By Georgina Bailey Marketing Executive What is a Smart Motorway? A smart motor way uses technology to actively manage the flow of traffic on the road, which is controlled from a regional traffic control centre. The control centre will monitor the flowing traffic carefully and activate changes in signs and speed limits which helps keep the traffic moving. Smart motorways […]
By Georgina Bailey Marketing Executive Almost one million driving licenses were reported as lost, stolen or damaged last year, according to the data released by the DVLA (Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency). A replacement license costs motorists £20, meaning that they have had to pay a collective sum of £19 million on new ID in 2017 alone. The main reason for drivers […]
By Josh Brian Marketing Apprentice You hear stories about people getting hit by cars all the time, but have you heard of the new reactive LED lights designed to significantly reduce the number of pedestrians being hit and killed by cars? According to the latest road casualty statistics, 20 collisions involving pedestrians occur at crossings every day in the UK, that’s more than 7,000 a […]
By Josh Brian Marketing Apprentice As we all know, polices forces across the UK are regularly using mobile speed camera vans to catch speeding motorists, but did you know they also use them to snap drivers either not wearing their seatbelts, or on the mobile phones whilst behind the wheel. Over a third, (16 out of 44) of the UK’s forces said […]
We regularly hear about big name companies getting hacked and having important personal information stolen, resulting in huge pay-outs to retrieve the data, but you would be surprised by the amount of small businesses that also experience the same problem. We are not looking to alarm you but if you own a business then you are at risk! 90% of large businesses and 74% of small businesses had […]
Uber has lost its licence to operate in London after a shocking TFL (Transport for London)decision to revoke its permission for the minicab app to put its drivers on the Capital’s streets. The car-hailing service, which provided a low-cost, convenient minicab service to millions of Londoners, has faced controversy over how it has handled crimes committed by some of its drivers. […]
By Ben Scott Marketing Manager As technology evolves so do the hackers, they are constantly finding new and inventive ways to install malware onto your device. People are usually ‘baited’ into these cyber attacks through spam emails if you click on one of these spam emails it allows the hacker to install the harmful material. The reason this happens so often is […]
By Ben Scott Marketing Manager Drones are rapidly becoming the latest innovation to hit the mainstream, and Connect Insurance have stepped up to ensure protection is available for those who need it. (And no, we don’t mean we’ve started selling helmets in the event somebody parachutes a small animal onto your head.) Of course, Drone Insurance is not a household […]