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How hanging an air freshener or fluffy dice...

Aug 15, 2019Comments off

An air freshener hanging from your rear-view mirror could be enough to land you with a £1,000 fine and 3 points on your licence, police are warning. A new crackdown could deem anything from invasive sat

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M1 safety week reduces collisions by a thir...

Aug 15, 2019Comments off

A week of action to improve safety on the M1 helped to reduce collisions by almost a third. The number of incidents during the Highways England initiative fell from 90 collisions during the previous week to

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Yodel invents trailer safety gate system to...

Aug 15, 2019Comments off

Independent UK parcel carrier, Yodel, has partnered with trailer manufacturer Cartwright to develop an innovative new safety gate system designed to reduce accidents as part of the latest addition to its trailer fleet. The custom-engineered safety

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UK used car market down -2.8% in Q2

Aug 15, 2019Comments off

The UK’s used car market declined by a moderate -2.8% in the second quarter of the year, according to the latest figures released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). 2,034,236 transactions took

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Wearable AR tech drives future for Renault ...

Aug 15, 2019Comments off

Renault Trucks is rolling out its innovative remote mentoring solution, ‘Optiview’ in its workshops across the country. Equipping technicians with RealWear HMT-1 headsets will enable them to significantly speed up repairs and maintenance for its customers.

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Could solid-state batteries signal a major ...

Aug 14, 2019Comments off

Range anxiety, expense, safety, weight – just some of the issues potential electric car buyers are having to face. Lithium-ion batteries have been around for some time and have been the basis for electric vehicle development

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Highways England geared up to help motorist...

Aug 14, 2019Comments off

More than 480 miles of roadworks will be lifted or completed on motorways and major A-roads to help families have smoother journeys over the August bank holiday. Highways England will remove the roadworks by early Friday

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EV experts from Swarco eVolt to promote EV ...

Aug 14, 2019Comments off

SWARCO eVolt’s Anne Buckingham and Alistair Decent are set to take part in the BBC Countryfile Live at Castle Howard, which runs from 15-18 August 2019. They are joining a panel with other experts to share

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Electric Vehicle Charging pioneer and inven...

Aug 14, 2019Comments off

Calvey Taylor-Haw, an inventor and entrepreneur who designed and built the first electrical charging points in the UK is suing BP Chargemaster for unfair dismissal and the resultant loss of just over £1 million worth of

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heycar launches in UK

Aug 14, 2019Comments off

A new online marketplace for used cars launches in the UK today. heycar.co.uk is on a mission to bring greater trust and transparency to one of the UK economy’s largest retail sectors. The brand will do this by