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TomTom launches a new version of WEBFLEET
TomTom Telematics has launched a new version of its fleet management Software-as-a-Service solution WEBFLEET 3.3 which allows fleet operators to review combined vehicle data from different sources in one easy-to-use interface. The WEBFLEET Plugin functionality allows
BVRLA urges the Exchequer to use budget to ...
Ahead of this year’s Budget the BVRLA has urged the Chancellor to energise the take up of plug-in electric vehicles and support the vital role played by the company car. Only last month the Prime Minister
Smart road lights to prevent lane drifting ...
Smart lights in the road surface, which switch on when traffic lights turn green, have been introduced for the first time at a major motorway junction to help drivers stay in the right lane. Highways England
ORTEC releases Routing Suite focusing on su...
ORTEC’s latest release of the ORTEC Routing Suite has become available today. The Routing Suite optimizes the daily operations of logistics companies—retailers, shippers, fourth party logistics providers (3PLs and 4PLs), and logistics service providers (LSP)—by dynamically
Jaguar Land Rover to shut Solihull plant fo...
Jaguar Land Rover has announced it will shut down production for two weeks. The country’s biggest car-maker said the “fluctuating” global market has triggered the decision to temporarily close down its Solihull plant from October 22.
Road-side checks for lorry emission cheatin...
Cheat devices mean a lorry can produce up to 20 times more dangerous emissions. The DVSA has now become routinely checking lorries they stop at the roadside for emissions cheating. Under the Construction and Use Regulations
Allego launches contactless debit and credi...
Allego, Visa and the other card schemes American Express and Mastercard have announced the launch of an easy-to-use payment solution for Electric Vehicle (EV) drivers on a global scale starting in the UK. The joint development
Lower drink-driving limit has ‘little eff...
The reduction in Scotland’s drink-driving limit has had little effect on the level of deaths and accidents on the nation’s roads, according to a new study. Researchers from the University of Strathclyde found that the lower limit for
Fleet Evolution offers helping hand to smal...
Fleet management and car benefits specialist, Fleet Evolution, is offering a helping hand to new business start-ups and SMEs by providing access to rates and facilities that would often be out of reach due to limited
Andy Alderson comments on SMMT’s late...
Considering the economic uncertainty Brexit is creating – alongside a slowing of vehicle production caused by the new Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicle Test Procedure (WLTP) tests – consumers are perfectly justified in feeling unable to commit
