Driving and Roads Headlines

75% of professional drivers support new smoking ban

Three-quarters of professional drivers support a ban on smoking in cars carrying children, a survey shows.

Poll: Do you support the new proposals for a ban on in-car smoking?

TrackCompare’s Quick Poll featured on this page asks professional drivers whether they support the latest in-car smoking proposals.

70% want cyclists banned from wearing headphones

Almost 70% of respondents to an online poll want cyclists banned from wearing headphones. The ten-day poll, carried out this month by vehicle tracking comparison site TrackCompare, was organised after… Read more »

Boris Johnson ‘not against’ cyclist headphone ban

London mayor Boris Johnson “would not be against a ban on cyclists wearing headphones.” They were, he said, an “absolute scourge,” “absolutely nuts.”

TrackCompare to back fleet safety campaign

TrackCompare is to back a charity’s fleet safety campaign. The online telematics specialist has taken the decision following Brake’s publication of two reports urging fleet managers to minimise young-driver risk.

Risk figures show commercial drivers ‘need monitoring’

Fleet operators have been urged to install vehicle tracking after it emerged last week that almost 10% of commercial drivers pose a serious danger to themselves and other road users.

Haulage bosses guilty of manslaughter after ‘dozing-driver’ death

The owners of a Northamptonshire haulage company have been convicted of manslaughter after a lorry driver died when he apparently fell asleep at the wheel.

Use telematics to ensure lorry drivers wear seat belts, urges TrackCompare

Thirty years ago seat belts were made compulsory. This month police targeting lorry drivers found as many as 157 out of 243 who had committed offences were not wearing a… Read more »

Fewer than 30% of fleet operators have speeding policy

Last year fleet operators were urged to take action against speeding – but more than seven months on fewer than 30% operate a speeding policy.

TrackCompare CPC driver training survey 2012

Thank you to everyone who took part in our recent survey seeking industry feedback on the new European Directive on the requirement for professional driver training to attain Driver CPC… Read more »

CPC Driver Training – LGV & HGV License

The CPC training deadling for LGV and HGV drivers is 13th September 2014 by which time drivers must have completed 35 hours of training to be CPC qualified. CPC is… Read more »

CPC Driver Training – PCV License

If you operate passenger vehicles with 8 or more seats which require your drivers to hold a PCV license they will need to complete 35 hours of CPC training before… Read more »

CPC Training When You Want It, Where You Want It

Many businesses are starting to look at CPC training as the deadline starts to get closer and fears that prices will increase and courses will get booked up.

CPC Training At Your Premises

TrackCompare can now arrange for a CPC trainer to visit your premises or local venue in which to hold the course. The deadline grows ever closer and more and more… Read more »

Why Industry Is Reluctant To Invest In CPC Training

The fact is that the uptake of CPC training is far too slow. The window of time between the 2014 deadline gets smaller and the pressure to get all HGV… Read more »