Government Policy

Lawyer warns of costly safety risks for fle...

Oct 08, 2021Comments off

The nationwide shortage of drivers has been making headlines across the UK and Europe over the last few months, with the government looking to counter

Statement from Logistics UK in response to ...

Oct 07, 2021Comments off

Speaking in response to Boris Johnson’s comments yesterday morning (5 October 2021), that the supply chain issues currently being experienced in the UK are the

Is the ban of fossil fuel vehicles going to...

Oct 04, 2021Comments off

The UK Government has announced official plans to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2030. From then on, new hybrids or

Future of transport regulatory review: zero...

Sep 30, 2021Comments off

The government is committed to phasing out the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans by 2030. All new cars and vans will

Petrol shortage: Government prepares to cal...

Sep 27, 2021Comments off

BP said nearly a third of its British petrol stations had run out of the two main grades of fuel on Sunday as panic buying forced

Freeze fuel duty forever, says Logistics UK

Sep 23, 2021Comments off

Business group Logistics UK is calling on government to freeze fuel duty forever to help the sector make the shift to alternatively fuelled vehicles on the road to Net Zero. As

Unite warns ‘illegal’ fresh ext...

Sep 21, 2021Comments off

Unite, the UK’s leading union, has warned that the government’s plans to continue to relax the maximum driving timing for lorry drivers, is dangerous, reckless

Addison Lee leads the charge to full electr...

Sep 21, 2021Comments off

Addison Lee – London’s largest private transport provider – has today announced its plan for a rapid transition to electric vehicles, to be completed by

Charge points to be ‘switched off’ for ...

Sep 17, 2021Comments off

New electric vehicle (EV) charge points, installed at home and in the workplace from May, will be pre-programmed to switch off during peak hours to

Gaps appear in fleet sector’s Road to Zer...

Sep 14, 2021Comments off

Dangerous gaps have appeared in the fleet market’s road to zero, with some sectors accelerating towards the petrol and diesel phase-out and others stuck at