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How safe do British drivers feel on the roa...

Nov 08, 2018Comments off

New research from leading price comparison site, MoneySuperMarket, today reveals that the majority of Brits (71 per cent) believe that other road users could do more to improve their driver safety. With over 1,700 fatalities on

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Mercedes E-Class Diesel Hybrid Plug-in

Nov 07, 2018Comments off

The new E 300 de Saloon and Estate are available to order, with prices starting at £47,700 for the Saloon and £49,700 for the Estate. The new E 300 de redefines the executive hybrid segment, providing

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ADAS calibration: why windscreen replacemen...

Nov 07, 2018Comments off

By Jeremy Rochfort; National Sales Manager at Autoglass®  There is little doubt that Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) are becoming increasingly popular with both fleets and fleet managers. Their active safety technology can prove invaluable for

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The installed base of fleet management syst...

Nov 07, 2018Comments off

The number of active fleet management systems deployed in commercial vehicle fleets in Europe was 7.7 million in Q4-2017, according to a new research report from the IoT analyst firm Berg Insight. Growing at a compound

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The 7 Ways Your Vehicle Can Be Hacked

Nov 07, 2018Comments off

Despite 110 car models being vulnerable to one of the most prevalent digital attacks – theft of the vehicle via hacking of the keyless entry and ignition system – only 50 per cent of drivers with

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Highways England with multi-billion pound c...

Nov 07, 2018Comments off

Highways England launched a new era for road building today (7 November 2018) as it announced ground-breaking multi-billion pound contracts encouraging better planned roadworks and more reliable journeys. The company announced deals with 13 supply chain

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WLTP drives prices up across late and low s...

Nov 07, 2018Comments off

The average price of late and low used vehicle stock increased by over £1,000 in Q3 2018 as the supply and demand for nearly new vehicles was impacted by the introduction of the new Worldwide Harmonised

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Is PCP really a problem? The FLA respond

Nov 07, 2018Comments off

Yesterday we ran an article that looked at the possibility that Personal Contract Purchase (PCP) could have been miss-sold; similar to the banking and insurance scandal of PPI. Andrea Kinnear, Head of Communications at the Finance

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Flora-tec outsources its fleet management t...

Nov 07, 2018Comments off

Flora-tec, one of the UK’s leading horticultural services companies, has outsourced the management of its 55-strong car and van fleet to Fleet Operations. The independent fleet management services provider has taken over full day-to-day responsibility for

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A fantastic pair of Ferraris at the NEC Cla...

Nov 06, 2018Comments off

125 quality classic cars will be offered at auction at the NEC Classic Motor Show on 10th and 11th November during the Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show with Discovery. Headlining Silverstone Auctions season finale sale is a beautiful