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IMDA works with Advertising Standards Autho...

Jul 06, 2018Comments off

A new guide for dealers has been created by the Independent Motor Dealers Association to spread best practice for the advertising of ex-daily rental and ex-fleet vehicles. Uniquely, the six-page document has been written with the

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Michelin Wheely-Safe Light installed on 90 ...

Jul 06, 2018Comments off

Tyre pressure management system (TPMS) Wheely-Safe Light has been installed on 90 Welsh Ambulance Service NHS Trust emergency vehicles after proving its worth during extensive trials earlier this year. The new technology helps fleet operators and

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Online shopping helps to double the number ...

Jul 06, 2018Comments off

The number of vans on UK roads has almost doubled in a decade, Government figures reveal today. The statistics show that road traffic reached a record high last year, after falling for three consecutive years between

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Second UK clean air bill puts further press...

Jul 06, 2018Comments off

Environmental lawyers say a new clean air bill presented yesterday in the House of Lords increases pressure on the government to enact much-needed fresh UK clean air legislation. ClientEarth lawyer Katie Nield said: “There is an

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BVRLA provides new insight on connected veh...

Jul 06, 2018Comments off

The latest BVRLA Fleet Technology Report provides new insight into the status of the connected vehicle market and the impact it is having on the vehicle rental and leasing industry. From mobility as a service (MaaS)

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Scania to make a sustainable appearance at ...

Jul 05, 2018Comments off

Scania plans to display seven trucks inside the exhibition and three more in the outside exhibition area. The indoor trucks will be accompanied by two buses, one of which has a Liquified Natural Gas powertrain.  A

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BMW Group engine plant gears up for new BMW...

Jul 05, 2018Comments off

Engines from BMW Group’s production plant, near Birmingham, are to power the company’s latest electrified model – the new BMW i8 Roadster, now on sale in the UK. The Midlands-based plant has been producing engines for

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Renault Trucks unveils its electric truck r...

Jul 05, 2018Comments off

Renault Trucks is taking a comprehensive approach to the challenge of electromobility with the announcement of its second generation range of fully electric trucks. With models at weights from 3.1 to 26 tonnes Renault Trucks offers

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WLTP could prompt some fleets to offer more...

Jul 05, 2018Comments off

The arrival of the new WLTP fuel consumption and emissions standard could prompt some fleets to offer company cars to employees currently operating under grey fleet arrangements. Peter Golding, managing director at FleetCheck, said that the

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10 Commandments for choosing a commercial F...

Jul 05, 2018Comments off

Commercial vehicles are booming. There are 3.8 million vans (goods vehicles below 3.5 tonnes in weight including their cargo) now registered in the UK, an increase of 74% since 1996.  As a result, vans now represent