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Truck brake dust filters clean air by isolating tiny bits of smog
Vehicle emissions don’t come from just a tailpipe. German auto supplier Mann + Hummel has developed a filter that captures 80 percent of dust pollution…
Further response to the change to the Plug-in Car Grant
Following the government’s announcement last week that the Plug-In Hybrid car grant is to be scrapped from the 9th November, there has been a major…
Fleet Evolution free-to-view green webinars to coincide with Green GB Week
Fleet management and car benefits specialist, Fleet Evolution is holding a programme of free-to-view webinars on ‘greening the fleet’, timed to coincide with the start…
Fleets urged to size up their vehicles as bridge hit for 15th time
Network Rail is urging van and truck drivers to “wise up and size up” their vehicle after a transit van was the 15th vehicle to hit…
Severn Crossings to be toll free from 17 December 2018
Tolls on the Severn Crossings will be abolished on Monday 17th December, allowing those travelling between South Wales and the South West of England to…
WLTP provides fleet managers opportunity to demonstrate their worth
Fleet decision-makers are wading through unchartered waters with the volume of transformational challenges taking place in the industry, but they must use the opportunity to…
ACFO to focus on key industry issues at ‘State of the Nation 2’ Seminar
Budget 2018 promises to be the most significant for the fleet industry in recent history, which is why ACFO, the UK’s premier fleet decision-makers’ organisation,…
Government scraps plug-in car grant for hybrids
Cash incentives have been offered since 2011 to help promote cleaner cars and meet emissions targets, but from the 9th of November, grants for new…
A third of fleet managers find it hard to keep pace with a changing industry
The Future of Fleet report was published by Shell today, revealing that 59% of fleet managers are excited about the role new technologies will play…
Enterprise Expands Operations at Manchester Airport as Demand for Rental Grows
The world’s largest vehicle rental provider, Enterprise Holdings, has more than tripled its car hire capacity at Manchester Airport with a move to a new,…
Jeremy Clarkson, The Sun and Sunday Times name their cars of the year
The winners of the inaugural News UK Motor Awards, sponsored by Bridgestone Tyres, were announced last night at an exclusive gala awards ceremony held at…
Pricing trucks out of Leeds is not the way forward
The BVRLA is critical of Leeds City Council’s plans to introduce a new Clean Air Zone from January 2020 which will charge thousands of HGVs…
Euro Bus Expo 2018 previews its exhibitor show highlights
The bus and coach industry will be out in force at the NEC Birmingham later this month – checking out the latest vehicles (from a…
Consultation on Lower Thames Crossing
A major new road linking Kent and Essex will be a three-lane dual carriageway that would almost double capacity across the River Thames, Highways England…
EU ministers agree 35% car emissions reduction by 2030
Just hours after the IPCC warned the world needs to drastically accelerate decarbonisation efforts to limit global warming to 1.5C, the European Council disappointed environmental…
SMMT launches Brexit contingency aid package
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) today launched its new Brexit Readiness Programme to help the industry, especially SMEs in the automotive supply…