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Can Being An HGV Driver Affect My Car Insurance?
The Department for Transport and the DVLA have reported that there has been a significant increase in the number of HGV tests being carried out in 2022 compared to the same time last year. The push for increasing HGV driver numbers came as a result of the industry reporting a huge shortage in the number…
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How Technology Can Reduce Your HGV Insurance Costs
Obtaining the appropriate insurance for your heavy goods vehicle, or fleet of heavy goods vehicles can take time and patience. It requires a great deal of attention to small details, and if you are not careful it can be expensive. Haulage companies are faced with managing budgets that require control and tight management. Using technology…
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How Does HGV Insurance No Claims Bonus Work For A New HGV Driver?
The HGV industry had had a difficult few years. Some of the recent challenges the industry has faced have included a shortage of drivers, Brexit, rising fuel costs, and changes to the rules regulating driving and vehicles. However, due to the push for new recruits in the last few years, the industry is now expecting…
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What are the Different Vehicle Classes you can Insure?
It is easy to get confused when it comes to the many different categories of heavy goods vehicles. It is important to know the differences between vehicles and the different vehicle classes as this helps you to better understand the type of HGV insurance you need. Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) are essentially large vehicles, and…
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HGV Vehicle Classes Explained
In order to drive any heavy goods vehicle on the roads in the United Kingdom, it is essential that you make sure you have the correct licence. You also need to have an understanding of the different vehicle classes. The licence category is required to be on your driving licence if you want to drive…
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When Should You Consider Fleet Truck Insurance?
Heavy Goods Vehicles cannot be driven on the roads without adequate insurance. For companies who have multiple vehicles as part of their business (whether HGV or other types of vehicles), fleet insurance offers many great benefits. Fleet insurance allows companies to have one overarching insurance policy that insures all their vehicles on one single fleet…
Read more about When Should You Consider Fleet Truck Insurance?HGV driving tests increase by 74% in first quarter of 2022
It seems that the Government are making inroads into their initiatives to reduce the shortfall in HGV drivers in the UK, according to the latest official statistics. The HGV driver shortage was well over 100,000 in 2021. From January 1st, 2022, to March 31st, 2022, there was an impressive 74% increase in HGV driving tests…
Read more about HGV driving tests increase by 74% in first quarter of 2022When to get your HGV Insurance Renewal Quote – Timing is everything
Renewing your HGV insurance is not something you can ignore. Renewals typically come up once a year and can be overwhelming if you leave the renewal until the last possible date. If you do not renew your HGV insurance policy in time you will be in breach of the law relating to operating and driving…
Read more about When to get your HGV Insurance Renewal Quote – Timing is everythingChanges to the Highway Code that Impact HGV Drivers and Hauliers
On the 19th of January 2022 changes were made to the Highway Code which affect HGV drivers. The new rules affect how HGV drivers are required to behave when on the road, and also affect how drivers are penalised if an accident should occur. All haulage operators and drivers need to ensure they are familiar…
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The UK government has announced some major changes to international freight licences which came into effect from the 21st of May 2022. The new rules relating to international freight will govern how you transport goods to, from, and through Europe using cars, vans, trailers, and heavy goods vehicles. The rules form part of the UK’s…
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