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Phoenix Training helps woman make her dream...

Feb 18, 2020Comments off

In December last year, Leanne Fogg, 39, from Enfield, fulfilled her lifelong ambition of becoming a lorry driver, after enrolling in Phoenix Training’s HGV driving programme. Leanne had dreamed of being a lorry driver since she

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Plug and Play: investing in digital green l...

Feb 17, 2020Comments off

Best known for its early investments in PayPal and Dropbox, Plug and Play has announced its expansion into digital green logistics. On average – globally – transport vehicle drivers, drive loads that are half full or empty. With

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Changes to driving laws in 2020

Feb 17, 2020Comments off

A number of new driving laws look set to affect UK drivers in 2020 and beyond. To help you prepare for these potential changes, we have put together a helpful list of government plans that may

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Trakm8 to showcase innovative telematics te...

Feb 17, 2020Comments off

Trakm8, the UK’s leading technology solutions provider for fleet management, insurance telematics, optimisation and dash-cam systems, will be showcasing an array of innovative products from its telematics offering at this year’s CV Show (28-30 April, NEC

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Drink-drive deaths fall slightly in 2018

Feb 17, 2020Comments off

Provisional estimates suggest there was a small decrease in the number of drink-drive related deaths in Great Britain during 2018. The figures show between 220 and 270 people were killed in collisions where at least one

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Parking prangs cost Brits £1.5 billion a y...

Feb 17, 2020Comments off

Car park prangs cost British motorists a staggering £1.5 BILLION per year, according to new research. A study revealed 11 per cent, or 3.74 million, of drivers have seriously damaged their own car while looking for

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Ebbon-Dacs releases moDel onto Apple platfo...

Feb 17, 2020Comments off

Oxford-based software solutions provider, Ebbon-Dacs, has added its market-leading electronic vehicle delivery and collection solution, moDel, to Apple’s iOS mobile operating system to allow access to Apple hardware users for the first time. Now available to

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Jet Plant Hire Ltd put its first FMX Tridem...

Feb 17, 2020Comments off

Jet Plant Hire Ltd of Evesham has recently put its first FMX Tridem chassis into service. The 8×4 rigid completes a ‘full range’ of Volvo trucks now in use at this industry-leading road planning business. A

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UK used car market holds steady in 2019

Feb 14, 2020Comments off

The UK’s used car market finished 2019 almost on par with the previous year, recovering to just a -0.1% drop following two quarters of growth in the second half, according to the latest figures released today

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Bodyshops: Emerging from the shadows

Feb 14, 2020Comments off

The past image of bodyshops will soon be consigned to the history books because businesses have emerged from the shadows into a bright electric vehicle (EV) future. This is the view of Graham O’Neill, the CEO