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SEPTEMBER 2015 PRO INSTALLER
PRO MOTORING
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Rise In Commercial
Vehicles Causing
Refuelling Safety Hazard
Time spent refuelling is becoming
a critical issue for LCV operators,
according to The Fuelcard People.
Steve Clarke, group marketing manager, has highlighted an overlooked
challenge in the rising use of LCVs,
as reported in Commercial Fleet.
“Moving the same load in smaller vehicles
means more traffic,” he said. “That is challenging, but is only the tip of the iceberg.
There will be a real effect on everyone from
greater van traffic.”
The number of LCVs is expected to almost
double during the next five years.
Steve said: “Vans refuel more often than
trucks, carry the same goods, on the same
journeys, but with more frequent refuelling
and the result higher forecourt demand.
That means queues. The longer that it takes
each driver to complete the process, the
worse it becomes.”
“A constant stream of vehicles trying to
feed back onto the carriageway means that
other drivers have to slow down or move
over,” he said. “If vehicles are unable to
leave the exit slipway, traffic will back up
right through the filling station and cause
queues. Van users and drivers can hardly be
blamed, but we can all expect problems.”
Steve continues: “There will be another 2.5
million vans on our roads by 2020, so getting vehicles of all sorts through forecourts
as quickly and efficiently as possible will be
crucial. If they are using fuel cards and saving money at the same time; that can hardly
be a bad thing.”
The Fuelcard People provides cards that
allow LCV and other commercial road users
to refuel at a fixed weekly price, available
at thousands of locations throughout the
country.
Car Theft: The Latest Trends
Car theft is any motorist’s worst nightmare,
but how significant is
the risk, and what role
does where you live
and what car you drive
play when it comes to
the likelihood of becoming a victim?
Research conducted on UK
car theft statistics by talking
to 27 UK police forces and
reviewing expert opinion
has resulted in the following
useful information and gives
an overall picture of the
changing car theft trends.
In the 27 police areas,
the total number of car
thefts went from 66,360
in 2009/10 to 39,588 in
2013/14 – that’s a 40.3%
drop.
Areas with the
Lowest and Highest
Rates of Car Theft
Rural and affluent areas
dominate the list of locations with the lowest car
theft rate (based on population).
‘the total number
of car thefts has
seen a 40.3% drop’
secure, because no less than
50% of the least crime-ridden locations begin with the
letter… Spooky!
At the other end of the
scale, these are the areas
with the highest rate of
theft based on population
over the course of the last
five years.
UK Car Theft Trends
Taking a look at the big
picture, there was a significant decline in the number of cars stolen in the
UK between 2009/10 and
2013/14:
For more information visit
www.thefuelcardpeople.co.uk
The more superstitious
amongst us may have noticed that the figures seem
to suggest that living somewhere beginning with the
letter ‘C’ will improve the
chances of keeping your car
Source: www.
thecarpeople.co.uk/
blog/uk-car-theftstatistics/#sthash.
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