by Sarah Clements | Jun 26, 2018 | Commercial vehicle insurance, Fleet management, Transport & logistics
One of the most obvious pre-requisites for driving safely is having good vision, however one in three optometrists report seeing patients who continue to drive despite their eye sight being below the required standard. This has resulted in recent calls from the...
by Sarah Clements | Jun 21, 2018 | Commercial vehicle insurance, Fleet management, Transport & logistics
Whiplash claims have reached what seems to be an endemic level in recent years, with figures showing that despite a reduction in the amount of road traffic accidents reported in the last decade, personal injury claims from such accidents are 50% higher. With whiplash...
by Sarah Clements | Jun 19, 2018 | Commercial vehicle insurance, Fleet management, Transport & logistics
We blogged back in February about the drastic shortage of qualified HGV drivers in the UK, with the Haulage Association estimating a current shortfall of up to 60,000 drivers. A recent survey carried out by the Freight Transport Association (FTA) showed a perception...
by Sarah Clements | Jun 14, 2018 | Commercial vehicle insurance, Fleet management, Transport & logistics
We’ve blogged several times about advances in driverless and autonomous vehicles and what the future may hold. With the government committing £100 million to support testing of driverless cars in the UK and announcing a desire for automated vehicles to be on our roads...
by Sarah Clements | Jun 12, 2018 | Commercial vehicle insurance, Fleet management, Transport & logistics
The rules and laws of the road are always changing. As a driver it’s important that you are aware of these changes in order to ensure the safety of yourself and others on the road and to also avoid receiving fines and penalties for failing to drive within the law....