It doesn’t seem that we can go many months without petrol prices hitting the headlines and it appears that this May was something of a record breaker according to a recent RAC report. The RAC report shows the largest monthly increase in petrol prices in the 18 years...

Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS) is the term given to intelligent technology added to vehicles to help assist motorists with their driving. It is believed that ADAS could be transformative to road safety whilst we await fully automated, driverless vehicles....

There has been much discussion in the media around motor fraud and its impact on insurance premiums in recent years and it seems that this isn’t an issue which is likely to go away anytime soon.  In fact, cases of organised motor fraud involving criminal gangs who...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

Vehicle technology has come a long way over recent years, and one development we are all used to is the keyless entry system.  Pioneered in the 1980’s, this technology means we can unlock and enter our vehicles with the touch of a button.  And in recent years we’ve...

The Highway Code has a huge number of rules – 307 in total and whilst most of the rules are common sense there are some which aren’t as well known. Not adhering to these rules could land you, or those that drive for your company, with a fine or penalty point. Here are...