Licence Bureau praises fleet sector for focus on driver compliance August 7, 2020 Fleet Management Licence Bureau has heaped praise upon vehicle fleet operators for their unwavering focus on driver safety and compliance despite the myriad of Covid-19 pandemic related business challenges. The month of July saw Licence Bureau break its own record for the number of licence checks carried out in a single month with some 85,000 checks complete. […]
Highway Code: your views needed to improve safety July 30, 2020 Road Safety Review of The Highway Code to improve road safety for cyclists, pedestrians and horse riders. A consultation has been launched seeking your views on proposed changes to the Highway Code. The review is being held by the Department for Transport, to improve safety for vulnerable road users, particularly the groups of: Cyclists Pedestrians Horse riders […]
Road safety personalisation moves into top gear July 27, 2020 Business, Employers TTC Group’s chief executive officer, Jim Kirkwood believes the new-found trust in technology along with a growing awareness in changing human behaviours will serve to heighten the interest in ‘personalisation’ when it comes to road safety for businesses. Here, Jim gives his views on just what that might mean and how it can be achieved. […]
‘New norm’ posing new driving for business challenges July 21, 2020 Business, Employers The ‘new norm’ of home working and the human behavioural trends that may bring about is creating a whole host of new driving for business challenges according to Licence Bureau. With home working now an established part of day-to-day business in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, and many organisations recognising its potential benefits long […]
Interesting Electric Vehicles Charging Device Statistics July 14, 2020 Business This release presents experimental statistics on the number of publicly available electric vehicle charging devices in the UK, broken down by Local Authority. Key findings: At 1 April 2020, there were 17,947 public electric vehicle charging devices available in the UK. Of these, 3,107 were rapid devices. Since 2015, the number of public charging devices […]
What are the different types of Electric Vehicle Powertrain Technologies? July 8, 2020 Business There are three main types of electric vehicles (EVs). BEVs, or battery electric vehicles, PHEVs of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, and HEVs, or hybrid electric vehicles. BEV. Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) are powered solely by batteries. They use an electric motor to turn the wheels and produce zero emissions. Since April 2020, zero emission EVs […]
Licence Bureau: road safety must be a top business priority June 23, 2020 Road Safety Road safety and legal compliance must remain a top priority as businesses adapt to the ‘new norm’ of working from home, according to Licence Bureau. With the mass adoption of working from home in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and concerns drivers are becoming deconditioned to daily driving, Licence Bureau is urging businesses to […]
Returning to the Road June 18, 2020 Business, Employers Licence Bureau’s training manager Martin Starkey advises employers and employees on these key aspects of “Returning to the road“. Do I need to be driving? Checking the vehicle Cleanliness Refuelling Speed awareness Planning for your journey Click here or on the graphic below to watch the advice in a short presentation.
Our Vehicles, Our Safety, Our Responsibility: Improving Road Safety for Vulnerable Road Users June 11, 2020 Road Safety If you are in any way involved in an aspect of company fleet, vehicle, road, driver, pedestrian or cyclist road safety and you think that your company needs to improve in terms of managing any of these aspects, the 10 minutes you will spend watching this CILT video may be the wisest 10 minutes you […]
Licence Bureau calls for businesses to take responsibility and empower drivers June 9, 2020 Employers, Fleet Management Licence Bureau is calling for all businesses to take responsibility and empower their drivers to make more safety conscious decisions rather than heap more work-related stresses on them. As the UK re-emerges in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Licence Bureau is urging businesses to entrust their drivers to make the ‘right’ commercial decisions based […]