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Recognition for essential company car servi...

Mar 27, 2019Comments off

In an increasingly complex business car marketplace, the Business Motoring Awards 2019 has recognised best practice in the sector from the likes of Northgate and Volkswagen Commercial Services. The annual awards took place last night (26

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Automotive brands won’t hit 10% EV purcha...

Mar 27, 2019Comments off

Lack of education is a major barrier to electric vehicle (EV) adoption, new research from Encore Digital Media reveals, with very low awareness of EVs (18%) but a high appetite to find out more (59%). Specialists in targeting niche automotive audiences online,

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Tesla Model 3 becomes Europe’s best-selli...

Mar 27, 2019Comments off

The European car market registered its sixth consecutive month of decline in February 2019, as 1.14 million vehicles were registered. This was largely because February marked a month of uncertainty for many of the bigger European

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MacIntyre Transport hits the road with TOPS...

Mar 27, 2019Comments off

Ten years since first adopting Fargo Systems TOPS transport management software, MacIntyre Transport is currently embarking on the rollout of the latest version of TOPS…on the go (TOTG) across its 215 strong fleet. Piers Kilfoyle, operations

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Employer tax bills follow upper tribunal ru...

Mar 27, 2019Comments off

Back in August 2017, the first-tier tribunal (FTT) considered whether three commercial vehicles (two Volkswagen Kombi vehicles and one Vauxhall Vivaro) should be classified as vans or cars for benefit-in-kind purposes. The distinction is crucial because

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Morrisons Makes It – GeniePoint

Mar 27, 2019Comments off

ChargePoint Services, owner and operator of the GeniePoint Network, has today announced a green transport energy roll-out plan with Morrisons supermarkets to provide rapid electric vehicle charging across its sites, nationwide. Morrisons will provide their customers

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Licence Check reveals upgrades for its clou...

Mar 27, 2019Comments off

Licence Check, the UK’s fastest growing provider of fleet licence checking and compliance services, has announced new upgrades for its cloud-based Driver and Vehicle Information Solution brand, DAVIS, including accident recording, enhanced licence checking and improved

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All new cars to have a speed limiter fitted

Mar 27, 2019Comments off

Under new EU safety rules, all new cars from 2022 must be fitted with Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA) and ‘black boxes’ that will use the GPS network to locate the car and what the speed limit

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How ULEZ charge could increase the cost of ...

Mar 26, 2019Comments off

Expert Market, a leading comparison site for vehicle tracking system​s,​ has created a new infographic (reproduced below) which shows just how much the new ULEZ charge will increase the cost of driving through central London. The

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National Tyres and Autocare – Approve...

Mar 26, 2019Comments off

National Tyres and Autocare, one of the largest independent fast fit tyre specialists in the UK are pleased to announce that they have been approved to deliver the Automotive Technician Accreditation (ATA) in Light Vehicle Inspection.