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Stolen catalytic converters recovered in nation-wide crackdown

22 May 2021

Recently, we talked about the fact that catalytic converter theft accounted for three-in-ten of all theft claims. Since then more than 1,000 stolen catalytic converters have been recovered and more than 50 thieves have been arrested in a nation-wide crackdown organised by the British Transport Police. The operation, codenamed Goldiron, was the result of a collaboration between the British Transport Police and the Joint Unit for Waste Crime (JUWC), led by the Environment Agency, Smartwater Group and the motor industry. Goldiron involved... Read full article

Highway Code Celebrates 90th Birthday

21 May 2021

Did you know that it has been 90 years since the Highway Code was first published? A recent blog post by Heritage Calling celebrated the 90th anniversary of the Highway Code by looking back at its evolution. In case you want to expand your trivia knowledge, here are a handful of ‘fun facts’ from Heritage Calling about the Highway Code: The first Highway Code was published in 1931. There were 2.3 million motor vehicles on British roads at the time of publication – at which time there were around 7,000 deaths from road... Read full article

Marshall Leasing Announces Appointment of new Managing Director

20 May 2021

Marshall Leasing has appointed Greg McDowell as Managing Director, following the retirement of Peter Cakebread in April 2021. Greg has extensive experience in the financial services and leasing industries and is a qualified accountant. Most recently Head of Strategy at Northridge Finance and Marshall Leasing, Greg led the integration of Marshall Leasing with Bank of Ireland UK, following its successful acquisition by the Bank in 2017. Prior to that, Greg held a number of senior roles with Bank of Ireland within its Corporate Banking and Strategy... Read full article

Drink drivers are named and shamed as part of police tactic

14 May 2021

We all know the potentially tragic repercussions of drink driving, and now offenders are being named and shamed as part of a police tactic in drawing people’s attention to the seriousness of the crime and also as a reminder of the consequences of being on the wrong side of the law. As part of their annual ‘Christmas crackdown’ from December 1 2020 to January 1 2021, Surrey police named and shamed eighteen drink-driving offenders, stating their full names, age, home address, place and date of arrest, and the mg of alcohol per 100ml of breath at the time... Read full article

Ultra-low emission vehicles count for almost 1 in 7 new car sales in 2021

12 May 2021

The government has announced that “the UK is at the forefront of the electric revolution as nearly 1 in 7 new car sales so far in 2021 have a plug”. Ultra low emission vehicles account for more than half-a-million cars on UK roads – a ‘landmark figure’ which has been revealed ahead of the UK hosting the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26). Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said, “As hosts of COP26, we want to drive decarbonisation on the global stage, which is why we’re going... Read full article

Are you ready for hands-free driving?

08 May 2021

On April 28 2021, the Department for Transport (DfT) announced that vehicles with autonomous lane-keeping systems (ALKS) could legally be able to be driven hands-free by the end of the year. The announcement comes following a call for evidence in August 2020. ALKS enable a vehicle to drive itself by keeping to a single lane and allowing the driver to easily resume control at any time. The DfT says that “the technology could improve road safety by reducing human error, which contributes to over 85% of accidents”. Under the new... Read full article

Commercial vehicle production is up by 16% on lockdown levels

07 May 2021

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) have released new figures which show a 16.9% increase in commercial vehicle production in the UK in March 2021 (6,166 units) compared with output during lockdown in 2020. SMMT pointed out that output is still ‘significantly down on pre-pandemic levels’ at -32%, despite the figured indicating the first month of growth since the beginning of the Covid19 pandemic. As it stands, the domestic market appears to be recovering at a higher rate (34.7%) than overseas (3.2%). The SMMT said... Read full article

Catalytic converter theft now accounts for three-in-ten of all theft claims

06 May 2021

Data from car insurance company Ageas shows that catalytic converter theft now accounts for three-in-ten of all theft claims, a significant rise from around one-in-five before the UK’s first lockdown of March 2020. You may already know that a catalytic converter is the part of a vehicle’s exhaust system which reduces toxic emissions and pollutants by catalysing a redox reaction – a chemical reaction which changes the oxidation state of atoms. However, thieves aren’t targeting catalytic converters for their functional... Read full article

Research finds that 86% of drivers don’t want to share their driving data

04 May 2021

Research by consumer car reviews website Parkers found that only 10% of drivers knew that their vehicle has a data sharing agreement in place, and that 86% did not want to share their driving habit data with third parties. Parkers’ editor Keith Adams said, “It’s true that we’re agreeing to all manner of terms and conditions on a daily basis – I shudder to think what Google knows about me – but it comes as a surprise to see so few drivers are aware of what their cars knows about them. It suggests that carmakers need to... Read full article

PACTS and IAM RoadSmart urge the government to implement an ‘alcolock’ programme

30 April 2021

All new cars manufactured from 2022 will be required by law to be fitted with an ‘alcolock’ – an alcohol interlock feature which requires the driver to blow into a breath-testing tool connected to the car’s ignition system before they can start the vehicle - across Europe, but it is up to the government to decide how this feature will be used. A new report from the Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport (PACTS), supported by research from IAM RoadSmart urges the government to implement an alcolock programme... Read full article

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