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Delivering sustainable road transport
As Parliament shuts for a five-week general election campaign, the BVRLA is calling for the next Government to back the fleet sector by confirming the long-term status of its plug-in vehicle grants to move the country
EV batteries could be ‘huge waste mou...
The development and industrialisation of recycling technologies for end-of-life EV batteries is currently being outpaced by a boom of EV uptake, paving the way for a “huge waste management problem” in decades to come. That is
Petrol vehicles top list for next car purch...
Despite the environment being the biggest driver for switching to an electric vehicle, new research by digital transformation agency, Somo, has identified that the interest in petrol vehicles is not declining. In fact, over half would
Private parking firms will dish out 8.6 mil...
Private parking firms are set to issue nearly two million more tickets in 2019/20 compared with the previous 12 months. Almost 8.6 million tickets could be issued during the financial year by “out of control juggernaut”
CNG Fuels will use manure to offer first Ne...
CNG Fuels today announced plans to become the UK’s first supplier of carbon neutral fuel for HGVs, using manure to help fleet operators achieve Net Zero emissions. The company is also consulting on how its network
Charging towards a zero-carbon future
King Coal has been dethroned, the rise of renewables on our power networks has pushed its contribution from 40% to 6% in just ten years. The challenge now is to do the same on our roads.
Electric cars offer Benefits in Kind in 202...
From 6th April 2020, Benefit in Kind (BIK) savings on efficient plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and battery electric vehicles will increase dramatically, in a bid to increase the uptake of fully electric cars among fleets. The
Mansfield logistics firm motors on with £8...
A Mansfield-based transport company is gearing up for growth after investing more than £850,000 into its fleet of trucks. Mitchell’s of Mansfield, a member of Palletways, Europe’s largest and fastest-growing express palletised freight network, has expanded
Van market falls in October
UK new light commercial vehicle (LCV) registrations fell -11.0% in October, the second consecutive monthly decline, according to the latest figures released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Some 3,121 fewer models
SMMT: Comments on car market report
Charles Butler, motoring expert at www.carwow.co.uk commented: “It’s surprised no one that the Brexit uncertainty has continued to have an impact on consumer confidence, and not even the predicted but now defunct 31st October deadline pushed
