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Fleets Warned To Take Extra Precautions During Summer Holiday Traffic As Fatigue HitsThis week marks the beginning of the school summer holidays for many families across England and Wales, bringing the first major surge in holiday traffic onto the country’s roads. It’s estimated that 14.1 million leisure journeys were made between Friday 17th and Sunday 19th July, making this the second-busiest summer getaway weekend since its records began in 2016. For fleets, this creates a difficult combination with busier roads, longer and […]

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Is ‘Excessive’ Speeding Becoming A Significant Road Safety Concern?New figures based on telematics and police data have put excessive speeding firmly back on the road safety agenda. Across 33 police force areas, 271,341 drivers were caught travelling at 40mph or more on 30mph roads last year, while 32,548 drivers were caught doing 30mph or more on 20mph roads. Some of the individual examples are concerning, including drivers recorded at 89mph in a 20mph zone, 114mph on a 30mph […]

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Are Rising Motoring Prosecutions A Road Safety Warning For Fleets?Motoring prosecutions reached a 10-year high in 2025, according to new figures from the Ministry of Justice. In total, there were 812,000 prosecutions for motoring offences across the year, which is a 5% rise on the previous year, posing the question of whether it’s becoming a serious issue for fleets to contend with. Interestingly, speeding, vehicle insurance, registration and excise licence offences made up 65% of all offences. For fleet […]

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Should Fleets Be Prepared For Hotter Weather Increasing Breakdowns?With temperatures hitting record highs in June, hot weather is something that fleets can no longer treat as an occasional inconvenience. The reality of managing heatwaves and road safety is that it’s a regular occurrence, so it needs to be factored into plans and safety checks moving forward. Breakdowns have increased during the heatwave, with incidents on key motorway routes bringing traffic to a standstill on several occasions over recent […]

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Are Electric Vehicle Repair Costs Prohibitive For Fleets?Electric vehicles (EVs) are now part of many everyday fleet operations, with improvements made in battery performance, range, and charging infrastructure meaning that it’s a seamless operation for some. But there is one area that is an ongoing concern for fleets… electric vehicle repair costs. New data has shown that EVs that are involved in so-called ‘non-fault’ collisions cost more 19% more to repair than petrol, diesel or hybrid vehicles. […]

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