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Filling the delivery slots – and
keeping businesses moving
With the shortage of delivery drivers becoming
acute, Rod Came has a simple idea that will
help keep business on the move – pg 24
Looking to advance? Don’t forget
to check your own driving
When do you last have your own driving
evaluated, asks Steve Garrod? If it’s been a
while, perhaps now is the time for a quick
refresher course before bad habits creep in
that you could pass on to pupils – pg 26
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Regional News/Views
Poor reporting and the
hidden heroes
Media should be taken to task over
how it reports on motoring, plus a
spotlight on the hidden heroes of
the NHS: the Freewheelers Blood
Bikers – pg 30
Hot, hot, hot, and ADI threatened
July was searingly hot... and presented some new problems
for drivers to content with. Elsewhere, ADI threatened by
thugs is a reminder of new dangers – pg 32
Never trust a pigeon... and in memory of a
much-missed ADI and friend
Karyn Cunningham is in the Newslink Q&A spotlight, while
a group of ADIs in East Kilbride channel their grief over the
loss of a friend to a great cause – pg 36 and 37
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Mental health and driving
Special feature on how poor mental health
can affect your driving – and what steps you
need to take if you are struggling with anxiety
and depression – pg 28
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