BMW Group Australia has responded to the COVID-19 pandemic by introducing numerous measures designed to assist customers across all their interactions with the organisation while also keeping a fully-functioning training program in place for its dealer network. The customer measures fully respect national safety guidelines and a primary focus on health and wellbeing complemented by […] Read more
– Article/Photos by Rod Fuller – It’s a new world out there, with restrictions in place due to the Coronavirus pandemic. But there’s still signs of life continuing on, people getting ‘out and about’ (albeit in limited circumstances) and learner drivers out in force on the road. With many working from home, restrictions about travel in […] Read more
– Article/Photos by Rod Fuller – In today’s SUV dominated market with crossover this, all wheel drive that, it’s rare to find a passenger car that is just about being a passenger car, and Mazda6 is just that. Mazda6, superbly styled, practical, very well appointed and pleasurable to drive. It reminds me that a really […] Read more
Have you ever wondered if telematics and job scheduling could help your business become more efficient? Well, now’s your chance to try it out for free. If it doesn’t improve your efficiency of add value to your business, take it out (I’m sure conditions will apply). Verizon Connect is offering new and existing customers free […] Read more
Following the UK Government’s announcement on 23 March that people must stay at home, traffic on the UK’s road network has reduced drastically. However, there have been growing reports of speeding on the quieter roads and motorways across the UK. Since the lockdown, the Metropolitan Police has seen speeding become its biggest road safety challenge […] Read more
Caroline Let’s talk about fleet management policy and how fleet managers, or whoever is responsible for the policy should be acting in the present circumstances of the coronavirus pandemic. Do you know how fleet managers have responded? Ken What I have seen across a whole range of enterprises — local government and small to medium […] Read more
– By Victoria Nelson – I thought it was a misprint. When I read that Australian new car sales were down 48% I felt bad. But then I saw that new car sales in old Blighty were down 97%! Bugger me. It was hard to Adam and Eve. The dealerships in the UK are in […] Read more
FAN Behyad, I first encountered you in 2017, when you made a compelling presentation at the Sydney International Convention Centre, at a conference called Renewable Cities. The EV Council had just been established and you were pretty new in your position as I recall. Can you give us a quick history of the council and […] Read more
The Founder of the Australian Road Safety Foundation (ARSF), Russell White, has announced the winners of the 9th Annual Australia Road Safety Awards. In the era of COVID-19 these deserving winners are being recognised for their efforts to save lives on the road. On the last Friday of May (29th) the ARSF will also promote […] Read more
– By Caroline Falls – NSW Secretary for Public Transport Rodd Staples envisages a future road network with less congestion in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, as businesses and people become more flexible with working-from-home arrangements. Greater numbers of people telecommuting would also reduce the stress on the public transport system, and possibly lead […] Read more
Entries are now open for the sixth annual Australasian Fleet Champions Awards (previously known as the Fleet Safety Awards). Brake, the road safety charity organises the awards through its Global Fleet Champions initiative and is inviting entries from fleet operators and suppliers working to reduce the number of road crashes involving at-work drivers. The deadline […] Read more
A new route planning technology to help optimise deliveries and meet unprecedented customer demand is now available to SMEs in Australia for free for a limited time, thanks to HERE, a global leader in location intelligence. HERE WeGo Deliver enables businesses with a small fleet to operate their own efficient delivery service. By applying complex […] Read more
