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ODS meets compliance agenda with DAVIS

Mar 11, 2020Comments off

ODS, a wholly owned company of Oxford City Council, is meeting its compliance agenda across its owned and grey fleets totalling almost 600 vehicles – thanks to the licence checking procedures and processes within Licence Check’s

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Specialised driver training centre wins new...

Mar 11, 2020Comments off

An in-house driver training centre that delivers CPC tuition for specialised commercial vehicles has won the DVSA seal of approval for a further five years. More than 400 drivers have gained an HGV licence at the

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Data privacy a top concern for UK drivers &...

Mar 11, 2020Comments off

LeasePlan, together with leading global research firm Ipsos, today released the Car Data and Privacy edition of its annual Mobility Monitor. The annual survey reveals that car data privacy is a top concern for UK drivers,

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North Yorkshire County Council targets road...

Mar 11, 2020Comments off

North Yorkshire County Council has adopted Ctrack by Inseego’s advanced vehicle tracking solution for its fleet of 400 cars, vans and minibuses as part of its duty of care and green fleet strategies. The Ctrack solution

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Collaboration on advanced mapmaking for aut...

Mar 11, 2020Comments off

TomTom (TOM2), the location technology specialist, Toyota Research Institute – Advanced Development, Inc. (TRI-AD) and DENSO, today announced a successful proof of concept demonstrating a fast high definition (HD) map-building method for roads, essential for safer

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National car leasing company debuts TV adve...

Mar 11, 2020Comments off

LeasingOptions.co.uk is making its debut on screen with its first national TV advertising campaign featuring its new LO:bot character. The new TV ad will be launched on Sky channels across the UK from mid-March. Created by

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Renault Trucks starts serial production of ...

Mar 11, 2020Comments off

Marking a decisive turning point in the transformation of urban mobility, Renault Trucks is due to commence serial production of its D and D Wide Z.E. electric trucks at its Blainville-sur-Orne plant in March 2020. Dedicated

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UK’s first Electric Forecourt® is under ...

Mar 10, 2020Comments off

GRIDSERVE announces today that the first of a nationwide network of over 100 Electric Forecourts® is now under construction and will open this summer, offering convenient, ultra-fast, low-cost charging, with an outstanding customer experience. The Electric

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Glaucoma: VR simulation shows driver eyesig...

Mar 09, 2020Comments off

Company drivers may be putting themselves, the public, and the business at risk from poor eyesight, without even being aware of an issue, according to Specsavers Corporate Eyecare. Specsavers has been using a virtual reality (VR)

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DfT urged to bring longer semi-trailers int...

Mar 09, 2020Comments off

The Government is being urged to ‘seize the opportunity’ to improve safety and reduce lorry emissions, by making the use of longer semi-trailers a permanent fixture on UK roads. Since 2012, the DfT has been trialling