by Sarah Clements | May 31, 2017 | Commercial vehicle insurance, Fleet management, Transport & logistics
In March 2017 the government introduced harsher penalties for those caught using a mobile phone whilst driving in a bid to crackdown further on dangerous driving behaviour. The new penalties saw those previously in place doubled; with 6 points and a £200 fine now...
by Sarah Clements | May 25, 2017 | Commercial vehicle insurance, Fleet management, Transport & logistics
A lorry driver was arrested yesterday on suspicion of dangerous driving, following a collision on the M6 motorway in which 5 people in a Nissan Micra died. Sadly, this leads us to pose the question, based on the number of fatalities, what’s the most dangerous type...
by Sarah Clements | May 3, 2017 | Commercial vehicle insurance, Fleet management, Transport & logistics
With 166,695 people in England and Wales fined for speeding in 2015, speeding remains a common offence on roads today. With this is mind, the Sentencing Council has recently reviewed and announced changes to penalties handed out to drivers who are taken to court for a...
by Sarah Clements | May 2, 2017 | Commercial vehicle insurance, Fleet management, Transport & logistics
We recently blogged about the sentencing councils new guidance regarding health and safety and corporate manslaughter offences for businesses, with particular focus on offences caused by dangerous and careless driving and the importance of directors in ensuring health...