A New Survey Finds That Nearly 50% of People Favour Road Pricing The Campaign for Better Transport has recently conducted a survey and reported on the findings showing that around 49% of people would support a pay-as-you-drive scheme to replace vehicle excise and fuel duty. Conversely, only 18% were opposed to the idea, with the remaining percentage of respondents having no strong opinion one way or the other. Published: 11 October 2022
Car Miles Fall, Van and Truck Traffic Rises Car traffic has increased by 32.9%, recently, reaching 2375 billion vehicle miles year on year. However, according to new information released by the Department of Transport, car traffic is currently down to pre-pandemic levels. Published: 11 October 2022
Trader Support Service Extended to 2023 Anybody moving goods between Great Britain and Northern Ireland will be pleased to know that a business support scheme called the Trader Support Scheme will continue to run for a longer period, extended currently until December 2023. Published: 11 October 2022
Rossetts FREE Electric Vehicle 24-hour Test Drive Event Rossetts Electric Vehicle 24-hour Test Drive Event | 1st – 31st October 2022 Published: 30 September 2022
Fleet Managers Not Aware of Duty of Care Duty of care for corporate fleet managers should be a fundamental point of knowledge to ensure company-owned or leased vehicles are correctly given to employees with health and safety and other policies in place. However, a worrying 33% of fleet managers have confirmed that they know little about their responsibilities. Published: 12 September 2022
Driving in Heavy Rain Could Land You a £5000 Fine The risk of aquaplaning is so severe that drivers are warned that taking to the roads during a heavy downpour could see them slapped with a £5000 fine. The risk of losing control of your car is significantly higher and will put other road users in the path of danger. Published: 12 September 2022
More Collaboration Needed from Government and Industry to Push EV Van Uptake The chief executive of the British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association, Gerry Keaney, has spoken out about his concerns about the electric vehicle uptake when it comes to vans. Published: 16 August 2022
First UK Road Safety Investigation Branch launched by Government For the first time, the UK will benefit from a new agency called the Road Safety Investigation Branch. The government is behind the initiative and says it will be staffed by specially trained inspectors looking into the why’s and how’s of incidents on the road. This will include critical insight into new initiatives such as electric cars and autonomous driving. Their findings will be used to determine what changes need to be made to make roads safer and protect lives. Published: 16 August 2022
Eyesight Fails, Pressure on Motorists Mounts Every so often, enough accidents happen on the roads that there is a little bit of pressure on motorists to make sure that they meet the minimum standard for vision and driving. Considering that it wouldn’t make a substantial difference in reducing some 3000 serious collisions on the roads, it’s not difficult to see why this is the case. Published: 14 July 2022