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The Chancellor is still leaving us in the dark
Responding to the Chancellor’s Autumn Budget, Matt Dyer, Managing Director of LeasePlan UK, said: On the economic outlook: “Britain’s impending departure from the EU is…
Nexus Vehicle Rental responds to Budget 2018
The CEO of Leeds-based Nexus Vehicle Rental, David Brennan, has responded to this afternoon’s Autumn Budget and what it means for the motoring industry. Britain…
Lex Autolease Budget reaction
Lex Autolease respond on WLTP correlation, the impack on BiK rates and the absence of Company Car Tax bands post 2020/21 Commenting on WLTP correlation…
Budget 2018: Industry and business response
Yesterday, Phillip Hammond, Chancellor of the Exchequer, gave his final Budget before Brexit in March 2019. The general consensus would seem that the Chancellor didn’t…
Electric vehicles are inspiring the engineers of the future
Electric vehicles took centre stage at the Greenpower International Finals, held recently at Rockingham Speedway. The event is run by the Greenpower Education Trust –…
Whistl invest in parcel sortation to meet growing demand
Whistl, the leading delivery management company with activities in Business Mail, Doordrop Media, Fulfilment and Parcels has invested in its first automated parcel sortation machine which…
First Manchester announces proposal to close Rusholme Depot
First Manchester has announced a proposal which could see its Rusholme Depot close, with staff, services and vehicles relocated to other depots in the Manchester…
Alexander Dennis secures Berlin Enviro500 contract
The framework contract from BVG is for a minimum of 70 buses, though up to 430 could be ordered to a value of £194m Alexander…
Top 10 road rage phrases revealed
The definition of road rage explains it as “a situation in which a driver becomes extremely angry or violent with the driver of another car…
Scotland road casualties fall to record low in 2017
Ministers have welcomed the long-term trend of decreasing road casualties in Scotland – after new figures reveal the total number of casualties fell to a…
15mph speed limit proposed for City of London
The City of London Corporation has unveiled new plans to tackle air quality, road danger and congestion – including the introduction of a 15mph speed…
UK petrol stations to embrace electric
ChargePoint, the world’s leading electric vehicle (EV) charging network, and Total Gas & Power, one of the leading energy suppliers to business customers, today announced…
Derby rejects Clean Air Zone scheme
The BVRLA has welcomed Derby City Council’s plans to apply new air quality traffic management measures instead of opting for a charging Clean Air Zone…
ACIS calls for greater collaboration to future-proof crash repair market
The crash repair industry needs to work more collaboratively to prevent longer key-to-key times as bodyshops get to grips with advanced driver assisted systems (ADAS)…
Survey shows that old and animals should be sacrificed
In a survey managed by MIT Media Lab and reported in the UK newspaper, The Independent, old people and animals should be sacrificed in autonomous…
Sofico celebrates 30th birthday
Global automotive finance, leasing, fleet and mobility management software provider, Sofico, is celebrating its 30th birthday – and looking ahead, says the next 30 years…