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Are roadside emergency and recovery service...

Jul 25, 2018Comments off

The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI), which has been lobbying for the introduction of regulation for vehicle technicians working with electrically-propelled vehicles, believes it is vital that training and accreditation is extended to those dealing

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England’s best & worst motorway serv...

Jul 24, 2018Comments off

Norton Canes (Roadchef) services on the M6 toll has been rated England’s best motorway services in a user survey by the independent transport user watchdog. For the second year running motorway service operators have performed well

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BVRLA welcomes mutualisation of motor terro...

Jul 24, 2018Comments off

The BVRLA has welcomed the news that motor insurers have voted for the Motor Insurance Bureau (MIB) to handle and pay the claims from victims involved in terrorist attacks where vehicles are used as weapons. “We

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Ford shows how to reduce the number of R...

Jul 24, 2018Comments off

As schools close for the summer, and people take to the roads to begin their summer vacations, congestion can quickly build on some of the UK’s more popular routes. On busy roads so called ‘phantom’ traffic

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DriveTribe launches in China

Jul 24, 2018Comments off

Motoring legends and founders of DriveTribe, Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond took time out of their filming schedule to launch DriveTribe in China. As the fastest growing global online community dedicated to motoring enthusiasts,

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SEAT is fastest-growing volume UK car brand

Jul 24, 2018Comments off

SEAT has cemented its place as the fastest-growing volume UK car brand with soaring fleet sales in the first half of 2018. SEAT’s latest sales results show year-on-year Fleet and True Fleet sales growth of 27%

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Dearman widens product range with nosemount...

Jul 24, 2018Comments off

The Dearman Hubbard zero emission transport refrigeration unit (TRU) has gone one step further with a nosemount option now also available, the dominant model in the US market. Until now, the Dearman liquid nitrogen powered engine

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Brake comments on driving threat to teenage...

Jul 24, 2018Comments off

We published, yesterday, research published by the AA charitable trust showing that driving is now seen as a bigger threat to teenagers’ safety than gun and knife crime. When asked ‘What do you think is the

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BP launches UK’s first fuel payment a...

Jul 23, 2018Comments off

From today, BP Fuel Card customers will be able to add fuel cards to the BPme app, saving them time at the pump and giving them the choice to pay for fuel from the comfort of

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Safety record of HGVs defended by FTA

Jul 23, 2018Comments off

The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has spoken out to reassure drivers that HGVs have never been more motorway-safe. The move follows the publication of a Brake survey, which revealed increased HGV motorway traffic prompted anxiety about