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Just 13 of 152 part worn dealers selling le...

Aug 30, 2018Comments off

Investigations by TyreSafe in partnership with Trading Standards over the past five years have revealed a staggering 139 of the 152 part worn outlets visited were selling illegal and unsafe tyres to unsuspecting motorists. That leaves

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Ford inspection drones keep engine plant wo...

Aug 29, 2018Comments off

Imagine if a simple innovation suddenly allowed you to carry out an arduous – but essential – chore in a tenth of the time it would normally take and without the safety risks of working at

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Values for newer used cars remain strong in...

Aug 29, 2018Comments off

The used market remained strong through August with overall values dropping by just 0.3% in Black Book live for both diesel and petrol cars at three years and 60,000 miles, according to cap hpi. Diesel vehicles

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Silicon Valley exec takes delivery of bespo...

Aug 29, 2018Comments off

Benjamin Treynor Sloss, Vice President of Engineering at Google and a well-known car enthusiast, has taken delivery of a very personal Rolls-Royce Dawn Black Badge at this year’s Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. Presented to him at

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Labcraft Brings Brighter Safety Solutions t...

Aug 29, 2018Comments off

Labcraft, the industry-leading designers and manufacturers of LED lighting for commercial vehicles, is presenting three new lighting solutions at this year’s Automechanika and IAA shows in Germany which, says the company, will raise the bar for

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Toyota and Uber extend collaboration on AV ...

Aug 28, 2018Comments off

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) and Uber Technologies, Inc, announced today that they have agreed to expand their collaboration with the aim of advancing and bringing to market autonomous ride-sharing as a mobility service at scale. To

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Motorists ‘increasingly disillusioned’ ...

Aug 28, 2018Comments off

Motorists are becoming ‘increasingly disillusioned’ with the state of UK roads, with nearly half experiencing damage due to potholes – according to a new survey. In the IAM RoadSmart survey, completed by 7,275 of the charity’s

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Speeding campaign nets more than 1,600 offe...

Aug 28, 2018Comments off

Police in Devon and Cornwall detected more than 1,600 speeding offences as part of a week-long enforcement campaign earlier this month. The Peninsula Road Safety Partnership campaign, which took place between 6-12 August, saw officers record a

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Speed enforcement guidelines ‘are being r...

Aug 28, 2018Comments off

The country’s leading roads policing officer has once again expressed his support for punishing drivers caught speeding by even 1mph, with speed enforcement guidelines currently under review. In February, chief constable Anthony Bangham, the National Police

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Aftermarket solutions supplier expands to e...

Aug 28, 2018Comments off

Alliance Electronics, a leading electronics manufacturer for the bus, coach and commercial vehicle industry, has rebranded to Alliance Transport Technologies (ATT) after expanding its services to provide a full range of aftermarket solutions under one roof.