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Licence Check introduces roadworthiness check feature
Licence Check is introducing a new roadworthiness check feature for company and grey fleet drivers that helps address concerns that growing numbers of cars could…
FTA changes its name to Logistics UK
On the 27th July 2020, the Freight Transport Association – FTA, will be changing its name to Logistics UK. The FTA have always represented and…
COVID-19: The new normal in the car rental industry
Consumer behaviour has irreversibly changed during lockdown as we have become a nation of ‘home delivery shoppers.’ In direct response to this trend, Europcar Mobility…
Ford introduces Active range to Tourneo and Transit Connect
Ford has expanded its fast-growing Active range with the new Tourneo Connect Active people mover and Transit Connect Active van variants, priced from £21,285 and…
Average prices of used commercial vehicles surge 10%
According to the latest data from Auto Trader, following the reopening of showrooms across the UK, demand for commercial vehicles (CV) has soared, with the…
Better roads policing needed to prevent increase in deaths
A leading police institution has highlighted a ‘clear and pressing’ need for authorities to recognise the importance of roads policing in reducing fatality figures. In…
Stakeholders shocked by surge in drug drive offences
A leading supplier of drug driver testing equipment says the latest drug drive stats make for ‘shocking’ reading. The stats – supplied by D.tec International, which…
Shell has added EV charging to its fuel card
Drivers using the Shell fuel card now have access to a suite of EV services such as charging as well as fossil fuel payments. This…
Hermes creates 10.5k new jobs across the UK
Hermes UK, the leading consumer delivery company is looking for over 10.5K ‘parcel people’ to join its business as it invests £100 million to expand…
2.51bn business mileage increase highlights COVID-19 recovery
Customer data analysis by Allstar Business Solutions today reveals the easing of lockdown has prompted the green shoots of recovery in business travel, with an…
Vauxhall announces price & specification for the Vivaro-e van
Vauxhall today released pricing and specification for the Vivaro-e, its first factory-built, fully-electric van, set to arrive in the market as more and more UK…
Bus operator applies the heat for safer workshop repairs
Go-Ahead London, the capital’s largest bus operator, have seen numerous improvements to workshop safety and vehicle repairs since using a portable induction heater at their…
Autonomous vehicles could face signal black-out
Autonomous vehicles could face signal black-out caused by “urban canyons” in cities across the world due to the continued growth of skyscrapers and urban infrastructure,…
Government bans old coach, bus and lorry tyres from roads
Tyres aged ten years and older will be banned from lorries, buses and coaches on roads in England, Scotland and Wales in a boost to…
Mercedes-Benz Vans launches range of finance offers
Mercedes-Benz Vans UK has launched a range of finance offers to further support the commercial vehicle community, and ensure that pricing is transparent and suitable…
IAM RoadSmart strongly welcomes roads policing review
The UK’s largest independent road safety charity, IAM RoadSmart, strongly welcomes the Government’s call for a review into the policing of UK roads to provide…