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DFT has released new updates to Drivers’ Hours Rules, Furloughed Drivers & Safety Guidance fro Drivers

The following is taken from a email provided by the Department for Transport. Drivers' hours rules update As part of the Government’s effort to keep supply chains moving throughout the coronavirus outbreak, the Government announced a temporary measure to relax the enforcement of both the EU and GB drivers’ hours rules until 31 May 2020. Following a review, the Department for Transport has confirmed that the temporary relaxation to the EU drivers’ hours rules will not be extended and will end at 23:59…

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Drink drivers face swifter justice with new roadside breathalysers

New roadside breathalyser technology and a new approach to road casualty investigation. Government announces bold package of measures to improve road safety Measures include £350,000 for a competition to bring a new mobile breathalyser to the market £480,000 for the RAC Foundation to trial an innovative new approach to road casualty investigation, looking more closely at what is really causing road collisions Drink drivers are to face swifter justice thanks to new roadside breathalyser technology that will allow police to…

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