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SM UK produces Yorkshire’s first Covid-sa...

Feb 09, 2021Comments off

Leeds-based auto engineering and vehicle safety specialist SM UK has invested £200,000 to develop a fleet Covid-safe vehicles designed to provide workers with a secure and virus-free environment to eat and keep clean while working on

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DA Techs merges tyre, wheel and bodywork se...

Feb 09, 2021Comments off

DA Techs, the wheel repair and refurbishment business based near Chorley in Lancashire, has used the quiet periods of lockdown to level up its services and ensure rapid growth once the current restrictions are eased. Despite

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Dashcam: a ‘game changer’ in enforcemen...

Feb 08, 2021Comments off

As many as 89 dashcam video recordings of alleged motoring offences were submitted to police forces every day in 2019, according to data analysed by the RAC. A total of 32,370 pieces of footage were received in

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e2e calls for industry steering group on EV...

Feb 08, 2021Comments off

Neil Joslin – COO, e2e Total Loss Vehicle Management has called on the salvage and recycling industry to proactively collaborate on the management of EVs and Hybrids. Electrification of road transport is building rapid momentum.  PwC

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Logistics UK urges government to support su...

Feb 08, 2021Comments off

The logistics industry needs government support in the 2021 Budget to ensure the continued health of the UK’s supply chain, according to business group Logistics UK. In a letter to Chancellor Rishi Sunak MP, sent ahead

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Total Motion MD warns rushing to make vehic...

Feb 08, 2021Comments off

Fleet managers rushing to change to ‘greener’ vehicles could be making a costly mistake for their businesses, a leading industry expert has warned. Total Motion Managing Director Simon Hill – who has more than 20 years’

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Seven up for Gold-standard ELB Partners

Feb 08, 2021Comments off

Wimbledon-based haulier ELB Partners has maintained its position as London’s only holder of the Gold standard Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS) award after securing the accolade for the seventh consecutive year. ELB Partners, a member of

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No extension for DVS deadline but apply bef...

Feb 08, 2021Comments off

Transport for London’s Direct Vision Standard (DVS) permit will be enforced from the beginning of March – and thousands of hauliers have still not applied. Goods vehicles over 12 tonnes now require a permit to drive

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Auto Windscreens ‘primed and ready...

Feb 08, 2021Comments off

Automotive windscreen repair and replacement company, Auto Windscreens is ‘primed and ready’ for the introduction of new ‘Insurance Industry Requirements (IIR) for the safe repair of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) equipped vehicles’, expected to come

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Daimler plans separation into two pure−pl...

Feb 05, 2021Comments off

Daimler plans a fundamental change in its structure, designed to unlock the full potential of its businesses in a zero-emissions, software-driven future. The Supervisory Board and the Board of Management of Daimler today agreed to evaluate