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Stellantis UK awards RAC five-year roadside assistance contract

Stellantis UK awards RAC five-year roadside...

Jun 12, 2023Comments off

The RAC has signed a five-year contract to provide roadside assistance services to all Stellantis car and van brands in the United Kingdom and Republic

HGV levy restarts on 1st August 2023

Jun 12, 2023Comments off

The HGV levy, abandoned at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, is to be reintroduced from 1 August with a new emphasis on emissions, weight

“Charging becoming the new maintenance”...

Jun 12, 2023Comments off

Electric vehicle (EV) charging is replacing maintenance as the most onerous day-to-day managerial task facing many fleet managers, says the Association of Fleet Professionals (AFP).

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Lack of toilets for drivers is “dehumanis...

Jun 09, 2023Comments off

Tom Cornwell, RHA Public Affairs Manager said: “There are simply not enough facilities on our roads leaving countless lorry drivers parked up overnight without access to

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Automechanika Birmingham launches VIP motor...

Jun 06, 2023Comments off

Automechanika Birmingham returns to the NEC for the first time in four years from 6 – 8 June, and the event organisers have gone above

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New van market maintains growth in May

Jun 06, 2023Comments off

The number of UK light commercial vehicles (LCVs) registered in the UK grew by 15.3% in May compared with last year, reaching 25,359 units, according

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HGV driver penalised for breaking the 90 in...

Jun 02, 2023Comments off

A Road Haulage Association (RCA) has reported that one of his drivers received a penalty and advised not to return to the EU because they

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Plug-in Grants: The latest developments

Jun 02, 2023Comments off

Last month, the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV) increased the end-user limit for Plug-in Van Grant (PiVG) applications by 50%, from 1,000 to 1,500

Vauxhall Vivaro 1.5 million vans produced

Stellantis celebrates 1.5 million Vivaro va...

Jun 01, 2023Comments off

Stellantis is celebrating a landmark 1,500,000 Vauxhall Vivaro and its sister vans built at its manufacturing plant in Luton. First produced in 2001, the Vauxhall

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Road casualties increase after Covid dip

May 31, 2023Comments off

The number of drivers and road users killed and seriously injured is back to pre-pandemic levels, and businesses need to take action to reduce this