One of the UK’s leading winter maintenance company, Ice Watch has taken delivery of more than 3,000 tonnes of salt in preparation for the upcoming season, which it predicts will be the company’s busiest season yet. Part of the idverde Group, Ice Watch is the only gritting, snow clearance and winter maintenance services company in the UK with a full-time in-house meteorologist. By … [Read more...]
Education: Road Safety
Tradelines 28 October
Car wash operators at supermarkets in Wales have asked for clarification over their "essential" services provision under the Firebreak lockdown. Controversial decisions have been taken to outlaw non-essential products and services in supermarkets and this has already led to a massive public petition calling on Welsh Government to end the widescale ban, but now the car wash providers say they help … [Read more...]
Latest news from VW and Kia
The new VW ID.3 has secured a five-star safety rating in crash tests. The first full electric vehicle designed from the ground up has passed the Euro NCAP rigorous tests with flying colours and sets a standard for others to emulate. The all-new Kia Sorento is the first car to be equipped with Kia’s innovative Multi-Collision Brake system, helping to prevent passengers from being involved in … [Read more...]
Premiums rising again and young drivers’ risk
Motor premiums are rising again after months of decline in the wake of coronavirus travel limits. Dan Hutson, head of motor insurance, comparethemarket.com, said, “Car insurance premiums are on the rise and have increased by £16 to £714 in September, from August. “This follows four consecutive months of declining costs leading to premiums reaching the lowest level in four years during August. … [Read more...]
Clock-change marks driving dangers
As the clocks go back an hour on Sunday, the Association of Optometrists warns drivers to take extra care on the road When daylight saving ends Sunday, drivers will spend more time in the dark. The Association of Optometrists warned that many people don’t take driving as seriously as they should by continuing to drive with vision below the legal standard. Optometrist and AOP’s Head of … [Read more...]
Self-driving cars too risky on UK roads, say safety experts
British government plans that could allow self-driving cars on highways as soon as 2021 would put lives at risk because the available automated technology falls well short of human driving capabilities, according to safety experts at UK insurance group Thatcham Research. "We don't believe that this technology adequately addresses what consumers will do and how they'll use it," said … [Read more...]
Grey fleets not black and white for home-workers
The rise of home working in the wake of the coronavirus crisis is creating issues for fleets when it comes to classifying journeys, says the Association of Fleet Professionals. Describing the problem as “The New Commute,” the organisation says that problems revolve around whether an employee’s home is now officially their place of work. Paul Hollick, AFP chair, explained, “If someone is working … [Read more...]
Checks and safety baffle half of drivers
Half of drivers are baffled by their motors and have no idea where to put the screen wash, how to pop the bonnet - or even what size engine is under it. A study of 2,000 drivers found 44 per cent find cars ‘confusing’, with three in 10 unaware how to pump up their tyres - let alone know how much pressure they need in the first place. A quarter have no idea how to check the tread depth on their … [Read more...]
Newslines 19 October
Big eaters could be over the drink-drive limit, this Christmas. USwitch has studied some popular meals by famous chefs and come up with some red-faced results, so if you devoured three-quarters of a Mary Berry TipsyTrifle you’d fail a roadside breathtest while Nigella Lawson’s tiramisu would break the limit and chicken and steak sauces are also heavy on the alcohol in many recipes. Brian … [Read more...]
Killer drivers should have longer sentences, says survey
Two-thirds of drivers want to see increased maximum sentences for those causing death by dangerous driving, according to the RAC. On the day a Private Members’ Bill to do just that is scheduled to have its second reading in Parliament, research carried out with 2,800 drivers found that a quarter (25%) believe maximum sentences should be increased to somewhere between 15 years and a life sentence, … [Read more...]
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