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Government rejects Manchester’s plea to d...
A plea by mayor Andy Burnham for the Greater Manchester Clean Air Zone (CAZ) to become a non-charging scheme, to allow residents and businesses time to adjust, has been rejected by the government. Instead, the Government
ORR drives greater transparency in National...
The Office of Rail and Road (ORR), independent monitor of National Highways, has ensured steps have been taken by the government-owned company to increase the transparency of its performance at a regional level. As a result
NEP fleet now powered by Green Biofuels
NEP has announced that it has switched its fleet of OB (Outside Broadcast) trucks to be powered by recycled biofuel supplied by Green Biofuels Ltd to further its commitment to combat global climate change. The introduction
Wheely-Safe technology galvanizes fleet saf...
Joseph Ash Galvanizing is rolling out Wheely-Safe’s intelligent TPMS (tyre pressure monitoring systems) across its entire commercial vehicle fleet. The steel business has introduced the technology having been impressed with the improvements it can bring to
Stagecoach marks National Apprenticeship We...
Stagecoach, the UK’s largest bus and coach operator, is marking National Apprentice Week 2022 which runs this week (7 to 11 February) by reaching the milestone of having its highest ever number of apprentices currently employed.
Electric van uptake grew in January
The UK new light commercial vehicle (LCV) market fell by -26.9% to 17,566 registrations in the first month of 2022 compared with a bumper January last year, according to the latest figures released today by the
Work begins at £47m LOC8 Logistics Busines...
A ground breaking event has taken place today to celebrate work starting at LOC8, a £47m new mixed use business park on the Ashford Road at Junction 8 off the M20. A ceremony took place this
Northern Ireland border rules row continues
Confusion continued to reign at Northern Ireland’s ports on Friday (4 February), after the environment secretary said there had been no changes to sanitary and phytosanitary checks despite Stormont’s agricultural minister calling for a halt. In
Manchester clean air zone plan delayed unti...
Manchester’s clean air zone (CAZ) plans have been put on hold after businesses said they would struggle to invest in cleaner vehicles. In a statement from the department for environment, food and rural affairs (Defra), it
DVSA issues number plate concealment update
The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is advising haulage operators that it is aware of a minority of operators who are deliberately attempting to conceal their number plates from identification. To better protect people from
