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Councils to gain new powers to tackle pavement parking

Councils to gain new powers to tackle pavem...

Jan 12, 2026Comments off

Local authorities across England are set to receive new powers to introduce area-wide pavement parking restrictions, a move designed to improve accessibility and safety for

Rising costs to pose biggest challenge for 9 in10 repairers

Rising costs to pose biggest challenge for ...

Jan 12, 2026Comments off

The UK’s service and repair sector is set to face a convergence of challenges this year, according to The Motor Ombudsman’s latest annual survey of

Government cuts red tape to make it easier to switch to EVs with Electric Car Grant but what about the Electric Fleet, Electric Car Grant to boost the move to Net Zero and mileage rates and boosts Electric Car Grant but introduces pence-per-mile charging

Pence-per-mile eVED raises concerns across ...

Jan 12, 2026Comments off

According to Shoreham Vehicle Auctions managing director, Alex Wright, this move could place a significant new administrative and compliance burden on the motor trade. And

What will shape commercial vehicle electrification in 2026?

What will shape fleet electrification in 20...

Jan 09, 2026Comments off

With 2025 wrapped up, it’s fair to say the past year has been a busy one for the UK’s electric vehicle (EV) industry. Policy announcements, funding changes and continued investment in

Building Public Confidence in Automotive Technology and telematics

Predicting the biggest telematics developme...

Jan 09, 2026Comments off

The pace of change within the telematics sector continues to accelerate, so we spoke with some of the leading industry specialists to find out what

Motive launches next-gen AI dashcam as winter collision risk spikes

Motive launches next-gen AI dashcam as wint...

Jan 08, 2026Comments off

Motive, the AI platform for physical operations, today launched AI Dashcam Plus, a first-of-its-kind dash cam that brings improved AI capabilities, hands-free communication, and reliability together

Electric car sales to increase to 580,000 in 2026

Electric car sales to increase to 580,000 i...

Jan 08, 2026Comments off

Electric car sales in the UK will increase to 580,000 in 2026, representing 29% of a total of two million new car registrations, according to

Advanced Automatic Collision Notification could save thousands of lives

Advanced Automatic Collision Notification c...

Jan 07, 2026Comments off

At CES 2026, Intrado Life & Safety, Inc. (Intrado), a leader in emergency communications technology, and SBD Automotive, a global automotive research and consulting firm,

Van market shrinks in 2025 despite EV growth

Van market shrinks in 2025 despite EV growt...

Jan 07, 2026Comments off

The UK’s new light commercial vehicle (LCV) market declined by -10.3% in 2025 with 315,422 vans, pickups and 4x4s registered, according to the latest figures

UK Government launches first Road Safety Strategy in over a decade

Government launches first Road Safety Strat...

Jan 07, 2026Comments off

The UK Government has launched its first Road Safety Strategy in more than ten years, setting out plans it says will save thousands of lives