Latest News

Ben
The group of military students visiting the site

Group of military students visit M25 juncti...

Oct 07, 2024Comments off

A National Highways project team recently welcomed a group of military students to a tour of one of our major schemes as part of an initiative to share experience. The engineers of the future were given

Ben
Darren Stranack, along with the Pertemps Driver Training team, assisted me in gaining the confidence and competence to drive both LGV Cat C and Cat C+E.

Update on Driver CPC reforms

Oct 07, 2024Comments off

The Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) has been an essential qualification for professional drivers across the UK. To keep pace with industry needs and to simplify the training process, the Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency

Ben
New car market; EV salary sacrifice, Employee Car Ownership

Fleet demand turbocharged new car registrat...

Oct 04, 2024Comments off

The UK new car market rose 1.0% in the key ‘74’ plate change month of September, to 275,239 units, according to the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). In what is

Ben
London street scene with bike lorry and buses

Centrad warns operators of DVS grace period...

Oct 04, 2024Comments off

With the latest DVS changes set to come into force later this month, Geoff Cross, Managing Director of commercial vehicle safety systems experts Centrad, has shed light on what operators need to understand about qualifying for

Ben
CharlesCosby-ezgif.com-webp-to-jpg-converter

Charles Crosby

Oct 04, 2024Comments off

Charles is the network manager in the UK for Fixico, a digital platform transforming the car repair industry across Europe. Based in Uttoxeter, England, Charles joined Fixico in July 2023, where he plays a key role

Ben
Car reminding driver that service is due

Digitalisation is key to tackling fleet rep...

Oct 04, 2024Comments off

In the rapidly evolving landscape of fleet management, smarter vehicles require smarter repairs. Fleet managers and repair leads face increasing pressure to maintain vehicle uptime and control costs, especially in car sharing, rental services, and last-mile

Ben
CoolKit vans

CoolKit announces Mercedes-Benz VanPartner ...

Oct 03, 2024Comments off

CoolKit, the UK’s leading specialist in temperature-controlled van conversions, has been awarded VanPartner status by Mercedes-Benz. This accolade highlights CoolKit’s dedication to exceptional quality in designing and manufacturing refrigerated conversions and bodybuilding for light commercial vehicles

Ben
Car insurance and car services

Leasys UK launches Accident Management and ...

Oct 03, 2024Comments off

Leasys UK, a leading player in multi-brand operational leasing, has partnered with FMG, the UK’s award-winning and leading provider of end-to-end incident management services to provide Accident Management and Fleet Safety services to its corporate customers.

Ben
Tesla electric car

Reduce BEV prices or increase range perform...

Oct 03, 2024Comments off

The Dilemma facing Vehicle Manufacturers As an industry we are learning more about electric vehicle batteries as each month goes by. Recently I attended an interesting webinar on the subject organised by AutoVista. Intuitively, we know

Ben
electric chargers in the car park

vaylens launches new EV fleet solutions

Oct 03, 2024Comments off

vaylens, the charging management software brand recently launched by the KOSTAL Group, is simplifying how fleet operators manage and monetise EV charging with the launch of its latest suite of solutions. Designed specifically for the unique