Bt Fleet News
Welcome to November's newsletter
At BT Fleet, we are committed to keeping our customers up to date with the latest industry news, developments and legislative changes. Starting this month, we'll be sending you our newsletter on a regular basis. We look forward to bringing you relevant, informative articles covering a variety of industry events.
Please take the time to look at our first issue and let us know what you think. Your feedback will help us to ensure that the BT Fleet newsletter delivers the information you need.
Drivers' Hours Rules Review
The government has launched a comprehensive consultation to review the number of hours professional drivers can spend behind the wheel.
Transport Minister, Paul Clark, said: "The domestic drivers' hours rules affect thousands of workers across the UK so it is vital that they are effective in keeping drivers, passengers and other road users safe..."
Read more...
Large Vans Fail MOTs More
Recent figures from the Vehicle & Operator Services Agency (VOSA) reveal that 44.7R% of LCVs grossing 3.0 to 3.5 tonnes failed the MOT test in the year 2007/2008 - the worst MOT failure rate of any type of vehicle on the road.
Read more...
Van CO2 Database Criticised
The Department for Transport's recently launched van CO2 database has come under criticism from the British Vehicle Rental & Leasing Association (BVRLA).
Read more...
Used Van Values Fall
According to BCA, average values in the used van market appear to have peaked. June values fell to £3468, down from £3595 in May.
Read more...
BVRLA Calls for More Ambitious Targets
In response to a Department for Transport consultation on improving road safety beyond 2010, the British Vehicle Rental & Leasing Association (BVRLA) is urging the government to raise its goal of achieving a one-third reduction in road deaths by 2020.
Read more...
Government Tackles Roadworks Chaos
The government has announced a package of measures designed to alleviate the disruption caused by roadworks. Road user groups, bus operators, local highway authorities and utility companies will be called to a summit hosted by the Department for Transport later this year to examine ways in which the inconvenience caused by roadworks can be reduced.
Read more...
Accounting Proposals Set to Include Leased Vehicles
New rules proposed by the International Accounting Standards Board and the Financial Accounting Standards Board are likely to require leased company vehicles to be accounted for on a company's balance sheet as assets and liabilities≠.
Read more...
Mandatory Conspicuity Markings
From 10 October, 2009, some newly registered heavy vehicles will be required to fit a reflective strip that enables other road users to determine the overall dimensions of the vehicle more easily in
the dark.
Read more...
Scrappage Scheme Extended
Lord Mandelson has announced an extension to the scrappage scheme, with additional funding of £100 million and a two-year reduction in the age limit for qualifying vans...
Read more...
Non-display of tax discs
DVLA is working with police to agree a softer approach to enforcing non-display. Operators can legally drive while not displaying a tax disc for the first five working days of the month providing they renew before the old disc expires...
Read more...