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Gem pledges support for #dontstreamanddrive...
Road Safety and breakdown organisation GEM Motoring Assist is offering its support for the latest #dontstreamanddrive day, which takes place on Tuesday 16 April. It’s a worthy cause highlighting the risk posed by drivers who choose
Volvo models across Europe to warn each oth...
Volvo Cars is making its ground-breaking, industry-first connected safety technology available across Europe as another step in its ambitions to improve traffic safety. The technology allows Volvo cars to communicate with each other and alert drivers
Licence Check backs ACFO call for better gr...
Licence Check is backing a call by fleet body ACFO for enhanced grey fleet management services due to a rising number of grey fleet drivers. ACFO recently held a webinar for its members entitled ‘Not so
Average used car values rise steadily in Ma...
Used car values rose at BCA in March 2019, with average values for fleet and lease, dealer part-exchange and nearly-new vehicles all improving compared to the previous month’s figures, according to the latest BCA Pulse Report.
Support open access to connected car data, ...
Fleets should back a new call for open access to connected car data, says fleet software specialist FleetCheck. The company says that the manifesto launched recently by CECRA, the European Council for Motor Trades and Repairers,
Axis implements Assetminder to manage mobil...
Following the announcement of Axis Fleet Management’s new mobile maintenance division, the company has implemented Assetminder to manage maintenance and repair. Assetminder is a cloud-based fleet maintenance and workshop management system, designed to reduce downtime and
UK true fleet sees lowest March figures sin...
Figures from Dataforce show true fleet saw the largest contraction of all the channels with a 9.3% fall while the private and dealer/manufacturer segments posted negative growths of 2.8% and 2.9%. The short-term rental sector however
Forces to crack down on drivers using mobil...
The week-long campaign, which launches on Monday (15 April), is being coordinated by the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) – with a warning that one moment of distraction can lead to ‘devastating consequences’. The NPCC says
End of the road for traditional three and f...
Fleets are increasingly demanding vehicle supply flexibility, which is why it could be the end of the road for the 36 and 48-month traditional vehicle leasing agreement. That’s the view of Tony Donnelly, chief executive of
Record number of plug-in cars on UK roads a...
The number of plug-in electric cars on British roads grew by three quarters last year, according to new Motorparc data released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). The UK’s largest automotive analysis
