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BVRLA sees satisfaction soar as businesses ...
The BVRLA has published its 2020 Annual Review showing an increase in member satisfaction across all key areas during one of the most challenging years in the association’s 53-year history. BVRLA Chief Executive Gerry Keaney said:
FORS launches abnormal indivisible loads tr...
FORS is launching a new training course for transport managers, to help them better understand how to manage the transportation of abnormal indivisible loads. Abnormal indivisible loads (AILs) are classified as loads which cannot, without undue
New weather stations helping to keep traffi...
New roadside weather stations on five-metre-high poles are helping keep England’s motorways and major A roads moving this winter. The weather stations provide vital information to the Highways England teams who are in charge of keeping
Government with £20 million chargepoints b...
Local authorities are being urged to take advantage of a £20 million cash injection to boost the number of on-street electric vehicle chargepoints in towns and cities across the UK. In a letter to councils across
Fleet Alliance sees huge surge in electric ...
Fleet Alliance has seen a huge surge in orders for of electric vehicles (EVs) as companies and drivers alike look to take advantage of attractive tax rates available, while enhancing their green credentials. In the last
Government urged to review drink driving ap...
A new report is urging the Government to carry out a ‘major’ review into drink driving, after concluding the current system is ‘no longer adequate’. The report, published by the Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety (PACTS),
‘Be the mate who won’t speed’...
A new THINK! campaign urges young drivers on essential journeys to ‘be the mate who won’t speed’ to keep themselves and others safe on the road, and help reduce pressure on the NHS. The new campaign,
Stats provide insight on impact of Covid-19...
Despite confirming an expected fall in the number of road deaths, new figures show the overall fatality rate actually increased during the first half of 2020. Published on 28 January, the DfT stats show, for the
Record number of vehicles fail MOTs due to ...
Almost 1.3 million vehicles failed MOT tests last year because of faults relating to exhaust emissions, finds BookMyGarage.com. Diesel vehicles have seen the greatest surge in failures due to emissions, with a huge rise of 240 per
World’s first double decker hydrogen bus ...
In a significant acceleration towards the UK’s green energy ambitions, the double decker hydrogen bus hits the streets of Aberdeen in a world-first this week – featuring a bespoke system from Luxfer Gas Cylinders. The zero
