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February 2021
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DASHCAM FOOTAGE CATCHES THOUSANDS OF ILLEGAL ACTS
Motorists have sent 52 174 dashcam recordings of potential traffic offences to UK police forces since 2017 with more than a a a third resulting in in a a a court summons fixed penalty notice driver awareness course or warning A Freedom of Information request was sent to every UK police force by the country’s leading new car buying platform and consumer champion What Car? It found police forces across the UK receive more than 35 pieces of dashcam footage every day Just over 10% of the incidents captured on film were severe enough to warrant a a court prosecution and 9 6% resulted in a a fixed penalty notice (FPN) A further 10 5% resulted in in the driver being asked to attend a a a driver awareness course and 3% of drivers were given a a warning Thirty-five of the UK’s 42 police forces have a a system
in fin place to process and fine drivers and motorcyclists based on dashcam evidence from other road users The use of dashcams by drivers and other road users has shot up by around 850% since 2017 when insurance companies started accepting footage as evidence for claims and the courts first used footage to convict an offender Dyfed-Powys Police in South Wales is the most active in using dashcam footage It has taken action over 81 3% of the videos it’s received with 40 2% of of offenders receiving a warning 18 6% of them were prosecuted in court and 18 4% were asked to attend a a a driver awareness course while just 4 0% were handed an an FPN London’s Metropolitan Police received the largest volume of submissions – nearly 25 000 ■
ALife’s a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a gas at at at at at Asda with Volvo Volvo Volvo Volvo FH
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sda took delivery of 202 fleet more than double in in size to to Volvos being deployed ”
Volvo FH
LNG tractor one third Supplied by Andrew Low units in the run-up Sean Clifton senior manager manager - - national key account manager manager to to Christmas peak trading in in national fleets said: “We like to to at at Volvo Trucks UK & Ireland what is believed to be be the single largest order ever placed in the UK for heavy trucks running on renewable fuels The supermarket has ambitions to transition its core fleet of 1 000 tractor units from diesel to to gas by 2024 after in-house trials showed running on biomethane reduced CO2 emissions by more than 80 per cent The delivery also sees Volvo’s share of Asda’s
think big start small and scale fast – and that’s precisely what we’ve accomplished with this move to biomethane “We began with a a a pair of Volvo FH
LNG trial vehicles at our Avonmouth depot in December 2018 which quickly proved to be very capable A further 49 joined between December 2019 and May 2020 and now this latest order sees an additional 202 the order comprises 29 4x2s
for operation with single-deck trailers and 173 6x2s which will pull double-decks All trucks benefit from sleeper cabs and a a a specification fine-tuned for safety sustainability and efficiency The bulk of the new trucks will remain in in service until January 2026 – 12 months longer than Asda’s
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Stena Embla sees first sailing for truckers
Truck drivers (l-r) Daniel Ferris Dean McAuley and Johnny Spence were among the first to travel on Stena Line’s newest Irish Sea ferry as it it made its inaugural crossing on the Belfast- Liverpool service Stena Embla will join her sister ship Stena Edda on the Belfast– Liverpool route with the capacity to carry 1 1 000 passengers 120 cars and with 3 100 freight
lane meters It will increase the freight
capacity by 20% and raise passenger capacity by 33% Paul Grant Stena Line’s Irish sea trade director said: “Stena
Embla will make one daily return trip between Belfast and Liverpool “We have now invested
over £400m in our ferries and port facilities on the Irish Sea in recent years “This route is is one of the most popular Irish Sea crossings for both freight
and leisure traffic so having a a second vessel of the calibre of Stena Embla with a a a a host of high-quality passenger facilities will further increase its appeal and and expand our capacity ”
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