Road Safety
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Brake calls for ban of mobile hands-free kits
Risky hands-free calls at the wheel on the rise, as confusion about dangers persists Just over ten years after hand-held mobiles were banned at the wheel, Brake is renewing its call to ban hands-free kits, as a Brake and Direct Line survey reveals that almost half (45%) of drivers admit to chatting when driving. While…
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Safety message to schools
Licence Bureau and Skanska to deliver safety message to schools by conducting interactive training sessions in six high schools this year, reaching out to more than 1,000 sixth formers and potential company vehicle drivers of the future. Read the article in www.fleetnews.co.uk
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Your car and the MOT
The law requires that everyone who uses a vehicle on the road must keep it in a roadworthy condition at all times. Once a year, roadworthiness is checked in the interests of road safety and the environment by the test we know as the “MOT”. The first test is required once a car is three…
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After deep-sea fishing and coal mining, driving 25,000 miles a year on business is the third most dangerous activity. (RoSPA)
Licence Bureau partner Specsavers : Putting eyecare into perspective. Risk Driving is the most dangerous work activity carried out by most people. A third of all collisions involve someone driving for work purposes. This equates to 20 people killed and 220 seriously injured, every week, in collisions involving someone who was driving for work1. RoSPA…
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Environmental Management System ISO14001
Licence Bureau successfully audited on our ISO14001 Environmental Management Systems for another year. Michael Reed Marketing Director commented, “We demand strict adherence to ISO standards so all the services we provide for our large client base are supplied successfully and securely. These standards should be the norm across the industry.” ISO27001 Information Security Management System…
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So you think you know about fleet safety?
Please help Brake promote fleet safety! The answers from this quick 21 question survey will be used by Brake to promote the ongoing need for organisations to address and improve fleet safety as part of their duty of care. All responses are anonymous. Please click the link below to start; BRAKE FLEET OPERATOR SURVEY 2014…
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Man killed by driver who failed an eyesight test in October 2011 and had been told by the DVLA that his licence was revoked
A hit and run driver who killed an 83-year-old man in Watford town centre was jailed for three years and nine months today (Tuesday 28th Jan 2014). The drivers eyesight was so bad that he should not have been behind the wheel when he struck the victim from Harrow, in December 2012. The driver had…
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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…
