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Half of drivers break 30mph speed limits
In 2022, under free-flowing traffic conditions, 50% of car drivers exceeded the speed limit on 30mph roads compared to 45% on motorways and 11% on national speed limit single carriageway roads. Overall, speed limit compliance in
Biggest monthly fuel rise in 23 years in Au...
The price of petrol rocketed by nearly 7p (6.68p) a litre in August while diesel shot up by 8p, making for the fifth and sixth biggest monthly rises in 23 years, data from RAC Fuel Watch* shows.
Vandals attack ULEZ cameras as legitimate &...
Following the expansion of the London ULEZ (Ultra Low Emissions Zone), some of the cameras have been vandalised from being doused in red paint, covered with bags to being actually cut down. Self-styled “blade runners” claim
Scania puts a solar powered truck to the t...
Scania is trialling solar power technology on public roads as part of a two-year research collaboration with Uppsala University, Eksjö Maskin & Truck, Midsummer, Ernsts Express and Dalakraft. The unique 560hp plug-in hybrid truck has been
UK CV production hits July eight year high
UK commercial vehicle (CV) manufacturing output grew 9.3% in July to reach 8,853 units, according to the latest figures published today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). The result means the industry enjoyed its
Tribunal rules that ULEZ signs unlawful
Transport for London’s contentious Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) is facing fresh scrutiny as a related initiative, the Low Emission Zone (LEZ), comes under fire for its signage being ruled unlawful by a tribunal. Noel Willcox,
Grayrentals ‘rebrands’ as TIP
Leading truck and trailer hire provider Grayrentals will tomorrow ‘re-brand’ and be referred to as TIP. As part of the TIP Group, the trailer and truck hire business will be represented under the same banner. With
Ringway Jacobs enhances driver welfare and ...
Ringway Jacobs, a leading highway services provider, has improved levels of safety and fleet risk reduction, as well as increasing the support provided to its drivers, following the adoption of an industry-first, video-enabled lone worker protection
Discounted charging rates for electric car ...
From the 1st to the 15th of September, Zapmap, the UK’s leading charge point mapping service, and Equans, the company that owns and runs the GeniePoint network, one of the largest public EV charging networks in
New refuelling station helps CNG fleet expa...
A new biomethane refuelling station for HGVs entered construction in Aylesford, Kent, this week. Capable of fuelling more than 500 trucks per day and of delivering 19 million kilogrammes of Bio-CNG annually, the 12-pump site is a
