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The quest to save money on fuel
It’s time to make Fuel Savings! Please see this informative engaging video from Martin Starkey, Product Development Manager TTC, Licence Bureau and Business Driver, showing you the Top 10 Tips for saving money on fuel and how to drive more efficiently. Martins TOP TEN TIPS 10. Slow Down 9. Lose Weight 8. Tyre Pressure…
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New mobile phone laws while driving will come into force from Friday 25 March 2022
New mobile phone laws while driving will come into force from Friday 25 March 2022, the Department for Transport (DfT), United Kingdom has confirmed. Any use of a hand held mobile phone while driving will be illegal. Anyone caught using their mobile phone while driving will face a £200 fine and six points on their…
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Vaccine for Vehicles: Preventing deaths and injuries on UK roads
Vaccine for Vehicles: Preventing deaths and injuries on UK roads – Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety (PACTS) briefing January 2022. PACTS has published a briefing – Vaccine for Vehicles – summarising why the UK government should swiftly adopt a package of 15 safety regulations for vehicles made in the UK. This package will take…
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The Highway Code: 8 changes you need to know from 29 January 2022
Rules for all types of road users will be updated in The Highway Code to improve the safety of people walking, cycling and riding horses. The changes follow a public consultation on a review of The Highway Code to improve road safety for people walking, cycling and riding horses. This ran from July to October 2020,…
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Personalised Driver Training – How real-life data now underpins long-lasting behaviour change
Here and now Health and Safety law states, unambiguously, that you need to assess the risk of everyone who drives for work. It explicitly highlights people who drive their own vehicle for work and those in the gig economy. What’s more, once a risk is assessed, an employer must do everything ‘reasonably practicable’ to protect…
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Changes to the Highway Code: Hierarchy of Road Users
On 29 January 2022, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) will publish changes to the Highway Code. The changes made include the amendment of 35 existing rules, the introduction of 12 new and renumbered rules and a new section on the Hierarchy of Road Users. The changes are focused on responsibilities and junctions. The…
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EU European Union Driving licence models and the Driving Licence Handbook
Driving Licence Models This driving licence website displays most of the valid models of driving licence in use in the EEA and provides any important information that is specific to each type of licence. You can search for a particular driving licence by using the country filter. Once you have found the right model of…
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Proposed changes to The Highway Code published
In 2021 it was announced that The Highway Code will be updated following the input of thousands of drivers, motoring groups and transport organisations in an effort to make UK roads safer. Proposed changes are now available to view on the GOV.UK website Table of changes to The Highway Code Key updates include: Strengthened pedestrian priority…
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2022 Highway Code changes you need to know about
The Highway Code: 8 changes you need to know from 29 January 2022 Rules for all types of road users will be updated in The Highway Code to improve the safety of people walking, cycling and riding horses. The changes follow a public consultation on a review of The Highway Code to improve road safety…
