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Ricardo to advance next generation electric...
Ricardo, a global environmental, engineering and strategic consulting company, is demonstrating its commitment to decarbonising global transport by leading a programme which will advance the
Are British roads capable of catering for a...
This year, the UK became the first country to allow self-driving cars on motorways at low speed. The country is making incredible progress in the
Know the rules or pay the price
The findings from research commissioned by Europcar Mobility Group UK among 300 fleet managers across the country has been published in its latest whitepaper ‘Clearing
Smart motorway rollout to be paused
The rollout of new smart motorway schemes will be paused until a full five years’ worth of safety data is available, as the Department for
SMMT looks ahead to the year in road transp...
This year is set to be another eventful one for the road transport sector, with many developments affecting the industry in the areas of Brexit,
New van registrations grows by a fifth
UK new light commercial vehicle (LCV) registrations bounced back from the pandemic-hit 2020, growing by more than a fifth (21.4%) in 2021, according to the
Government playing ‘Russian roulette’ w...
The government is failing to monitor how many foreign lorries are entering and leaving the UK under revised cabotage rules introduced in October last year,
Two Midlands builders’ merchants see oper...
Two builders’ merchant companies have been disqualified from holding HGV licences by the West Midlands Traffic Commissioner and their licences revoked. M K Builders’ Merchants,
Traffic commissioners offer guidance on new...
The traffic commissioners have made operators aware of the help and advice available about new customs rules that came into effect at the beginning of
Action-packed year for Driving for Better B...
2021 has been a year of launches, leadership, partnerships, accolades and awards for National Highways’ Driving for Better Business (DfBB) campaign. Highlights include: Launched and
