Industry News
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Black box insurance and young van drivers
Black box insurance (also known as telematics insurance) is growing in popularity among young drivers who drive for work purposes Soaring insurance costs leaves those aged 24 and under with little choice but to pay out – so this ingenious device offers a straightforward, cost-cutting solution. Van drivers who fall into this age category are…
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Electric vehicles green number plates introduced
Government has announced today, 16 June 2020, that green number plates are to be introduced from autumn for electric vehicles. Drivers will be encouraged to make the switch to electric vehicles through the introduction of green number plates. The plates will make it easier for cars to be identified as zero emission vehicles, helping local…
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New laws to keep cyclists road safe
Today, June 10th 2020, Government has announced a new set of laws coming into force from June 22nd to make the roads safer for cyclists. The measures are to help get more cyclists on the road and alleviate pressure on public transport infrastructure, giving people the confidence to use their bike for more journeys. The…
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Electric vehicle charging point statistics
Department for Transport released statistics on electric vehicle charging devices in the UK. Key findings in the report: Read the full report: Electric Vehicle Charging Device Statistics April 2020
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£2 billion funding package for cycling & walking
The Government has brought forward plans to invest heavily in walking and cycling, to relieve the pressure on public transport. Transport Secretary launches (9 May 2020) plans to boost greener, active transport, and get more people cycling and walking. Pop-up bike lanes with protected space for cycling, wider pavements, safer junctions, and cycle and bus-only…
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Company fined £450k in driver fatigue case
Welding company, Renown Consultants Limited, fined £450,000 after two of its fatigued employees died in a car crash and ordered to pay £300,000 in court costs Trainee Zac Payne, 20, and Michael Morris, 48, were killed when their vehicle crashed into a parked lorry in a layby on the A1, Newark, on 19 June 2013.…
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Vehicle licensing statistics for 2019
Department for Transport, April 2020, released its annual vehicle licensing statistics for Great Britain 2019. Key highlights: At the end of 2019, there were 38.7 million licensed vehicles in Great Britain, a 1.3% increase compared to the end of 2018. Cars make up the majority of licensed vehicles. There were 31.9 million cars (82.4%), 4.1…
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Reported drink driving road casualties GB 2018
DfT, February 12th 2020, provisional estimates have been reported on road casualties in Great Britain 2018 involving illegal alcohol levels. It is estimated the number of deaths in accidents with at least one driver over the alcohol limit for 2018 is 240. This represents about 13% of all deaths in reported road accidents in 2018.…
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Reported road casualties 2018 GB
According to the DfT in 2018, there were 1,782 reported road deaths in 2018 similar to the level seen since 2012, which followed a period of substantial reduction in fatalities from 2006 to 2010. View full results: DfT 2018 road causalities report
