<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>MAC GB Ltd</title> <atom:link href="http://www.macdrivertraining.com/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.macdrivertraining.com</link> <description>Minimising Road Risk</description> <lastBuildDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 12:13:41 +0000</lastBuildDate> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2</generator> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <item><title>Reduction in reported injury road traffic collisions for 2010</title><link>http://www.macdrivertraining.com/2011/09/reduction-in-reported-injury-road-traffic-collisions-for-2010/</link> <comments>http://www.macdrivertraining.com/2011/09/reduction-in-reported-injury-road-traffic-collisions-for-2010/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 08:34:21 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Richard Wilyman</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Latest News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.macdrivertraining.com/?p=721</guid> <description><![CDATA[Mac GB Ltd welcomes the 6% reduction in reported injury road traffic collisions for 2010, these are down to 208,655 compared with 2009. This downward trend continued with those killed or seriously injured (KSI), down 9% to 24,517. The average number of KSI&#8217;s annually during the period from 1994 to 1998 was 47,656 which puts <a href="http://www.macdrivertraining.com/2011/09/reduction-in-reported-injury-road-traffic-collisions-for-2010/" title="">(more...)</a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.macdrivertraining.com/2011/09/reduction-in-reported-injury-road-traffic-collisions-for-2010/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Fleet records risk from the taxman</title><link>http://www.macdrivertraining.com/2011/05/fleet-records-risk-from-the-taxman/</link> <comments>http://www.macdrivertraining.com/2011/05/fleet-records-risk-from-the-taxman/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 22:23:49 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>robbie.jones</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Latest News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.macdrivertraining.com/?p=716</guid> <description><![CDATA[UK businesses that fail to manage their commercial fleet records properly are being warned they risk being hit by fines totalling more than £2 million pounds this year.New findings from The Miles Consultancy – released on the back of Chamber of Commerce meetings where this issue was reported – reveal that Revenue &#038; Customs (HMRC) officials will take a hard line where they uncover irregularities in companies’ fuel and mileage payments.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.macdrivertraining.com/2011/05/fleet-records-risk-from-the-taxman/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Better enforcement and education to cut road deaths</title><link>http://www.macdrivertraining.com/2011/05/better-enforcement-and-education-to-cut-road-deaths/</link> <comments>http://www.macdrivertraining.com/2011/05/better-enforcement-and-education-to-cut-road-deaths/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 22:07:26 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>robbie.jones</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Latest News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.macdrivertraining.com/?p=713</guid> <description><![CDATA[Plans to improve road safety education while taking tough action against the small minority of dangerous drivers were set out by Transport Secretary Philip Hammond today.Careless driving will be made a fixed penalty offence to allow the police more effectively to tackle reckless driving that puts other road users in danger, while disqualified drivers face having to take a new test before regaining their licence.There will also be more educational courses that can be offered in place of a fixed penalty and points in appropriate cases as well as a new post-test qualification for novice drivers, under plans set out in the new Strategic Framework for Road Safety.And as new analysis shows, 3,500 deaths and serious injuries could have been prevented in a year if the successes of better local authorities and police forces had been matched across the country. Local people will be given the information they need to have a real say in road safety priorities on their local roads.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.macdrivertraining.com/2011/05/better-enforcement-and-education-to-cut-road-deaths/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Government crackdown on drink and drug driving</title><link>http://www.macdrivertraining.com/2011/03/government-crackdown-on-drink-and-drug-driving/</link> <comments>http://www.macdrivertraining.com/2011/03/government-crackdown-on-drink-and-drug-driving/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2011 17:43:48 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>robbie.jones</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Latest News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.macdrivertraining.com/?p=708</guid> <description><![CDATA[A package of measures to tackle drink and drug driving was announced today by Transport Secretary Philip Hammond.Improved testing equipment to detect drink and drug drivers will be given the green light and key changes made to streamline enforcement of both offences.The government will also examine the case for a new specific drug driving offence – alongside the existing one – which would remove the need for the police to prove impairment on a case-by-case basis where a specified drug has been detected.The measures are set out in the government’s response to the North Report on Drink and Drug Driving, which was published last year.The prescribed alcohol limit for driving will not be changed, with the focus instead on improving enforcement and education to tackle the drink and drug drivers who put lives at risk ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.macdrivertraining.com/2011/03/government-crackdown-on-drink-and-drug-driving/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Cotswold Geotechnical Holdings convicted of first corporate manslaughter charge under new Act</title><link>http://www.macdrivertraining.com/2011/03/cotswold-geotechnical-holdings-convicted-of-first-corporate-manslaughter-charge-under-new-act/</link> <comments>http://www.macdrivertraining.com/2011/03/cotswold-geotechnical-holdings-convicted-of-first-corporate-manslaughter-charge-under-new-act/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 17:14:49 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Richard Wilyman</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Latest News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.macdrivertraining.com/?p=701</guid> <description><![CDATA[Cotswold Geotechnical Holdings has today become the first company to be convicted of the new offence of corporate manslaughter.Alex Wright was 27-years-old when he died on 5 September 2008. He was a geologist for Cotswold Geotechnical Holdings and was investigating soil conditions in a deep trench on a development plot in Stroud when it collapsed and killed him.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.macdrivertraining.com/2011/03/cotswold-geotechnical-holdings-convicted-of-first-corporate-manslaughter-charge-under-new-act/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Consultation on amendments to driver medical standards on eyesight, epilepsy and diabetes</title><link>http://www.macdrivertraining.com/2011/02/consultation-on-amendments-to-driver-medical-standards-on-eyesight-epilepsy-and-diabetes/</link> <comments>http://www.macdrivertraining.com/2011/02/consultation-on-amendments-to-driver-medical-standards-on-eyesight-epilepsy-and-diabetes/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2011 18:16:07 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>robbie.jones</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Latest News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.macdrivertraining.com/?p=678</guid> <description><![CDATA[Proposed amendments to minimum medical standards for drivers in relation to eyesight, epilepsy and diabetes were published today by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.macdrivertraining.com/2011/02/consultation-on-amendments-to-driver-medical-standards-on-eyesight-epilepsy-and-diabetes/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>DVLA scam email warning</title><link>http://www.macdrivertraining.com/2011/02/dvla-scam-email-warning/</link> <comments>http://www.macdrivertraining.com/2011/02/dvla-scam-email-warning/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 12:54:06 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>robbie.jones</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Latest News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.macdrivertraining.com/?p=674</guid> <description><![CDATA[Watch out for emails claiming to be from DVLA asking you to verify your driving licence details via an online link – it's a scam. DVLA has not sent any such email, so if you get one delete it immediately]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.macdrivertraining.com/2011/02/dvla-scam-email-warning/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Mac GB Ltd’s Fleet Trainers Course</title><link>http://www.macdrivertraining.com/2011/01/mac-gb-ltd%e2%80%99s-fleet-trainers-course/</link> <comments>http://www.macdrivertraining.com/2011/01/mac-gb-ltd%e2%80%99s-fleet-trainers-course/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 27 Jan 2011 13:28:48 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Richard Wilyman</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Latest News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.macdrivertraining.com/?p=671</guid> <description><![CDATA[As an Approved Driving Instructor (ADI) are you aware that you can qualify to join the Driving Standards Agency (DSA) Register of Fleet Driver Trainers. On successful completion of the Mac Fleet Driver Trainer Course, which has been accredited by DSA, you can apply to join the DSA Register.The course, which is run over five days on weeks commencing 7th and 14th February 2011, will prepare you to enter a new market and provide you with the knowledge and skills to enable you to assess and instruct drivers employed in a work-related driving environment.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.macdrivertraining.com/2011/01/mac-gb-ltd%e2%80%99s-fleet-trainers-course/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Drugalyser specification announced</title><link>http://www.macdrivertraining.com/2011/01/drugalyser-specification-announced/</link> <comments>http://www.macdrivertraining.com/2011/01/drugalyser-specification-announced/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jan 2011 23:06:54 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>robbie.jones</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Latest News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.macdrivertraining.com/?p=669</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Home Office has produced the specification for a new police station-based drug screening device to test drivers suspected of drug driving.The device will enable screening of suspects at police stations, removing the need to call out a doctor. If the screening is positive, a blood sample will be taken straight away for evidential testing. This should reduce the waiting time before evidential samples are taken, helping to ensure that any drug levels are recorded before they dissipate.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.macdrivertraining.com/2011/01/drugalyser-specification-announced/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Uninsured drivers face new crackdown</title><link>http://www.macdrivertraining.com/2011/01/uninsured-drivers-face-new-crackdown-2/</link> <comments>http://www.macdrivertraining.com/2011/01/uninsured-drivers-face-new-crackdown-2/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jan 2011 08:37:02 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>robbie.jones</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Latest News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.macdrivertraining.com/?p=667</guid> <description><![CDATA[New powers to tackle uninsured driving will come into force within months, Road Safety Minister Mike Penning announced recentlyUnder the new powers it will be an offence to keep an uninsured vehicle, rather than just to drive when uninsured.Currently every responsible motorist pays an average £30 each year within their premiums to cover crashes involving uninsured and untraced drivers. It is also estimated that uninsured and untraced drivers kill 160 people and injure 23,000 every year.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.macdrivertraining.com/2011/01/uninsured-drivers-face-new-crackdown-2/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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