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WLTP challenges reverberate throughout used...

Oct 23, 2018Comments off

Prices in the used vehicle sector are being artificially inflated post-WLTP as competition hots up amongst buyers for nearly new and ex-fleet stock according to Shoreham Vehicle Auctions (SVA). And they are likely to stay this

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Labour wants answers over £75m road safety...

Oct 23, 2018Comments off

Labour has questioned the Government as to the whereabouts of the £75m left unspent from the Safer Roads Fund. (Transport Network). The DfT launched the Safer Roads Fund in January 2017 – pledging to provide local

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Esso Card grows UK fuel network

Oct 23, 2018Comments off

Leading fuel card provider, WEX Europe Services, is adding to its extensive Esso Card™ acceptance network in the UK to include more than 110 additional forecourts by the end of 2018. The expansion will provide customers

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Addison Lee’s self-driving taxis coul...

Oct 23, 2018Comments off

Addison Lee has unveiled plans to launch self-driving taxis in London by 2021 as it joins the autonomous vehicle road race. The firm has formed a strategic alliance with ground transportation business Oxbotica. Oxbotica specialise in self-driving

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BOC takes on Michelin EFFITRAILER™ progra...

Oct 23, 2018Comments off

As part of its ongoing commitment to improve safety, BOC, the largest supplier of industrial gases and medical gases in the UK, is to fit its entire bulk tractor and trailer fleet with Michelin’s EFFITRAILERTM system.

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epyx joins ICFM Corporate Investor Programm...

Oct 23, 2018Comments off

Automotive e-commerce solutions specialist epyx is the latest company – and also the first in its sector – to sign-up to ICFM’s rapidly expanding Corporate Investor Programme. The initiative is designed to appeal to employers such

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Rented and leased vehicles are greenest on ...

Oct 22, 2018Comments off

To mark Green GB Week the BVRLA has released new data demonstrating the green credentials of its members and written to city authorities across the UK offering to support their efforts in improving local air quality.   From January 2020 cities across the UK will begin implemented their ‘Clean

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Cross-party committee joins BVRLA in calls ...

Oct 22, 2018Comments off

An influential group of MPs has wholeheartedly supported the BVRLA’s call for the Government to boost the electric vehicle market by providing more support in the form of preferential tax rates, plug-in vehicle incentives and improved

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Gett Offers Electric Taxi Rides on Demand

Oct 22, 2018Comments off

Gett, the black taxi app, has become the UK’s first ride hailing app to offer customers the ability to exclusively order the new TX Electric taxi in London, meaning passengers can ride completely emissions-free. Gett’s customers

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Response to BEIS Committee report on electr...

Oct 19, 2018Comments off

Following the release of the Commons’ Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee (BEIS) report into the future of electric vehicles published today, a number of interested parties have responded. On the whole, the response has been positive,