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Personal leasing demand helps offset market decline
The overall BVRLA lease fleet shrank by 3.6% year-on-year according to the latest Q2-2020 Quarterly Leasing Survey, as a 2.1% growth in the LCV fleet…
DA Techs invests in upskilling young, ambitious apprentice
Well-known alloy wheel repair company, DA Techs, is looking to the next generation of workers as the growing business takes on a young Digital Marketing…
Electric company car leasing is on the rise thanks to 0% BiK
Electric company car leasing is growing exponentially in the UK since the government announced 0% Benefit-in-Kind tax for employees making the switch to electric company…
Cars parts made from rice husks?
It’s the most popular food on the planet, the basis of world-famous dishes and now… its husk can also be part of a car. We’re…
Police launch national campaign to protect road users from uninsured drivers
From 26 October to 1 November, all of the UK’s 43 police forces are set to engage in a national effort to help reduce uninsured…
John Lewis look to Access XL for bespoke lifting solution
Central Transport, the fleet engineering department of John Lewis Partnership has risen to a number of delivery challenges at their Oxford Street store by fitting…
Volvo Trucks selects Michelin X Line Energy tyres
Michelin says tyres from its X Line Energy range – designed for fleets seeking the lowest possible carbon footprint – were fitted to two Volvo…
Government not taking forward work on GDL
The Government has once again distanced itself from the introduction of graduated driver licencing. GDL is a scheme which places restrictions on new drivers, such…
GEM Motoring Assist: forget that extra hour in bed
Road Safety organisation GEM Motoring Assist is urging the UK government to look again at ending what it calls the ‘pointless practice’ of putting the…
HERE integrates what3words into in-car navigation feature
HERE and what3words have partnered up to offer the next generation of precision in-car navigation. OEMs using HERE Technologies can now include what3words as an…
‘No deal’ tariffs would undermine Britain’s green recovery
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has again urged both sides to re-engage with vigour in the Brexit negotiation process, honouring the commitment…
Vanarama recognised for five-star customer service
Vanarama, the UK’s largest and best known car and van leasing company, has been recognised as one of the best companies in the country for…
Next steps announced to close mobile phone loophole
People using a hand-held mobile phone in all circumstances while driving will be breaking the law, under new government plans unveiled by Roads Minister Baroness…
Cowboy wheel clampers desperate to return
A push by private parking firms to bring back the cowboy wheel clamping and towing scourge that was banned in 20121 has been uncovered by…
Police forces urged to make changes to speed camera enforcement
Police forces and safer roads partnerships across the country are being urged to adopt a new speed camera enforcement strategy that will increase the threat…
Fraikin develops new HGV maintenance apprenticeship programme
Commercial fleet services company, Fraikin, has launched a new apprenticeship programme, offering the opportunity to begin a specialist career as an HGV technician at five…