Fleets course helps foreign drivers stay safe on UK roads
Snakes and monkeys proved to be one of the top concerns for a foreign driver set to take to the UK’s roads.
Snakes and monkeys proved to be one of the top concerns for a foreign driver set to take to the UK’s roads.
Based on the thousands of checks
that it carries out every week, the
Licence Bureau, which verifies
driving licences on behalf of
businesses, estimates that there are
24,000 people driving
illegally for companies
in Br
As a pilot wouldn’t fly without taking out pre-flight checks you should do the same and make sure that your vehicle is safe and roadworthy for every journey, explains the Licence Bureau.
Businesses lack clarity when it comes to grey fleet policies, the Licence Bureau reports. An even greater number, a third (33%) of organisations, believe they face ‘no significant risk’ from those employees who use their own vehicles for work.
Malcolm Maycock, managing director of Licence Bureau explains the implications of not frequently checking driving licences.
Licence Bureau managing director Malcolm Maycock has received the prestigious Kevin Storey Award for Outstanding Commitment to Road Safety at Brake’s annual Fleet Safety Awards.
Fleets should take a proactive approach to regularly checking the licences of employees warns Licence Bureau.
UK independent freight and logistics provider Meachers Global Logistics has appointed Licence Bureau to carry out licence checking of its employees across the country.
Malcolm Maycock, managing director of Licence Bureau, warns that the new guidelines for sentences imposed on companies for health and safety offences in the workplace should serve as a serious wake up call for companies operating company vehicles.
New guidelines for sentences imposed on companies for health and safety offences in the workplace, including corporate manslaughter should serve as a serious wake-up call for companies operating company vehicles.
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