Posted: August 23, 2010
A new report from leading UK insurer, AXA, calculates that 800 lives are lost on Britain’s roads through accidents caused by road rage or disrespectful driving, and nearly £1 billion (£945m) of premium could be saved if British motorists were to rid themselves of the aggression and general disrespect of their fellow drivers that is commonplace on our roads.
Posted: August 4, 2010
The electric vehicle grant of up to £5,000 per vehicle will be introduced from the start of 2011.
Transport Secretary Philip Hammond has confirmed that the grant, which was promised by the previous Government and then put under review by the coalition Government, would go ahead. Continue Reading…
Posted: August 4, 2010
Hitachi Capital Vehicle Solutions is urging businesses to roll up their sleeves and follow its lead in implementing annual staff vehicle health check days to ensure they meet duty of care requirements.
The second Hitachi Capital health check day was designed to highlight the importance of regular vehicle safety checks, as part of the company’s own duty of care policy. Continue Reading…
Posted: July 28, 2010
Avoidable car faults are causing longer periods of downtime for fleets according to RAC’s latest Vehicle Fault Analysis data.
While the number of breakdowns caused by fleet driver error is falling, the severity of these faults are causing more downtime, the organisation said.
Driver-induced faults prompted almost 100,000 call-outs, with figures showing that fleet drivers caused at least 14,818 working days of downtime for the top five business driver-induced faults in 2009. Continue Reading…
Posted: July 28, 2010
Are we getting the best from Idle-Stop and Hybrid technology? A short article by Chris Ellis, Regional Manager, MAC GB Ltd
It seems to me that when I’m in a queue of vehicles, stationary at traffic lights, roundabouts or junctions, that the majority of vehicles ahead of me have their brake lights on. This got me wondering, what are the benefits, after all the majority of drivers seem to be doing it. Continue Reading…
