• IAM RoadSmart condemns LGV licence proposals
    • 25/11/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Road safety charity IAM RoadSmart has condemned government plans that could allow novice drivers to get behind the wheel of lorries. A recent government consultation suggested that drivers who possess a category B car licence should be instantly entitled to a category C1 licence, which would enable them to drive [...]
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  • NWH Group introduces new driving school
    • 24/10/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Recycling and waste management company The NWH Group has launched a new driving school to help tackle the on-going HGV driver shortage. Through its new fully-funded training programme NWH Driving School, the business aims to secure two new HGV drivers per week. NWH plans to recruit driver mentors from within its [...]
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  • UK’s ageing driver population revealed
    • 24/02/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The DVLA has reported that a record number of people over 70 years old are currently on the roads. Its data shows that over 5.7 million people aged 70 and over now have a full driving licence – up by 10% since March last year. This equates to around one in seven of all drivers. The figures show that by far [...]
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  • Drivers unconvinced by Highway Code changes
    • 25/01/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Changes to the Highway Code are due to come into force on January 29 which will give greater focus to the safety of vulnerable road users including pedestrians and cyclists. However, research from Venson Automotive Solutions reveals that not all motorists support the proposed changes, believing they could create [...]
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  • Driver crisis sparks spike in searches
    • 11/10/2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    New research has found that online searches for ‘truck driver UK’ escalated a staggering 1,300% from 26 September, when the HGV shortage burst into the news. Analysis of Google search data carried out by delivery management experts Urbantz revealed that online interest in truck driver positions in the UK [...]
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  • Petition launched to recognise ‘skilled’ HGV drivers
    • 14/07/2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    A new petition has been launched to recognise HGV drivers as skilled workers. It is hoped this will attract more people to the industry and help address the skills shortage in the sector. The petition is being led by driving recruitment specialist ARC, and it is hoping to attract enough signatures to get the [...]
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  • ‘Hit worn tyre drivers with fixed penalty’
    • 28/04/2016
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Categories: Magazine, News
    The Government is being urged to introduce fixed penalties for motorists who are caught driving on illegal tyres. At the moment the three-point penalty and fine of up to £2,500 for each illegal tyre is not mandatory and has to follow a successful prosecution. But Robin Shaw, the managing director of tyre [...]
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  • Drivers fail to plan for repair costs
    • 24/06/2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Allianz Global Assistance UK survey reveals that 52% of people would use a credit card or savings to pay for car repairs.     Less than 15% of car owners have a car warranty to cover unexpected costs     29% would use savings, and 23% a credit card, to pay for car repairs     Warranties can be [...]
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  • Britain’s best and worst drivers revealed
    • 22/06/2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    A new study from Gocompare.com Car Insurance has revealed Britain's best and worst drivers. In an analysis of over six million car insurance quotes, the comparison site ranked occupations by the proportion of motorists with a driving conviction within the past five years. Gocompare.com's research uncovered that [...]
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  • Drivers demand ‘driving tests’ for horse riders
    • 13/05/2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    A huge number of road users want horse riders to take some sort of equine driving test before they are allowed on the public roads, it seems. According to a national car leasing company, drivers think that the increasing number of young riders means that there should be some sort of minimum standard of horsemanship [...]
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