Businesses in Northern Ireland can now access three online driver training courses via a newly formed partnership between Adrian Hide Consultancy and Road Safe NI. We have three courses to offer, one for car drivers, one for van drivers, and a special Electric Vehicle familiarisation course, ideal for those moving over to electric vehicles for […]
The Christmas countdown is on and the festive party season is well and truly upon us. Whether it’s a night out with work colleagues at the pub, you’re getting glammed up for the office do, or it’s a festive night out with your family – if you’re celebrating with a drink, getting a taxi or […]
Did you know that four out of ten collisions happen at night? That’s according to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (ROSPA). With the nights drawing in and the clocks having gone back you may find that more of your workforce are driving at in less than perfect conditions – so we thought […]
It’s not uncommon for people to talk about range anxiety, that’s the worry that an electric vehicle battery might run flat mid-journey. The reality is that range anxiety is something that non-ev drivers believe we EV driver suffer from, in fact this is not really true, mainly because we have a very different mindset, we […]
Background Accora are a family-run firm based in Cambridge. They supply medical beds and chairs to nursing/care homes and health care facilities throughout the UK. Challenges Faced The company has a fleet of vehicles with around 35 sales staff and product specialists who drive for work purposes. They had previously tried various training options for […]
New figures have revealed that the number of deaths on our roads rose by seven percent in 2021. The provisional figures have been revealed in a recent Department of Transport report. They also show that: • There was an estimated 1,560 reported road deaths in 2021, a reduction of 12% from the 2017 to 2019 […]
May is: ‘National Walking Month,’ and with the weather getting better – more and more of us are donning our walking gear to get some fresh air and some exercise. Did you know though that changes made to the Highway Code this year affects pedestrians/walkers? If not our latest blog will help explain. Back in […]
When it comes to getting behind the wheel, we’ve already seen lots of rule changes this year already. Last month we saw a clampdown on the use of mobile phones while driving and earlier this year we saw real changes to the Highway Code. If you missed it or want to find out more simply […]
Over the last few weeks and days the media has been full of stories about rising petrol and diesel prices. Only today there are headlines saying that petrol and diesel costs have reached a record high as global oil prices soar yet again. According to the RAC the average price for unleaded is £1.67 a […]
