Maintenance & Safety
Direct Line warns drivers of morning-after World Cup risk
40% of those who plan to watch the game expect to drive the following morning.
Maintenance & Safety
News
Pure Leasing extends Fleet Assist partnership as fleet surpasses 1,000 vehicles
Pure Leasing said the partnership will support its expanding fleet, with 98% of its leasing contracts including maintenance.
Technology & Innovation
90% of fleet managers believe tech advancements help drivers feel safe, Microlise finds
83% said camera systems have helped prevent a serious accident involving one of their drivers.
Maintenance & Safety
ADAS struggling to detect trailers, underrun bars failing, Euro NCAP warns
Euro NCAP found that approximately 400 fatalities across the UK and EU each year can be attributed to cars sliding beneath a HGV.
News
Drivers risk fines when dismissing basic vehicle maintenance, warns Close Brothers
More than 10,000 drivers received penalty points last year for driving unroadworthy vehicles.
Maintenance & Safety
Fleet Assist enhances SMR booking website
The website was updated to make bookings clearer, faster and easier to make.
Features & Interviews
Paul Hicks, product manager at Sailun, on the role of tyre tech in improving fleet fuel efficiency
Tyre technology is a practical lever for reducing fuel demand across mixed fleets.
Maintenance & Safety
Fleet use of franchise dealers for SMR falls to new low, finds epyx
Tim Meadows said: "Considerable upwards pressures on both parts and labour costs have been seen during recent years, and fleets have reacted by making more use of lower priced, non-franchise workshops in order to minimise these increases."
Maintenance & Safety
Half of drivers feel they do not meet eyesight standards – Motorpoint
Almost a sixth of glasses-wearing drivers admitted to regularly driving without their contact lenses or glasses.
Maintenance & Safety
Honda extends service-activated warranty to eight years
Customers will have their original three-year warranty extended by a year following each service at an Authorised Honda Retailer.