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Tuesday, December 9th, 2008
Police are warning the public to be wary of leaving items on show in their cars particularly heading into the Christmas period.
It's an unfortunate fact that year round items left on show are a big temptation for thieves, but at Christmas even more people leave expensive gifts on show.
Some of ...
Posted in Driver Information
Thursday, November 20th, 2008
Subject to final Home Office approval, new average speed cameras will be deployed next year, more advanced than existing systems currently in use.
They'll be able to be deployed over much greater distances (around 15 miles apart), existing set ups have to be directly connected to each other so are usually ...
Posted in Driver Information
Monday, October 6th, 2008
The Highways Agency are this winter to start using a new method of gritting the roads, using a technique known as "pre-wet".
Essentially the salt spread on to the road will already be wet, by being mixed with brine. The spreaders have 2 tanks and mix it as they spread it.
The ...
Posted in Driver Information, Miscellaneous Articles
Monday, September 15th, 2008
The new EU5 (EURO 5) standard, recently ratified by the European Parliament, introduces new, stricter exhaust emission limits for both petrol and diesel engines. It is currently planned that these limits will come into force for all new models introduced from September 2009.
The EU5 standard primarily ...
Posted in Driver Information
Thursday, August 28th, 2008
Tighter rules are being introduced that will make it compulsory for all drivers to pass an eye test at least once every 15 years.
This will be introduced in 2011.
Read more at Fleet News
Posted in Driver Information, Miscellaneous Articles
Friday, August 15th, 2008
The Local Government Association has reported a 72% drop in the number of abandoned vehicles (Also know as ELVs - End of Life Vehicles).
This is reported to be for a number of reasons, enforcement being one - but also crucially the soaring prices of metal for recycling.
I remember just a ...
Posted in Driver Information
Thursday, August 14th, 2008
Deborah Meaden and Theo Paphitis have teamed up with DDN to help promote its Misfuelling Prevention Device.
The idea is that the MPD will stop users incorrectly filling up with petrol rather than diesel. The device simply replaces the existing filler cap.
Read more at FleetNews
Posted in Driver Information
Friday, August 8th, 2008
Road tax bandings below....
Petrol car (TC48) and diesel car (TC49)
Band
CO2 emission (g/km)
12 months rate
6 months rate
A
Up to 100
Not applicable
Not applicable
B
101-120
£35.00
Not applicable
C
121-150
£120.00
£66.00
D
151-165
£145.00
£79.75
E
166-185
£170.00
£93.50
F
Over 185
£210.00
£115.50
G
Over 225 – for cars registered on or after 23/03/06
£400.00
£220.00
Alternative fuel car (TC59)
Band
CO2 emission (g/km)
12 months rate
6 months rate
A
Up to 100
Not applicable
Not applicable
B
101-120
£15.00
Not applicable
C
121-150
£100.00
£55.00
D
151-165
£125.00
£68.75
E
166-185
£150.00
£82.50
F
Over 185
£195.00
£107.25
G
Over 225 – for cars ...
Posted in Car Leasing and Contract Hire News, Company Car Tax, Driver Information
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008
As fuel costs rise - so are thefts of petrol. Both drive offs from the forecourt, and drivers finding their tanks emptied when their cars have been left unattended.
Here's some tips to remember:
TOP TIPS TO AVOID YOUR CAR BEING TARGETED
PARK
1 IN WELL LIT AREAS - PREFERABLY OFF-ROAD IF POSSIBLE
LOCK
2 YOUR ...
Posted in Driver Information
Monday, July 21st, 2008
Researchers from the USA’s University of Alabama at Birmingham have discovered a silver lining to rocketing vehicle fuel prices - fewer deaths from car crashes.
An analysis of yearly vehicle deaths compared to petrol prices found death rates drop significantly as people are forced to slow down and drive less because ...
Posted in Car Leasing and Contract Hire News, Company Cars, Driver Information
