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Automotive brands won’t hit 10% EV purchase without education finds study
Lack of education is a major barrier to electric vehicle (EV) adoption, new research from Encore Digital Media reveals, with very low awareness of EVs (18%) but a high appetite…
Tesla Model 3 becomes Europe’s best-selling pure electric vehicle in February
The European car market registered its sixth consecutive month of decline in February 2019, as 1.14 million vehicles were registered. This was largely because February…
MacIntyre Transport hits the road with TOPS…on the go
Ten years since first adopting Fargo Systems TOPS transport management software, MacIntyre Transport is currently embarking on the rollout of the latest version of TOPS…on…
Employer tax bills follow upper tribunal ruling on the difference between a car and a van
Back in August 2017, the first-tier tribunal (FTT) considered whether three commercial vehicles (two Volkswagen Kombi vehicles and one Vauxhall Vivaro) should be classified as…
Morrisons Makes It – GeniePoint
ChargePoint Services, owner and operator of the GeniePoint Network, has today announced a green transport energy roll-out plan with Morrisons supermarkets to provide rapid electric…
Licence Check reveals upgrades for its cloud-based DAVIS solution
Licence Check, the UK’s fastest growing provider of fleet licence checking and compliance services, has announced new upgrades for its cloud-based Driver and Vehicle Information…
All new cars to have a speed limiter fitted
Under new EU safety rules, all new cars from 2022 must be fitted with Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA) and ‘black boxes’ that will use the…
How ULEZ charge could increase the cost of driving in London to over £100 / day
Expert Market, a leading comparison site for vehicle tracking systems, has created a new infographic (reproduced below) which shows just how much the new ULEZ…
National Tyres and Autocare – Approved to Award Industry Accreditation
National Tyres and Autocare, one of the largest independent fast fit tyre specialists in the UK are pleased to announce that they have been approved…
Vehicle rental: The Big Picture
The vehicle rental industry’s essential role in supporting the UK economy and meeting the travel needs of its citizens has been set-out in a ground-breaking…
A pot-hole is repaired every 17 seconds – is that enough?
There are signs that an increase in local authority highway maintenance budgets is stemming the decline in the condition of the local road network, but…
Demand drives used values for small electric vehicles
Demand for small used electric vehicles is soaring with some models rising in value. Experts at automotive data company cap hpi say some owners could…
Land Rover hands over first of 70 Discovery Vehicles to Highways England
Land Rover has handed over the first of a new fleet of Discovery vehicles to Highways England, which will begin patrolling England’s motorways this month,…
Allego strengthens data security for EV drivers
EV drivers are increasingly demanding more reliable data and information security solutions. Allego, a leading provider of charging infrastructure, is meeting this demand and has…
UK car dealers cut debt by 22% in a year – risk reduction ahead of Brexit shock
The UK’s Top 100 UK car dealerships have reduced their debts by 22% over the last year to £9.7bn down from £12.5bn in the previous…
Ogilvie fleet beats industry challenges to win an ‘Oscar’ and continue awards success
Ogilvie Fleet has overcome the “challenges and uncertainty” that exist in the fleet sector by refusing to standstill and continuing to make product investment to…