Tougher Mobile Phone Laws Could Catch Out Business Drivers

SMALL business and fleet drivers are at risk of falling foul of new mobile phone laws that were introduced by the government in January with minimal information or publicity. The new rules, which were included in changes to the Highway Code introduced on 29 January. It is already illegal to text or make a phone call (other…

ByHugh PoulterFebruary 2, 20220Comments

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Podcast Sheds Light On Load Security

THE safe loading of vehicles and load security is too often dismissed as a box that needs to be ticked. That is, until something goes wrong and people are injured or killed. An example of this happened last year when a driver and passenger were lucky to escape with minor injuries when a lorry shed its load…

ByHugh PoulterFebruary 1, 20220Comments

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Fleet Drivers Need to Know Highway Code Changes

CHANGES to the Highway Code aimed to introduce a ‘hierarchy of road users’ will have a most impact on small businesses using vans, LCVs and HGVs as the larger the vehicle the greater the responsibility for the safety of other road users. The ‘Hierarchy of Road Users’ is a concept that places those road users most…

ByHugh PoulterJanuary 26, 20220Comments

Opinion Pieces

Better Drivers Are Key To Improving Road Safety

AS the problems with smart motorways show, it is improved driving standards that ultimately will improve road safety, not technology, says RED Driver Risk Management CEO Seb Goldin. While technology has an important role to play in reducing crashes, injuries and death, the problems encountered with smart motorways vividly illustrate that we must not solely…

ByHugh PoulterJanuary 18, 20220Comments

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How To Combat Christmas Driver Fatigue

THE build-up to the festive period is one of excitement certainly, but often also stress. For business drivers, this is a familiar time of rushing to and fro, dealing with higher workloads, and often feeling increasingly exhausted. Research by RED Driver Training shows that thousands of business drivers suffer from what the company has termed Seasonally…

ByNick SharpeDecember 13, 20210Comments

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Towing Hiatus Comes To An End As DVSA Updates Rules

HUNDREDS of small businesses across the UK have being impacted by Government dithering over new towing rules after it abandoned compulsory testing. Only yesterday (16 December) the new rules were released by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA). The Government abandoned the compulsory B+E driving tests in September in order to free-up examiner capacity at…

ByHugh PoulterDecember 8, 20210Comments