For people working in situations that could become dangerous, giving them the ability to alert you remotely of their location when they are in danger can be a lifesaver. This is particularly important for lone workers. The range of industries that could improve their staff’s safety by monitoring their location is huge.
With the days getting shorter and the dark evenings closing in, it’s important to be aware of how the change in conditions can affect you and your drivers. There is a marked spike in accidents in the weeks following the clocks going back, with road incidents continuing to happen at a slightly higher rate throughout the winter months.
With many vehicle manufacturers and tech companies now testing driverless vehicles on the roads, it’s inevitable that as the technology progresses, the logistics industry will see a change. But will the change be for the good or the bad?
The no-claims discount (NCD) has been a feature of car insurance for a long time, encouraging people to drive safely by rewarding them with lower premiums on renewal. But the benefits of hanging on to this feature of your policy may not be as worthwhile as you think.
Fleet new car registrations in May were up 3% year-on-year, with 106,865 units registered to fleet and business during the month, equating to 53.7% of overall sales.The figures released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) show that fleet and business registrations are now 10% up on where they were this time last year.
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Car insurance premiums could be just a fraction of current levels in five years’ time as driverless vehicles are expected to “eliminate bad driving” by 2020. Deaths and injuries caused by accidents are expected to virtually disappear and whiplash claims and car park disputes, which together account for 94pc of all insurance claims and cost insurers almost £3bn a year, could become a thing of the past as driverless technology will park our cars, brake automatically and swerve to avoid pedestrians and cyclists.
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