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Boom in home deliveries sees vans take a bigger share of online sales
Booming home deliveries and urgent vehicle replacements by tradespeople and essential workers are dramatically changing the shape of motor retail sales during the coronavirus crisis.…
THINK! backs Take Extra Care campaign
Road Safety GB is encouraging all road users to help reduce the strain on the emergency services during the coronavirus pandemic by taking extra care…
Take five and participate in the 2020 Road Safety Survey
All road users are being encouraged to take five and complete a new survey on emerging road safety issues. The 2020 Road Safety Survey by the…
UK truck drivers rise to the COVID-19 supply chain challenge
With measures to counter the spread of Covid-19 across the UK coming into effect, national supply chains are being put to the test as demand…
Licence Check offers latest licence checking advice
Derby-based Licence Check is offering advice to fleet and other managers regarding vital licence checking services whilst the current Coronavirus crisis forces many businesses into…
MV Commercial: truck maintenance checks even more critical following MOT suspensions
MV Commercial has advised that regular truck maintenance checks have become even more essential following the DVSA’s decision to suspend MOTs for commercial vehicles for…
Vehicle safety warning amid lock down
Motorists have been warned to ensure their cars and vans stay roadworthy after a lengthy period of non-use. Motoring experts from LeaseVan.co.uk have told drivers to park…
Independent garages valued more since start of COVID-19 crisis
Fixter, the UK’s first end-to-end online car maintenance service provider, today reveals national survey results which show that essential businesses, such as independent garages, are…
AA launches free breakdown service for all NHS workers
The AA is launching a free breakdown service for NHS workers during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. From today, Thursday (2 April), NHS staff who break…
Moixa, UK Power Networks Services, UPS and Cross River Partnership collaborate
The EV Fleet-Centred Local Energy Systems (EFLES) project is aimed at optimising logistics companies’ growing electric vehicle (EV) fleets and demonstrating how smart charging can…
How Coronavirus has impacted the logistics industry
Since being recorded in late 2019 in China, the new illness that can affect both the lungs and airways known as Coronavirus has swiftly spread…
New study highlights increased costs from WLTP and taxation
The average petrol, diesel or hybrid car has seen a 19.7% increase in CO2 under WLTP and BiK increases of £714 a year, while VED…
Birmingham-based logistics company provides vital support to NHS
International Forwarding (IFL), is using its resources and infrastructure to supply the NHS across the UK with essential medical supplies during the Covid-19 pandemic. The…
DriveTech is offering online essential driver training guide
As part of DriveTech’s commitment to road safety and to help during the COVID-19 pandemic, it has made a new online course available free to…
Streetdrone publishes its autonomous vehicle safety report
StreetDrone, the company who make it faster, easier but safer for cities to deploy, learn and scale autonomous urban vehicles, today published a report entitled…
Company Car Tax: New rates, new savings…and new numbers
The way company car tax is calculated changes from 6 April 2020. For drivers of zero and some ultra-low emissions company cars there are very…