Anthony Jones will be exhibiting alongside Maritime UK, at this year’s Truckfest Live, which is being held at the East of England Showground in Peterborough on 6th and 7th May. We’ve been taking care of the insurance requirements for the...
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Largest Drink Driving Fine Ever – Do you know the rules?
Yesterday the courts handed out Britain’s largest ever drink-driving fine of £86,000 to television presenter Ant Mcpartlin who was found to be more than double the legal limit when he was involved in a recent car accident. This fine was...
Can driverless cars see around corners?
Imagine if cars could see around corners. They could anticipate unexpected obstacles in the road, such as someone riding a bike or a horse, or a child playing in the road. How much safer that would be for all road users. It sounds a bit...
Anthony Jones will be at this year’s Fleet Live exhibition
Anthony Jones will be exhibiting alongside our legal partner, DAC Beachcroft, at this year’s Fleet Live, which is being held at the NEC in Birmingham on 9 and 10 October. Our specialist fleet management team will be on hand to talk to...
How to stay safe on the roads while Storm Emma is here
This week freezing conditions and snowy weather are arriving in the UK from Siberia. Storm Emma, as it’s been called, is already causing problems on the roads in Essex, Kent and the Eastern counties and is moving across the rest of the...
Why is there a shortage of haulage drivers in the UK?
In the UK there is a drastic shortage of qualified HGV drivers. Estimates suggest another 50,000 to 60,000 drivers are currently needed and it’s expected the situation is only going to get worse. The shortfall is predicted to increase to...
MOT rules getting tougher from May 2018
If you drive for a living or run a fleet of vehicles in your business, you need to be up to speed on new rules being introduced to the MOT later this Spring. The changes will make it more difficult for cars and vans to pass their MOT...
Operators need to get the right insurance, not the cheapest
Insurance broker Anthony Jones Ltd has said that trucks can be “the most dangerous type of equipment in the workplace” and that hauliers and operators need to look deep into their insurance to make sure it is the best it can be to cover...
Accidents caused by potholes reaching alarming levels
The RAC has reported that it was called to 2,830 breakdowns caused by potholes in the road, in the last three months of 2017. This was an 11% rise compared with the same period in 2016. They blame the snow and icy conditions, saying many...
New pay per mile tax for lorries being considered by government
The government has announced they are consulting on a new “pay per mile” scheme for lorries to cover the cost of damage to roads. Unlike the existing scheme, the new tax would see lorries coming in from abroad paying in the same way as UK...
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