Employers
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Cause or Permit – An Employer’s Responsibilities
A driver of a vehicle on public roads must hold a valid licence for that category of vehicle as : Driving a vehicle without a valid licence is an offence. Many insurance policies will be invalidated in such situations. A person or company who has control over a driver will be committing an offence if…
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Brake calls on fleets to ensure mechanics are trained and qualified
Brake, the road safety charity, has published a new report for fleet managers on maintaining safe vehicles. Sponsored by Licence Bureau and published through Brake’s Fleet Safety Forum, the report contains results of a Brake survey of fleets’ management of vehicle safety, and gives guidance on how fleet managers can ensure vehicles are safely maintained.Inadequate…
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Employers Spurred into Road Safety Action
Employers have been spurred into action this Road Safety Week and taken positive steps to improve the safety of employees and all road-users. Suzanne Randall, corporate account manager at Specsavers Corporate eyecare, said: ‘As part of the annual road safety campaign, Specsavers Corporate Eyecare has taken its Driving Eyesight Roadshow to over 2,000 employees, at…
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Standard for construction logistics: Managing work related road risk (WRRR)
The Health and Safety Executive welcomes this industry led initiative. The Standard for construction logistics: Managing work related road risk (WRRR) has been developed in collaboration with key industry stakeholders. The overall document draws together emerging practice from a number of individual standards, policies and codes of practice into one WRRR standard that can be…
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Changes being made to Full Driving Licence cards issued from February 2014
Please find below information which illustrates the changes being made to Full Driving Licence cards issued from February 2014. Click on the image below for more information.
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Licence Bureau and Road Safety Week 18-24 November 2013
Road Safety Week is the UK’s flagship event to promote safer road use, coordinated annually by the charity Brake and involving thousands of schools, communities and organisations across the country. Road Safety Week 2013 takes place 18-24 November with support from the Department for Transport. Thousands of people in organisations, schools and community groups are…
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Severn Trent Costain highlight driving as a key risk in their business
Following on from your conversation with one of my team this morning, I would like to say how impressed I am with Licence Bureau. Our dealings in the past showed me that the service that you offer is very good, and your recent communications give me even more confidence in the confidentiality of what you…
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How long endorsements stay on your driving licence?
An endorsement must stay on your driving licence for at least 4 years from either the date of conviction or the date of the offence.
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Managing distractions should be a priority for fleet managers
For fleet drivers, driving is likely to be the most dangerous activity they do on a daily basis. Even a momentary lapse in concentration can have devastating consequences. Distractions such as mobile phones are proven to severely impair driving ability, causing slower reaction times and difficulty controlling speed and lane position. Other distractions such as…
