SAFETY / CAR CARE

With petrol and diesel prices going down during this most difficult time of the year, January, fleet managers need to take advantage of this opportunity and make use of fleet telematics systems with fuel management capabilities so they can take control of their drivers’ fuel usage and significantly reduce costs ...

The South African Institute of Civil Engineers (SAICE), in its latest report, has deemed South African roads “at risk of failure” due to poor maintenance and lack of upkeep over decades – with drivers now bearing the burden of the ailing network. With growing concern over the state of road, ...

  Thobeka Ntshangase is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of MyFleet Track, a leading tracking and  fleet management company in South Africa. In this exclusive interview with AUTO REPORT AFRICA, Thobeka reveals her motivation for venturing into the business, saying despite the challenges in the industry, MyFleet  Track has all ...

The festive season is the most challenging time of the year, especially when managing a large fleet of vehicles. Other businesses are taking a holiday break, but fleet managers are always on the go. Whether you’re supplying your clients directly or keeping other companies running such as retailers, the pressure ...

(By Crist Roy) If you’ve ever had something of yours stolen, you know how bad it can feel. Spending so much on something and then losing it is an awful feeling, and everyone wants to prevent that from happening. For most people, a vehicle is one of their most valuable ...

Many parents tell their children who are learning to drive that it is not necessarily them who will cause an accident; you have to anticipate what other drivers may do. And in a country with such a high road fatality rate as South Africa’s this is indeed sage advice, says ...

The Discovery Sport has, again, been awarded a five-star Euro NCAP safety rating – meaning all Range Rover, Discovery and Defender models now have a maximum rating for safety, according to the latest rating of 14  cars, the last group of 2022 cars,  released on Wednesday by  Euro NCAP. Discovery ...

Euro NCAP, Wednesday,  released results for its final group of cars for 2022. Only three of the 14 cars tested did not achieve the consumer safety organisation’s maximum five-star safety rating. Reflecting the diversity of vehicles tested in 2022, Wednesday’s grouping includes three Chinese cars, superminis, family cars, off-roaders, MPVs, ...

In a proactive initiative to help make our roads safer this festive season, the Vehicle Testing Association (VTA), a proud association of the Retail Motor Industry Organisation (RMI),  is offering motorists free safety checks between 28 November 2022 to 9 December 2022. Julian Pillay, national director of VTA, says although ...

From hurricane winds in Florida to sandstorms in Dubai, motorists have been told how to stay safe when out on the road in the world’s most extreme weather conditions. Holiday car rental experts at StressFreeCarRental.com have told drivers what steps to take if they find themselves caught driving in dangerous ...