Fleets need to engage with road safety consultations to ensure measures are adopted, warns Arval

Fleets should engage with the consultations contained in the Government’s Road Safety Strategy to ensure that as many of their measures as possible are adopted, according to Arval UK.

Five separate consultations are now underway – covering motoring offences, the minimum learning period for new drivers, mandatory eyesight tests for older drivers, improved moped and motorcycle testing, and mandating new technology – and close on 31st March 2026.

Ian Pearson, head of insurance at Arval UK, said the core aim of the strategy, to achieve a 65% reduction in the number of people killed or seriously injured on UK roads by 2035, should be supported by all fleets.

He added: “We have been examining the Road Safety Strategy in detail since its launch and we believe it is a serious attempt to bring about a substantial reduction in accidents on roads.

“In our opinion, all of the measures contained in the five consultations should be fully adopted – a view our initial soundings suggest few fleets would challenge – and ensuring this happens is very much about participating in the feedback process.

“We’ll be taking part in the consultations and urge all fleet managers to become involved.

“Moves such as reducing the drink-drive limit and adding new protections for higher risk younger and older drivers need to be supported in order to ensure their implementation.”

He said that few of the measures under consultation would directly affect fleets but would help to create a safer environment for all road users.