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Pricing trucks out of Leeds is not the way ...
The BVRLA is critical of Leeds City Council’s plans to introduce a new Clean Air Zone from January 2020 which will charge thousands of HGVs £50 per day to enter. Under the Leeds proposals more than
Euro Bus Expo 2018 previews its exhibitor s...
The bus and coach industry will be out in force at the NEC Birmingham later this month – checking out the latest vehicles (from a record-breaking 130 on display), technology, equipment, accessories and business solutions launching
Consultation on Lower Thames Crossing
A major new road linking Kent and Essex will be a three-lane dual carriageway that would almost double capacity across the River Thames, Highways England has said. The Lower Thames Crossing is billed as the UK’s
EU ministers agree 35% car emissions reduct...
Just hours after the IPCC warned the world needs to drastically accelerate decarbonisation efforts to limit global warming to 1.5C, the European Council disappointed environmental campaigners by pushing back against calls for more ambitious vehicle emissions
SMMT launches Brexit contingency aid packag...
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) today launched its new Brexit Readiness Programme to help the industry, especially SMEs in the automotive supply chain, prepare for the UK leaving the EU. With less than
Mini UK introduce 3 new distinctive styles
MINI is today announcing an all-new trim structure across its whole range of vehicles in the UK market. Carefully designed to make it easier than ever to choose the perfect MINI, the brand is introducing three
Women-only motor racing series launched
W Series, a new international women-only single-seater motor racing series, launches today, its aim being to attract the world’s best female drivers, to fast-track women to Formula 1, and, ultimately, find the world’s first female Formula
Volvo hooks up with Krone for City trailer ...
Volvo Trucks, United Kingdom and Ireland, has been trialling a Krone City Liner in urban areas, including inner London, to re-open the debate regarding the use of articulated vehicles, where currently the London Lorry Control Scheme
CFMS announces partnership with Digital Cat...
The Centre for Modelling & Simulation (CFMS), a not-for-profit specialist in digital engineering capability, has partnered with Digital Catapult to transform digital engineering capability and encourage the use of advanced digital technologies in the automotive sector.
ECO schemes set for comeback due to tax inc...
Changes to the rules affecting salary sacrifice car schemes and a seemingly endless tide of rises in Benefit-in-Kind (BIK) taxes for company car drivers make the resurgence of Employee Car Ownership (ECO) schemes more likely. So
