Employers
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£450k fine for failing to manage driver fatigue
Renown Consultants has been fined £450,000 after its failure to manage driver fatigue led to the deaths of two employees. The firm, which trades as Renown Railway Services, was found guilty of health and safety offences at Nottingham Crown Court in March. It was also ordered to pay £300,000 in court costs. The case was brought…
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Recruitment of additional drivers
Retailers are continuing to work hard to feed and serve the nation in response to the impacts of the virus. With the massive increase in challenges the delivery sector is facing at the moment, including the recruitment of additional drivers, one area that still requires managing is the need to ensure driver licence compliance. Employers…
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Business found guilty after driver fatigue death
Two railway welders died in a road traffic accident as a result of their employer, Renown Consultants Ltd, failing to ensure that they were sufficiently rested to work and travel safely. Nottingham Crown Court heard that Zac Payne, 20, and Michael Morris, 48, died on 19 June 2013 when Payne fell asleep at the wheel of…
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FORS Members’ Conference 2019
The fourth FORS Members’ Conference will be held on Tuesday 15 October 2019 at the National Conference Centre, Solihull. The conference is confirmed following the growing success of the annual event since it began in 2016, with over 450 delegates attending last year in what was the biggest and best FORS Members’ Conference to date.…
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Car In Action (CCIA) Sponsors
Licence Bureau are a feature sponsor at Company Car In Action (CCIA): 12-13 June 2019, Millbrook Proving Ground
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Speed limit ‘knowledge gap’ cost to businesses
A serious lack of road speed limit knowledge amongst UK business drivers could be costing businesses in excess of *£50 million annually in lost productivity, according to Licence Bureau. The startling figure supports the findings to stem from the UK’s number one supplier of Driver Licence validation services deployment of ‘Speed Bingo’ during its driver…
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Fit to drive and stay alive
On 6th November 2018 The 2018 Transport and Logistics Safety Forum Conference, of which Licence Bureau are a member along with such companies as Arriva, DHL, Wincanton, Tarmac, Travis Perkins are holding their annual conference at Transport for London HQ at Stratford. This year is all about driver wellbeing and there are professional speakers from…
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Grey Fleet – Are you doing enough?
Here at Licence Bureau Ltd we have an innovative grey fleet proposition that actually checks documentation on your behalf ensuring driver compliance. Add this into our licence checking and employee audits and we can provide your company with a ‘permit to drive’ scheme free of charge. Regarding grey fleet the questions you and your business…
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How embracing GDPR will ensure fleet policies remain fit for purpose
The new GDPR regulations go live on the 25 May and after months of preparation companies should be ready to meet the latest EU data protection regulations. Companies who run car fleets now have until August 25 for drivers – whether they drive a company vehicle or not – to change from the current consent…
