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BVRLA urges the Exchequer to use budget to back the PM’s electric aims
Ahead of this year’s Budget the BVRLA has urged the Chancellor to energise the take up of plug-in electric vehicles and support the vital role…
Smart road lights to prevent lane drifting at major motorway junction
Smart lights in the road surface, which switch on when traffic lights turn green, have been introduced for the first time at a major motorway…
ORTEC releases Routing Suite focusing on supply chain collaboration
ORTEC’s latest release of the ORTEC Routing Suite has become available today. The Routing Suite optimizes the daily operations of logistics companies—retailers, shippers, fourth party…
Jaguar Land Rover to shut Solihull plant for 2 weeks
Jaguar Land Rover has announced it will shut down production for two weeks. The country’s biggest car-maker said the “fluctuating” global market has triggered the…
Road-side checks for lorry emission cheating
Cheat devices mean a lorry can produce up to 20 times more dangerous emissions. The DVSA has now become routinely checking lorries they stop at…
Allego launches contactless debit and credit card payments for EV charging
Allego, Visa and the other card schemes American Express and Mastercard have announced the launch of an easy-to-use payment solution for Electric Vehicle (EV) drivers…
Lower drink-driving limit has ‘little effect’ on road deaths
The reduction in Scotland’s drink-driving limit has had little effect on the level of deaths and accidents on the nation’s roads, according to a new…
Fleet Evolution offers helping hand to small business start-ups and SMEs
Fleet management and car benefits specialist, Fleet Evolution, is offering a helping hand to new business start-ups and SMEs by providing access to rates and…
Andy Alderson comments on SMMT’s latest car sales report
Considering the economic uncertainty Brexit is creating – alongside a slowing of vehicle production caused by the new Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicle Test Procedure (WLTP)…
BGF acquires stake in Fleetondemand
Fleetondemand has just completed a significant investment with BGF, which is acquiring a minority stake through a £5 million investment. The deal marks further success…
VisionTrack predicts UBI will become mainstream solution for commercial insurance by 2021
Usage Based Insurance (UBI) is seeing unprecedented adoption in commercial lines according to award winning video telematics provider, VisionTrack. The sophistication of technology in vehicles…
Vehicle choice can significantly reduce driver’s air pollution exposure
Could switching to zero emission capable taxis potentially halve exposure to toxic exhaust pollutants? According to findings from new research, London taxi drivers experience twice…
UK new van market declines -6.1% in September
The British light commercial vehicle (LCV) market contracted last month according to figures released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Just…
UK Car market declines in September
The UK new car market fell by -20.5% in September, according to the latest figures released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders…
Response to the Fuel Duty freeze
Following prime minister Theresa May’s announcement of the freezing of fuel duty, there have been a couple of responses that take contradictory views. Ashley Barnett,…
Road safety charity launches new website for fleet operators
The UK’s biggest independent road safety charity IAM RoadSmart has launched its new commercial website which will allow business users the chance to choose from…