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Government and tyre industry unite to reduce casualties

OBEY “I’m confident we can continue to make a real difference.” The tyre industry and various government agencies are set to work even more closely

Is a killswitch the answer to in-car phone use?

Scenes like this are becoming a regular occurance Drastic measures needed to halt tide of mobile phone-related accidents An automatic ‘killswitch’ for mobile phones could

Carmakers ‘cheating fuel efficiency laws’ according to T&E

Exhausting fuel efficiency claims A report has concluded that half of fuel efficiency gains made by carmakers since EU laws were introduced in 2008 are

Slough Council sprouts its 15th LEAF

More LEAFS add green to your world

£1bn centre for cleaner greener vehicles opens

Up to £100m of new funding now available for companies. Business Secretary officially opens £1bn Advanced Propulsion Centre at the University of Warwick. Business Secretary

Report highlights £2bn potential for UK auto parts supply

“This news that there is an extra £2bn of sourcing opportunities for UK automotive suppliers – taking the total to £5bn – is great news

FTA outlines its partnership objectives with DWP

Attracting young people into the freight industry is one of the key aims of the Partnership Agreement The FTA and DWP set out plans for

UK drivers knowingly hitting the road with impaired visibility

How clean is your windscreen? How clean is your windscreen? A new survey from Autoglass has discovered that nine in ten drivers know that driving

Dartford Charge Crossing to launch end of November

Opens at the end of the month A website where drivers can register for a pre-pay account opened to the public today As if in

Dying to get to work? 20 professional drivers die a week on UK roads

One in three road crashes are work related according to the TTC In response to the news that 20 professional drivers die every seven days