From 31 December 2024, all international road transport vehicles weighing 3.5 tonnes or more must switch to the latest smart tachograph. The change is to allow improved tracking and safer roads when vehicles are travelling outside the UK. This also includes vehicles equipped with an analogue or digital non-smart tachograph.
National Highways aims to at least halve the number of people killed or seriously injured on UK roads by the end of 2025. Its longer-term aspiration is achieving a zero-harm network.
Following an extensive consultation process, the government has decided not to change the regularity of the first MOT test. The main factor influencing this decision was road safety, with 84% of respondents being opposed to the change.
National Highways is keen to remind all drivers to have a safe ‘TRIP’ this winter and do all necessary vehicle check and journey planning prior to Christmas travels - when traffic on the roads increases and winter conditions make the journey more challenging.
National Highways has launched a road safety campaign to help road users to stay safe on the UK road network this autumn and winter. The campaign includes tips for drivers on how to prepare for long journeys during holiday periods.
National Highways has launched a second wave of its campaign ‘Know the zones’. The campaign targets all road users, including car and van drivers, as well as heavy goods vehicle (HGV) drivers and seeks to remind everyone about HGVs’ limited visibility.
The BVRLA’s latest ‘The Inside Track’ podcast episode ‘Is AI shaping how future vehicles drive?’ is with Dr Saber Fallah, Professor of Safe AI and Autonomy at University of Surrey and Director of Connected and Autonomous Vehicles Lab (CAV-LAB).
The government’s acknowledgment that zero-emission commercial vehicles require dedicated attention is welcome and is a positive step in seeing more movement in this space. Today's announcement from the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV) proposes four changes to legislation* that will remove some long-standing barriers to the utilisation of 4.25t ZEV vans.
The Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV) has today (10 October) announced proposed changes to driving licence legislation that will remove some long-standing barriers to the utilisation of 4.25t ZEV vans.
The government’s ‘Plan for drivers’ outlines a 30-point plan that it says will fix common issues on the road and support people that use cars in their daily lives.