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Brits made £24m renting their driveways
Shrewd Brits made £24 million in 2019 by renting out their driveways and empty spaces to motorists needing somewhere to park according to YourParkingSpace. The…
Grosvenor launches vehicle leasing partnership with Select Car Leasing
The Grosvenor Group has launched an important new vehicle leasing partnership with Select Car Leasing to offer a personal car leasing solution to its clients,…
Royal Dutch Shell paid no corporate tax in 2018
After revealing that it had generated pre-tax profits of almost $730m, Royal Dutch Shell paid no corporate income tax as a result of receiving tax…
On track to improve driver health and wellbeing
At a time when skilled drivers are in high demand, fleet managers are increasingly focused on improving safety standards and caring for their employees’ health…
CitySprint donates 90th van as part of a nine-year partnership with Crisis
This Christmas will see CitySprint – the UK’s largest same day distribution company – donate its 90th van to Crisis, the national charity for homeless…
Hendy wins European accolade for heavy truck success
Hendy Group’s heavy truck division is celebrating success in Europe after becoming the first UK IVECO dealer to be included in the Top 20 leading…
More than 800 miles of roadworks completed or lifted in time for Christmas
More than 800 miles of roadworks will be lifted or completed on motorways and major A-roads to help motorists have smoother journeys over the festive…
SEAT expands Tarraco SUV line-up
SEAT is expanding its Tarraco SUV offering with the introduction of the front-wheel drive model with its advanced DSG automatic transmission. The introduction of the…
Plumbase improves safety and efficiency with Trakm8
One of the UK’s largest plumbing and heating merchants is saving money and improving road safety after investing in driver behaviour technology. Plumbase has installed…
Freewheeling: AA’s invention to aid rescue of EV’s and 4×4’s
Boffins in the AA’s research and development department have come up with an ingenious solution to help future-proof the breakdown service to deal with the…
LCV Leasing offers vans from the back of a lorry
There was a time when anything sold ‘from the back of a lorry’ was a synonym for illegally obtained ‘knocked off’ goods. But a van…
DriveShare by Hagerty now available to U.K. drivers visiting the U.S.
Hagerty, the world’s largest membership, insurance and media organisation for enthusiast vehicles and owners, has today announced expansion of its DriveShare by Hagerty allowing rentals to United Kingdom residing drivers when…
Australia introduces ‘world-first’ mobile phone detection cameras
Authorities on the east coast of Australia have taken the fight against mobile phone using drivers to the next level, with the introduction of ‘world-first’…
Campaign uses humour to highlight drug-drive issue
The Safer Essex Roads Partnership has teamed up with Essex Police to launch a new drug-drive campaign – warning offenders they are more likely to…
’tis the season for Christmas jumpers at Stagecoach
Bus passengers on Stagecoach West Scotland’s services could hardly believe their eyes last Friday (13th December) when the bus doors opened to reveal Santa, Rudolf…
Electric vehicle drivers paid to charge their cars using wind power
Drivers of electric vehicles will increasingly be able, not only to charge their cars for free, but will be paid for doing so because of…