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JLR secures £500m loan from UK government

More good news for Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) with the announcement of a loan guarantee from the British government to develop electric cars. Prime Minister,

UK’s largest rapid charging network adds contactless payment

Polar, the UK’s largest public charging network for electric vehicles, will now offer contactless bank card payment on all new 50kW rapid and 150kW ultra-fast

Majority ‘would get the jitters’ in self-driving cars

The motor industry has a ‘big job ahead’ in convincing drivers that self-driving vehicles are safe, according to IAM RoadSmart. A new survey carried out by

Alexanders keep easy-loading with low-maintenance Ekeri

Alexanders Removals and Storage took delivery of an Ekeri side-opening 18 tonne rigid vehicle in 2017 which, says the company, has greatly improved loading flexibility

Fleet Management Programmes – Encouraging a stress-free lease

When implementing a vehicle management programme, it is important to produce a clear assessment and plan, detailing the business’ fleet objectives. These systems can be

Changing market needs require hybrid systems to manage

The increasing complexity of the European leasing, finance and fleet and mobility markets requires sophisticated, future-ready hybrid computer systems. So says Sofico, software provider to

Abellio London Bus adopts fingerprint-based drug testing

Abellio London Bus, one of London’s most innovative public transport companies, has become the first bus operator to adopt new fingerprint-based drug testing technology to

Motorists warned of lower drink drive limits abroad

British motorists planning to drive abroad this Summer are being warned that the drink drive limit in England & Wales is higher than anywhere else

Ford and Volkswagen Expand Global Alliance

Ford Motor Company and Volkswagen AG are expanding their global alliance to include electric vehicles – and will collaborate with Ford’s self-driving unit Argo AI

Driver crashes car because they couldn’t grab the handbrake

A driver whose cluttered car was so messy it caused a collision has been shamed by police officers on social media. Hampshire Police were called