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Vehicle Tracking, Video Telematics and Driver Safety Solutions
Vehicle Tracking, Video Telematics and Driver Safety Solutions
20 MPH Speed limits are “five” times safer than 30 MPH
20 mph speed limits are rapidly replacing 30 mph limits as the new norm in many towns and cities. And figures show that this is being backed up by high levels of enforcement.
Take London as an example. Almost half of London roads have a 20mph limit including all roads within the central London congestion charge zone. Enforcement is also increasing, with the Metropolitan Police working to increase its capacity to issue 1 million speeding tickets by 2024. In 2021/22, the Met issued 476,685 speeding offences, an increase of 72% from the previous year.
Councils are now installing their cameras and are also able to issue speeding fines of £130. This is repeated across the country as more areas implement 20 mph limits.
Almost a third of the population lives in towns and cities where the default speed limit is 20 mph or will soon be 20 mph.
Your drivers may be among them. So how does this affect your business?
For a discussion on how we can help manage driving styles and reduce speeding for your drivers, please contact us for an informal discussion. Save Time, Save Money, Drive Safe.
Drivers
In discussions with drivers when reviewing their driving styles there are a number of reasons why they are not complying with the 20 mph zones:
What is the impact on your drivers?
The obvious one is points on their license and the cost of fines or attending speed awareness courses.
But many are not aware that their jobs are at risk if they get too many points on their license. Pretty obvious to many but the message is not getting through.
Effect on your Business
There are a number of areas where your drivers flouting the 20 mph limits will impact your business.
Let’s look at branding first. Many 20 mph zones are surrounding schools. Images of your branded vehicles speeding past the school gates are not the greatest advertising for your business.
What about the costs to you? Two main areas are increasing insurance costs if you have drivers with over 6 points and the cost of recruiting new drivers if they are banned due to points accumulation on their license.
Where will Vehicle Tracking Help?
Driving Behaviour: How poor driving behaviour costs money and affects your business.
Driving behaviour has been viewed as one of the toughest areas to manage within a vehicle fleet. Our eBook on Driving Behaviour will help you understand the key things you need to manage and how telematics can help.
For a discussion on how we can help manage driving styles and reduce speeding for your drivers, please contact us for an informal discussion
