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Catalytic converter thefts up tenfold in 20...

Nov 22, 2019Comments off

AA insurance services have seen the number of claims for catalytic converter thefts increase tenfold from the beginning of the year. In January, eight vehicles had their catalytic converters stolen whereas in just last month (October)

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Double honours for Ford vans and pick-ups

Nov 21, 2019Comments off

Ford is celebrating a clean-sweep of the light commercial vehicle awards season as the electrified Ford Hybrid Transit Custom line-up is today named International Van of the Year (IVOTY) 2020, and the Ford Ranger is named

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Driverless cars to hit London streets in ne...

Nov 21, 2019Comments off

A Cambridge start-up has announced that a fleet of driverless cars will hit the capital’s roads. A trial of eight autonomous Jaguar I-Pace SUVs will take to streets across Zones 1–3 in London to improve their

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Breathalysers must be available in all new ...

Nov 21, 2019Comments off

Breathalysers must be able to be fitted into all new cars from 2022 following a landmark decision by the European Council. The technology, that could prevent drink-drivers from starting their engines, was approved in March but has only just been

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Renault Trucks Range T520 High 6×2 is ...

Nov 21, 2019Comments off

County Down-based RAS Haulage has put a new Renault Trucks Range T520 High 6×2 tractor unit into service on its cement bulk tanker and aggregate tipper operation working across Northern Ireland’s quarries. Supplied by local dealer,

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The all-new Morris JE makes public debut

Nov 20, 2019Comments off

Morris Commercial, the UK-based automotive engineering and manufacturing start-up, today unveiled its stunning new battery electric light commercial vehicle (LCV), the Morris JE. The JE made its debut appearance at The Design Museum in London, hosted

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IVECO S-WAY ‘I’m Unstoppable...

Nov 20, 2019Comments off

IVECO’s ‘I’m Unstoppable’ video campaign, developed to support the launch of the new IVECO S-WAY heavy truck range, has received two major prizes at the ADCI 2019 Awards: Silver in the Film/Branded Content category – Other

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Uber and AA’s DriveTech launch road safet...

Nov 20, 2019Comments off

Road safety is a global problem with 1.3 million people killed annually. In the UK over 1,700 die with thousands more seriously injured annually.  Uber is determined to play its part in reducing these numbers and

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M6toll launches HGV driver road safety camp...

Nov 19, 2019Comments off

M6toll, operated by Midland Expressway Ltd (MEL), has joined forces with Central Motorway Police Group (CMPG) to produce a high impact road safety campaign designed to improve awareness amongst HGV drivers of the five most common

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Intelligent Car Leasing launches first brok...

Nov 19, 2019Comments off

Intelligent Car Leasing has launched a car subscription service in partnership with Wagonex, the car subscription marketplace platform. With car subscriptions predicted to account for 10% of all new vehicles retailed in the US and Europe