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ClickMechanic adds tyres to service offerin...

Aug 21, 2019Comments off

ClickMechanic.com, the online car repair marketplace, has added tyre replacements to its service offering. The addition will enable both existing mechanics as well as new tyre specialists to register their services on the site. Mechanics will

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Alliance Transport Technologies is revoluti...

Aug 21, 2019Comments off

Aftermarket solutions provider, Alliance Transport Technologies (ATT), is changing the way contract labour is applied across the bus, coach and commercial vehicle industries with the launch of a new resourcing division, Alliance Contractor Resourcing. Headed-up by

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The installed base of aftermarket car telem...

Aug 21, 2019Comments off

According to a new research report from the IoT analyst firm Berg Insight, the number of active aftermarket car telematics units will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 20.6 percent from 58.7 million

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McCarron Coates gets significant response t...

Aug 20, 2019Comments off

A bespoke insurance solution for van drivers keeping Britain’s economy motoring in a compliant and professional way is already proving popular, following its launch by the FTA and its insurance partner broker, McCarron Coates. McCarron Coates

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Mercedes fit tracker devices to their cars

Aug 20, 2019Comments off

An investigation in the Sun newspaper today (20 August 2019), reveals that Mercedes have installed tracking devices in all their cars. These sensors can pinpoint a vehicle’s exact location. Mercedes claim that the addition is a

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‘Range anxiety’ remains the big...

Aug 20, 2019Comments off

One year on from the unveiling of the government’s Road to Zero plan and a new survey by Venson Automotive Solutions reveals that whilst company car drivers are widely switched on to the benefits and implications

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R M Penny teams up with Teletrac Navman to ...

Aug 20, 2019Comments off

R M Penny, the number one provider of plant hire, demolition and excavation services across the South West and South Wales, has chosen Teletrac Navman to implement a new fleet management system in a move to

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IMI registers 5,000 apprentices for End Poi...

Aug 20, 2019Comments off

Industry body, the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI), is continuing to work with the motor retail sector to address the skills gap.  Significantly, it has now reached 5,000 registered apprentices for end point assessment, underlining

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Alltruck achieves prestigious Investors in ...

Aug 20, 2019Comments off

Leading truck rental and contract hire company, Alltruck plc, has joined the elite top two percent of Investors in People (IIP) accredited organisations in the UK by being awarded the IIP’s highest Platinum Standard. Privately-owned truck

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German rental-car company cancels order for...

Aug 19, 2019Comments off

Nextmove, a German car-rental company, planned to buy 100 Tesla Model 3s this year, which would have made it the largest customer of Elon Musk’s electric-car maker in Europe. That all changed after the first 15