Kieren Gibson Explains How His Safety-First Approach Benefits Patients, Drivers and Vehicles
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Debate the hot topics on our commercialfleet.org running cost data, best practice, fleet profiles email.commercialfleet.co.uk to register today Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook sites adRocket FP_COMFLEET_6404839037id3059747.pdf 30.06.2017 14:08 Welcome You’ll see from pages 16 26-27 that the process for the Commercial Fleet spotlight: Fleet Awards is well Acute Ambulance under way – please Inside this issue consider entering as it’s and Medical Services a great way to receive recognitionr for all your hard work overo the past 12 months and beyond. As well as awards entries, we are 24 28 looking for a local charity close to readers’ hearts to be nominated as Insight: our official charity of the year. Telematics Last year, we teamed up with and in-cab Peterborough charity Little Miracles Manufacturer to help raise funds for much-needed cameras equipment to aid children with life- spotlight: BD Auto limiting conditions and disabilities. The awards were a great success and raised £5,500 for Little Miracles as well as facilitating numerous 48 offers in the form of van donations and other support. This year, we are looking for charities that don’t benefit from a national profile, struggle to generate funding and are based in the local community – in other words, charities that this event can make a Driven: fundamental difference to. To nominate a charity close to your Mercedes-Benz Actros heart, please email kate.howard@ bauermedia.co.uk for a nomination 4 I ‘No meaningful benefit’ 10 I Local roads to be 33 I Insight: Remarketing form. It needs to be completed and from van rule changes improved by VED funding Market uncertainty sparked by returned by August 25. EU proposals will not improve safety, Tax money will not only go to national political turmoil and holidays lead All suggestions will be forwarded says trade organisation FTA routes as part of transport investment to a mixed bag of results in May to the independent Bauer Media Charity Committee to decide on the 6 I Bid to curb use of hire 12 I Rules & regulations/Q&A 43 I Model update chosen charity for the Commercial vans in terror attacks This issue we look at subjects such as Citroën unveils new car transporter; Fleet Awards 2017. A common theme in recent terrorist storage of fuel in the workplace and Volkswagen safety device; LDV Mini incidents in London is the use of hired advanced stop lines for cyclists B; and the return of DFSK bargain vehicles as weapons of death basement vans 28 I Telematics and 8 I Mayor consults on ‘pay in-cab cameras 44-49 I Peugeot Partner/ as you pollute’ charges The combination is pushing safety Citroën Berlingo EV, Stephen Briers, Location and time of journeys could standards higher as fleets discover Volkswagen Crafter, Fiat editor-in-chief, be considered under new proposals how their drivers are performing Talento, Mercedes Actros Commercial Fleet Complaints:p Bauer Consumer Media Limited is a member of the Independentp Press Standards Organisationg (www.ipso.co.uk)p and endeavours to respondp to and resolve youry concerns quickly.qy Our Editorial Complaints Policy (including full details of how to contact us about editorial complaints and IPSO’sIPSO’s contactcontact details)details) cancan bebe foundfound atat www.bauermediacomplaints.co.uk.www.bauermediacomplaints.co.uk. OurOur emailemail addressaddress forfor editorialeditorial complaintscomplaints coveredcovered byby thethe EditorialEditorial ComplaintsComplaints PolicyPolicy isis [email protected]@bauermedia.co.uk. The Commercial Fleett Fleets Informed programme is designed to deliver comprehensive advice and knowledge to fleet decision-makers. All the FLEETS content can be found at www.commercialfleet.org/fleets-informed INFORMED Brought to you by CommercialFleet commercialfleet.org July 2017 3 News insight: EC Mobility Package EC’sEC’s proposedproposed chachanges to rules governing vansvans bringbring ‘no‘no memeaningful benefit’ toto roadroad safety,safety, saysays FTA New regulations could still be adopted into UK law after Brexit negotiations are concluded By Gareth Roberts an fleet operators could be hit with more regu- lations after the European Commission (EC) revealed plans to bring them into line with rules which govern HGVs. The proposals, which were contained within the EC’s ‘Mobility Package’ announced last month, could have potentially huge implica- Vtions for the commercial fleet industry. The package comprises of eight legislative files and various accompanying documents, including plans which would change drivers’ hours rules, tachographs and minimum wage rules for visiting drivers. However, it is the proposed rule changes for fleets oper- ating light commercial vehicles (LCVs) which are causing most concern. enforcing existing road safety laws against operators with The EC wants to extend the rules for financial standing, dangerous,dangerous, badlybadly maintainedmaintained andand overloadedoverloaded vans.vans. good repute, cabotage (the right to operate transport £1,600 “Instead, the DVSA and Government should be concen- services within a particular territory) and professional proposed standing rate for the trating on encouraging increased professionalism in this competence to include commercial vehicles weighing less first van under the new plans fast-growing sector by cracking down on unroadworthy than 3.5 tonnes. competitors, without creating unnecessary burden for those The move would bring operators within the scope of EU operating within the law.” regulations 1071/2009 and 1072/2009, which set the rules Financial standing rates for vans are proposed to be €1,800 for carrying out domestic and international work in the EU. for the first vehicle and €900 for each subsequent one. Under the controversial plans, van fleet operators would At current exchange rates that would mean around £1,600 have to comply with some of the O-licence rules. and £800 respectively. There is not a requirement for these European Commissioner for Transport, Violeta Bulc, said: sums to be paid, rather the ability for an operator to be able “Our reforms will set the foundation for standardised, digital to demonstrate that they have such funds available to prove road solutions, fairer social conditions and enforceable that the business is solvent and will not be likely to cut market rules. corners on maintenance obligations due to lack of available “They will help decrease the socio-economic costs of funds. transport, like time lost in traffic, road fatalities and serious Member states will also be required to report annually to injuries, health risks from pollution and noise, while serving the commission on van activity in scope of the regulation. the needs of citizens, businesses and nature.” The FTA has continuously objected to proposals to increase However, the proposals have been criticised by the regulation of the van sector. Its members are clear that there UK-based Freight Transport Association (FTA). It is particu- is currently a lack of enforcement of existing rules regarding larly concerned that implementing these new controls will roadworthiness and overloading. divert the attention of the Driver Vehicle Standards Agency However, it claims that the new regulation in the absence (DVSA) away from the vital task of policing dangerous badly of effective enforcement will divide the van industry into maintained or overloaded vehicles. those who operate according to the law and those who More than four million vans are used on the UK’s roads operate according to what they feel they can get away with. every day, with operators using their vehicles to travel a Furthermore, increased enforcement of the proposals will record 48.5 billion miles across the country in 2017. divert existing enforcement resource away from dangerous James Firth, head of FTA licensing policy, said: “We recog- and overloaded vehicles to a ‘paper chase’ to ensure operators nise the political pressure the European Commission was comply with an administrative procedure. facing from some member states to amend regulations The basic requirements of the rules are probably not a covering freight vehicles. But the addition of new restrictions significant issue for many of its members, the FTA says, but on van operators is an unnecessary imposition, the imple- the administrative processes required to prove compliance mentation of which will hinder business growth and bring could be. It will also impose a greater burden on the traffic no meaningful benefit to road safety. commissioners, and an increased cost to industry. “In turn, this will take the focus of the DVSA away from The commission acknowledges the changes will trigger 4 July 2017 commercialfleet.org Van regulations may be brought into line with those for HGVs if the proposals are adopted increased implementation and enforcement costs by membermember states,states, consideredconsidered toto bebe upup toto €166€166 millionmillion (£145m)(£145m) “The addition of new restrictions on for the 28 member states from 2020-2035. It also says businesses will face an increase of up to 10% in operating costs in order to comply with the new rules. van operators is an unnecessary However, it argues that the changes will deliver savings of up to €5.2 billion (£4.5bn).