Employers
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Van Drivers’ Toolkit: Guide to driving a light commercial vehicle
Driving for Better Business and National Highways (formerly Highways England) have produced driver information modules as part of a new Van Drivers’ Toolkit to help van drivers and fleet operators to work within the law, reduce costs, improve operating conditions and ensure employee well-being. The toolkit includes video guidance and PDFs which can be downloaded…
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Get your free tickets for the 2021 Health and Safety Event. 7-9th September at the NEC
Please come along and talk to us about your end to end driver risk management with Continuum from Licence Bureau on stand F90 – Hall 4. The Health and Safety Event entry is free. Simply register here for your free ticket. Can’t make the show but would like to see a demonstration of Continuum from Licence…
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Come and join us at Fleet and Mobility Live. 5-6 October 2021. NEC – Birmingham
Created for managers in fleet, transport and mobility also including bespoke sessions for finance, procurement and HR for: Organisations all types and sizes, with Car and van fleets of all sizes These free-to-attend sessions will deliver an unparalleled level of knowledge and insight in to: Transitioning to electric vehicles Intelligent transport and mobility solutions Compliance…
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‘New norm’ posing new driving for business challenges
The ‘new norm’ of home working and the human behavioural trends that may bring about is creating a whole host of new driving for business challenges according to Licence Bureau. With home working now an established part of day-to-day business in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, and many organisations recognising its potential benefits long…
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Returning to the Road
Licence Bureau’s training manager Martin Starkey advises employers and employees on these key aspects of “Returning to the road“. Do I need to be driving? Checking the vehicle Cleanliness Refuelling Speed awareness Planning for your journey Watch the Returning to the Road advice in a short presentation.
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Call for businesses to take responsibility and empower drivers
Licence Bureau is calling for all businesses to take responsibility and empower their drivers to make more safety conscious decisions rather than heap more work-related stresses on them. As the UK re-emerges in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Licence Bureau is urging businesses to entrust their drivers to make the ‘right’ commercial decisions based…
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Driver shortage and Driver CPC training for qualified drivers
There is already a shortage of HGV drivers, and they are currently playing a crucial role in maintaining the supply of food and medicines during the current COVID-19 crisis. These drivers have to have a Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC). So what is the CPC training requirement for qualified drivers? Driver CPC training for qualified…
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Association for Driver Licence Verification (ADLV) Urges Fleets to Continue their Online Driver Checking while the Lockdown Eases
The ADLV of which Licence Bureau is a member is urging fleets to maintain frequent online checking of driving licences as the UK lockdown eases. With rapidly expanded delivery fleets on one hand and a sudden increase in returning car drivers and volunteers on the other, the number of licence checks required has grown markedly.…
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£450k fine for failing to manage driver fatigue
Renown Consultants has been fined £450,000 after its failure to manage driver fatigue led to the deaths of two employees. The firm, which trades as Renown Railway Services, was found guilty of health and safety offences at Nottingham Crown Court in March. It was also ordered to pay £300,000 in court costs. The case was brought…