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BRS awarded Whistl’s “Supplier ...

Apr 17, 2018Comments off

BRS has been announced as overall ‘Supplier of the Year 2017’ at the annual Whistl Supplier Relationship Management event recently. Evaluating key suppliers against rigorous criteria, the prestigious award acknowledges BRS’ consistently high quality service and

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“Not my fault” according to 1 i...

Apr 17, 2018Comments off

“It wasn’t my fault” said 24% of car hire drivers who claimed for damage on a hire car. iCarhireinsurance.com, the leading provider of specialist car hire excess insurance, analysed a thousand claims made during 2016, and

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ULEMCo to demonstrate first zero emission c...

Apr 17, 2018Comments off

A truck with a combustion engine powered entirely from zero carbon hydrogen fuel will take to the roads later this year. Developed by hydrogen fuel pioneer ULEMCo, the converted VOLVO FH16 vehicle will use what is

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“World’s Finest Car” comi...

Apr 16, 2018Comments off

The Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance ‘Best in Show’-winning 1929 Mercedes-Benz S Barker Tourer ‘Boat Tail’ – arguably the finest car in the world – is now confirmed for Concours of Elegance 2018. This year’s event, hosted at

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Dearman to exhibit cutting edge zero emissi...

Apr 16, 2018Comments off

London-based clean tech firm Dearman will exhibit its revolutionary liquid air technology at California’s biggest event for clean transport. The Advanced Clean Transportation Expo (ACT Expo) is running from 30th April to 2nd May and is

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FUSO Canter delivers overnight comfort and ...

Apr 16, 2018Comments off

Grimsby-based Evans European Transport needed a 7.5-tonne refrigerated truck with a high payload and a sleeper cab – its new FUSO Canter delivers on both fronts. Supplied by Mercedes-Benz Dealer Northside Truck & Van – the

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Female car owners up 20% in a decade

Apr 16, 2018Comments off

Female car ownership is now at record levels, hitting 11.8 million in 2017, according to new Motorparc data released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). The UK’s biggest automotive analysis shows the

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Peer to Peer EV charging potential boosted

Apr 13, 2018Comments off

The UK’s electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure continues to grow strongly following a record quarter for EV registrations. A total of 12,825 new plug-in vehicles were sold between January and March 2018, a rise of 13.5%

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Expect the unexpected out of town

Apr 13, 2018Comments off

Road safety and breakdown organisation GEM Motoring Assist is urging drivers to pay extra attention on rural road journeys this summer. Although traffic levels are generally lighter, rural roads account for nearly 60% of all fatalities

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The only car ever built as a riposte to BBC...

Apr 13, 2018Comments off

In the early days of the BBC’s Top Gear show, aired every Thursday evening on BBC 2, presenter Chris Goffey was a very influential voice in UK car culture. And on one such Thursday evening in 1986, he