Government Policy

Electric cars being charged

EV Infrastructure Strategy: tenfold expansi...

Mar 25, 2022Comments off

The UK’s charging network has been given a huge boost today (25 March 2022), as government unveils plans to support the UK market to reach 300,000 public electric

Spring Statement

Spring Statement: Industry responds

Mar 24, 2022Comments off

Yesterday, 23rd March 2022, Rishi Sunak delivered his Spring Statement. In it he stated that fuel duty will be cut by 5p until March 2023,

Welsh fuel prices

Record pump prices are hurting drivers and ...

Mar 07, 2022Comments off

It is possible that petrol and diesel prices are to rocket even further by 10p to 20p per litre this coming week. Howard Cox of

Elongated truck cabs get Government green l...

Feb 15, 2022Comments off

New truck cab designs that help to reduce fuel consumption have been approved for use on UK roads. The new rules will allow fleet operators

Manchester Clean Air Zone

Government rejects Manchester’s plea to d...

Feb 08, 2022Comments off

A plea by mayor Andy Burnham for the Greater Manchester Clean Air Zone (CAZ) to become a non-charging scheme, to allow residents and businesses time

Cars on the motorway

Treasury Committee: UK road pricing recomme...

Feb 04, 2022Comments off

Zero emission vehicles shouldn’t mean zero tax revenue, says Transport Committee. The UK faces an under-resourced and congested future unless the Government acts urgently to

Warehouse

Logistics and warehousing must play key rol...

Feb 03, 2022Comments off

The logistics sector has given a muted response to the government’s levelling up strategy, published today (2 February 2022). The Levelling Up White Paper outlines

Direct Vision

Former Transport Ministers call on Grant Sh...

Feb 02, 2022Comments off

Former transport ministers have written to UK Transport Secretary Grant Shapps, calling on him to swiftly adopt new vehicle safety measures that have been described

Plan for Manchester CAZ to target vans susp...

Jan 24, 2022Comments off

Hauliers will come under the scope of Manchester’s Clean Air Zone (CAZ) when it launches in May, but plans to target vans and taxis have

Fleet of five trucks

Research and development for fleet manageme...

Jan 20, 2022Comments off

The HMRC Research and Development Tax Scheme was created to encourage business innovation and stimulate the economy, through supporting firms to bring new products and