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Public support for mandatory driver re-test...

Jan 28, 2019Comments off

Public support for regular mandatory driver re-testing shot up in the days following the Duke of Edinburgh’s recent car crash, new research shows. Drivers themselves are backing a change in the law, which would force every

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Kia e-Niro charges forward to be named 2019...

Jan 25, 2019Comments off

What Car? has named the Kia e-Niro electric vehicle (EV) as its 2019 Car of the Year during its 42nd annual awards ceremony, held in association with Warranty Direct and BNP Paribas Cardif on Tuesday 22

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Surge in true fleet boosts Volvo’s 2018 s...

Jan 25, 2019Comments off

A strong second half of the year for true fleet sales supported Volvo Car UK’s sales success in 2018, the firm can reveal. The year saw Volvo notch up 50,000 car sales in the UK for

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Macquarie invests in specialist UK vehicle ...

Jan 25, 2019Comments off

Macquarie Corporate and Asset Finance (Macquarie) – the specialist asset finance division of Macquarie Group – has announced an initial £1.2 million equity investment in the UK vehicle leasing business XL Group. The company specialises in

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Jaguar Land Rover to close plants for an ex...

Jan 25, 2019Comments off

Jaguar Land Rover has announced that it will shut plants for an extra week between April 8th to April 12 as an addition to its scheduled week closure for maintenance from April 15th to April 23rd.

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Fine Reminder For Motorists

Jan 24, 2019Comments off

Motorists who use their vehicles for work have been warned about the costly fines they could incur if driving recklessly to and from jobs across the country. Experts from leasing giant LeaseVan.co.uk conducted research and outlined

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Gasrec offers fleets high CO2 savings on LN...

Jan 24, 2019Comments off

Commercial vehicle fleets running on liquified natural gas (LNG) can now take advantage of the same huge CO2 savings being achieved by compressed natural gas (CNG)-fuelled trucks running on biomethane, following a significant move by fuels

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Chevin Fleet Solutions launches new vehicle...

Jan 24, 2019Comments off

Chevin Fleet Solutions has launched a new vehicle maintenance management app, the Workshop Hub. The software provider declares that the new tool allows vehicle technicians to easily view and track progress and report on their assigned

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Government backs Leeds Clean Air Zone charg...

Jan 24, 2019Comments off

Many commercial vehicle operators will not have enough time or money to upgrade their fleets for the introduction of the new Leeds Clean Air Zone (CAZ) arriving in January 2020. The BVRLA issued the warning as

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Government accused of lack of clarity over ...

Jan 24, 2019Comments off

The government lacks a clear and cohesive strategy in its approach to green transport which extends to low emission charging zones, diesels and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. So says Martin Brown, managing director of fleet management