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Huge potential for car sharing in London

Oct 28, 2014Comments off

Would you join? Estimates that car sharing could result in Londoners saving £238m and result in 79,000 fewer cars on the road A new report

Fleets contribute £19.5bn to the UK econom...

Oct 27, 2014Comments off

Average amount fleets spend on running each vehicle is between £4,500 and £6,500 per annum A new study from Sewells Research and Insight reveals just

Drivers set to save £150m as driving licen...

Oct 27, 2014Comments off

Drivers will save up to £150m over the next ten years Driving licence fees will fall by up to 32% Drivers will save up to

Driver shortage could lead to empty shelves...

Oct 24, 2014Comments off

Is driver shortage a worry for your fleet? Industry is estimated to be 40,000 drivers short As people begin preparing for the Christmas period (yes,

Ford invests £190m in low carbon engine cr...

Oct 24, 2014Comments off

Investment will help create 318 jobs Part of a £1.5 billion investment by Ford in low-carbon and environmentally friendly engine and vehicle technology The announcement

CAP warn that motorists will pay for new ca...

Oct 20, 2014Comments off

Have you been asked to swap into a new car? Motorists will ultimately pay for the car makers new car sales appetite, according to the

Traffic to cost UK economy over £300bn in ...

Oct 15, 2014Comments off

It gets worse Report reveals that traffic is potentially going to cost the UK economy over £300bn between now and 2030 INRIX, a leading international

OLEV to invest £11m towards UK hydrogen in...

Oct 10, 2014Comments off

Scenes like this should be coming soon Vital first step towards the UK becoming an industry leader in low emission vehicles The investment will see

Over 20,000 overseas drivers escaping speed...

Oct 09, 2014Comments off

Overseas drivers getting away with it Equivalent to £2.3m worth of speeding tickets Leading road safety charity, the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) has revealed

64-plate leads to decade high car registrat...

Oct 09, 2014Comments off

March and September way in front 425,861 new cars registered in the key month of September, a rise of 5.6% and the biggest September since