LATEST NEWS FROM BRIDGE FLEET SOLUTIONS - OCTOBER 2015
Look how far we’ve come! A History of Vehicle Safety.
As engines have become more more efficient and powerful over the years, vehicles have become faster. The first car on sale to the general public in 1894 was the Benz Velo with a top speed of only 12mph. By 1947 the Healey Type 2.4 had a top speed of 110.mph, and in 1987 the Ferrari F40 reached a blistering 202mph.
The port of Dover and the Channel Tunnel handle 90% of freight traffic between the UK and mainland Europe, with the M20 motorway being the main connection between the M25 and Dover. So when something stops traffic being able to cross, whether it be from rough seas or strikes, the traffic has to go somewhere. The alternative is congestion quickly spreading over a wide area and causing chaos
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October 26th – 31st is the first ever RHA National Lorry Week!
Road Haulage Association Chief Executive Richard Burnett announced national lorry week at the RHA compliance conference last month:
“Eighty-five per cent of everything we eat, wear, buy and use is moved, at some point, on the back of a UK-registered lorry...."
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The dangers of putting the clocks back.
Whether you agree or not with the odd phenomenon of changing the clocks twice a year, the facts are that after the clocks are put back in late October each year, we see a marked increase in road accidents.
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THE TRUTH ABOUT NO CLAIMS DISCOUNTS
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 registrations remain strong as demand for ultra-low emission vehicles rise
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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Why bad driving will be eliminated by 2020 – and car insurance costs will plummet
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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