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5 vehicle leasing industry trends for 2020
Almost all – 91.2 percent – of new cars are now bought using finance options such as vehicle leasing agreements. In fact, the UK is…
Messe Frankfurt: Intelligently networked mobility
Messe Frankfurt has established itself as a meeting place for the pioneers of future mobility and logistics. From 26 to 28 November 2019, technology drivers…
Electric vehicle tech could save UK households up to £300 a year
New report on electric vehicle and vehicle-to-grid technology released today by Good Energy, Honda Motor Europe, The University of Salford and Upside Energy. A research…
DRIVE Software Solutions announces new funding and CEO
DRIVE Software Solutions (DRIVE) has announced new funding and a new Chief Executive Officer as it gears up for the next phase of its planned…
Glyn Hopkin rolls out INDICATA used car pricing platform
Glyn Hopkin has rolled out INDICATA’s market-leading real time pricing platform across its group as an integral part of its pricing strategy to sell more…
New trade name for Scania’s S-series sleeper cabs
Scania is renaming their most premium trucks, the S-series. Instead of the letter S followed by the actual horsepower, the new trade name will be…
PVS Innovation with new management information platform
Fleet decision-makers’ optimum use of data to manage vehicles, drivers and journeys is now business-critical and PVS Innovation’s new management information platform delivers a ‘magic…
Glasgow: city wide 20mph speed limit ‘about improving road safety’
A default 20mph speed limit could soon be introduced in Glasgow, a move which the city council says would affect the ‘vast majority of roads’.…
Scotland ‘getting tougher on drink and drug driving’
Authorities in Scotland have launched their annual festive drink and drug drive campaign – with ‘Gran’ once again featuring prominently, in a bid to positively…
Driver safety: In the blink of an eye
Research from this year’s Road Safety Week (18-24 November) has revealed that nearly a third of drivers claim to have experienced a collision or near…
Richardson & Starling expands Ctrack fleet telematics solutions
Richardson & Starling, the property preservation and repair contractor, has awarded a five-year contract to Ctrack by Inseego for the provision of an advanced vehicle…
Amberon cuts fuel bills by 10% with Lightfoot
Amberon Group Ltd, the UK’s leading Traffic Management Provider, has seen a dramatic 10% fall in its fuel bills, a 45% reduction in accidents, and…
Fujitsu UK’s CTO of Transport, Rabih Arzouni – shares his transport predictions for 2020
According to Rabih Arzouni, Chief Technology Officer of Transport at Fujitsu UK: “In 2019 the transport industry began to recognise that there’s a big gap…
Drivers urged to ‘Wise Up, Size Up’
Network Rail is asking drivers of large vehicles to; ‘Wise up Size up’. Research has shown that 52 per cent of lorry drivers do not…
Petrol stations: beware pricey parking tickets
Petrol price comparison site, PetrolPrices, has highlighted a new phenomenon on petrol stations – parking fines! Private parking firms are issuing steep fines to motorists…
Shell partners with Morrisons to increase fuel card network
Shell has today announced a new fuel card acceptance partnership with UK supermarket, Morrisons. Shell Multi-Network Fuel Cards will now be accepted at Morrisons filling…