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Electric “Flex” changes mean 92...

Apr 02, 2019Comments off

A Fleet Evolution survey identified that well over 92% of respondents would consider an electric car but are nervous about relying on one for 365 days a year. The same survey found that the average commute

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Fleet Service GB delivers company car and v...

Apr 02, 2019Comments off

Robust management of fleet maintenance costs across the car and van fleet operated by Stannah has delivered a saving of almost £280,000 despite a 19% increase in the number of vehicles operated. Stannah, the UK’s leading

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Bridgestone Europe completes acquisition of...

Apr 02, 2019Comments off

Bridgestone Europe NV/SA (“Bridgestone”), a subsidiary of Bridgestone Corporation in EMEA, the world’s largest tyre and rubber company, today announced it has completed the acquisition of TomTom Telematics (Telematics), the leading provider of digital fleet solutions

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Goodyear supplying tyres for Zipcar UK, the...

Apr 02, 2019Comments off

Goodyear Tyres has partnered with Zipcar UK, the country’s leading car sharing service, that makes vehicle hire simple with 24/7 member access to a fleet of 2,600 vehicles. Of these, 325 are electric, making it the

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With ULEZ on the horizon; are businesses ar...

Apr 02, 2019Comments off

With less than a week to go until the launch of the Ultra-Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) new research from Europcar Mobility Group UK has revealed that a quarter of businesses that use vans hadn’t made plans

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Mileage fraud clocks in at all time high

Apr 01, 2019Comments off

Unsuspecting motorists are more vulnerable behind the wheel than ever before as new figures from automotive data experts HPI reveal the number of cars on UK roads with mileage discrepancies has risen to one in 14.   The

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Land Rover installs the UK’s most remote ...

Apr 01, 2019Comments off

Land Rover has installed the most remote electric vehicle charging point in the UK, ideally situated for Range Rover and Range Rover Sport P400e drivers that might need a mid-adventure top-up charge. Located around 15 miles

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Watch as 200ft-long motorway bridge bites t...

Apr 01, 2019Comments off

This incredible footage shows how a 200ft-long motorway bridge spanning the width of the M6 disappeared overnight. After a year of careful planning, the motorway bridge was erased from the landscape in under 12 hours –

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Daimler Doubles Down on Self-Driving Trucks...

Apr 01, 2019Comments off

Reports from America that Daimler Trucks have purchased a majority interest in Torc Robotics, a Virginia-based maker of highly automated vehicle systems that Daimler sees as a key to commercialising driverless trucks on U.S. roads. The

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Scania at Tip-ex 2019

Apr 01, 2019Comments off

Scania is the long-standing UK market leader in the eight-wheeler sector as such will have a significant presence at Tip-ex 2019.  On its stand, M7– M9, the company will be focusing on vehicles ideally suited to