v, 240v or 480v and at 480v …
Jun
18
When the new style driving licences were introduced back in 1998 they came with a requirement for a photograph to be supplied to the DVLA, the problem is that the photograph is only legally valid for 10 years.
In reality this means that you are required by The Driving Licence (Community …
Jun
16
I spend a huge amount of my time trying to get the message across to drivers and business owners about the importance of properly managing the use of vehicles and road risks, yesterday morning I was invited to sit in on a presentation by the Staffordshire ‘Crash Course’ team who …
Jun
15
Last Friday was not a great day for me, well to be fair it appears to have started earlier in the week. On Monday I noticed a small amount of blackness on the nearside front alloy wheel on my Landcruiser, but the vehicle was driving normally and the fuel economy …
Jun
12
I was discussing the sort of information that people running vehicles for business would want, need and read with a colleague the other day and we found that we had a different opinion.
It was my view that people want to know about the types of vehicles available, the processes and …