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Jul
29
I have had a driver on the telephone today asking me about a speeding prosecution he had received. The driver was annoyed because he had been photographed doing 77mph on a dual-carriageway and on first examination he might have a reasonable point.
BUT and it is a big BUT I …
Jul
24
When we work with businesses part of what we do is assess exactly what they do, so we can help them get the right vehicle mix to allow them to do the job in the safest and most efficient way possible.
One such case was the client that moved portable accommodation …
Jul
23
Whilst I was at the ACFO Midlands meeting last week there was a discussion about how to deal with drivers who hold a non-UK driving licence and particularly drivers from Europe.
Managing your ‘duty of care’ can be tricky with European drivers as it is illegal to discriminate against …
Jul
21
We are really pleased to announce that we have achieved full 5 star compliance with the requirements of the East Midlands Brokerage operated by Business Link. This means we are on the register now and to achieve this we had to provide references and documentation to prove our credibility.
The …
Jul
20
It will not surprise you to know that I keep excellent mileage records, after all that is part of what we advise companies to do, but most people are very poor at both keeping records and accurate records are usually non-existent. What tends to happen is that drivers guess …
Jul
14
As I covered yesterday a grey fleet is not a collection of grey cars, but the vehicle used by a business, but owned by the individual rather than the business.
One of the key challenges with grey fleet vehicles is getting past the perception that the vehicle is the responsibility of …
Jul
13
We find that most businesses do not consider themselves to have a fleet. What they generally have in most cases is something called a ‘Grey Fleet’. A Grey Fleet vehicle is a vehicle that is not owned or leased by the company, but the vehicle is driven by …
Jul
10
I have begun noticing an increasing number of drivers being injured as a result of not wearing a seat belt. We are also noticing more and more drivers on the roads in general without a seat belt.
Why do drivers think that they can defy the laws of physics? …
Jul
8
Yesterday I received a call from a contact of mine with a question about the insurance excess on his daughters vehicle. In essence his daughter had reversed her car into another vehicle causing minor damage to their car, but no damage to her car. She gave the other …
Jul
2
It is a time of rejoicing, apparently, as last year we only killed 2,538 people last year on the roads which is 408 less than 2007. Now I am personally pleased that 408 more people went home to their children and loved ones, but really is 2,538 dead people …