by Sarah Clements | Dec 23, 2022 | Commercial vehicle insurance, Fleet management, Transport & logistics
Driving in high winds can be challenging for most. But brings with it very specific challenges to those driving HGV’s. If you are a fleet manager responsible for HGV drivers, you will need to consider how you manage the risks to your drivers of driving an HGV in high...
by Sarah Clements | Dec 21, 2022 | Commercial vehicle insurance, Fleet management, Transport & logistics
Just last week there were news reports of drivers becoming stranded on the M25 in wintery weather as snow ground sections of the road to a halt. And this brings us to think about the essentials that you should be keeping in your HGV in case this or something similar...
by Sarah Clements | Dec 12, 2022 | Commercial vehicle insurance, Fleet management, Transport & logistics
There have been reports recently of dropping driving standards on UK roads. From this report looking at data from The Ministry of Justice which indicates drug driving, speeding and dangerous driving hit record highs in 2021. To this recent article from Lancashire...
by Sarah Clements | Nov 23, 2022 | Fleet management, Personal insurance
Hazards drivers face in the winter months With Winter fast approaching and the weather already starting to a take a turn for the worse, the hazards you face as a driver will be changing. And figures suggest that accidents increase when the clocks go back in the Autumn...
by Sarah Clements | Sep 26, 2022 | Commercial vehicle insurance, Fleet management, Transport & logistics
If you are an HGV driver, then you should be aware that there are strict rules which determine the rest periods that you should be taking as a driver. Which rules you must follow will be impacted by a range of different factors. There are three different sets of rules...
