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Facial Recognition AI Boosts Anti-Fraud Protection
Advanced facial recognition and artificial intelligence technology has been introduced by the online motor retail specialist, BuyaCar.co.uk, to protect customers from online fraud. The business,…
Gloucestershire County Council Estimates Savings of Two Tonnes of CO2 a Month
Gloucestershire County Council has significantly reduced its CO2 emissions by adopting a car club programme operated by Enterprise Car Club. Over the past six months,…
E.ON provides EV chargers for Polystar Plastics
A polythene manufacturer has acquired electric vehicle (EV) charging posts for use by its staff and customers. The posts at Polystar Plastics in Southampton allow…
MPs call for end to smart motorway rollout
The rollout of smart motorways – where the hard shoulder is converted into a fourth lane – should be stopped, a group of MPs says.…
New Survey Shows Businesses are Failing to Grasp the Apprenticeship Levy Opportunity
New research has shown that large numbers of employees in the transport and distribution industry are missing out on training opportunities and still know nothing…
Goodyear extends support for Transaid
Goodyear has renewed its corporate membership of international development organisation Transaid for a further year, after first pledging its support in 2015. The renewal cements…
Autoglass response to Volvo request for drivers to use Volvo technicians and windscreens
Following a post on the 5th December: Volvo Car UK recommends Volvo-standard windscreen repairs to maintain vehicle safety standards, Taxiarchis Konstantopoulos, Managing Director, Autoglass®, rights a response…
Youngsters are the answer for the UK’s trucker shortage
Youngsters, some as young as 10, could provide a long-term solution to the UK’s lack of lorry drivers which estimates put at more than 40,000…
99% of part worn retailers selling ‘illegal and unsafe’ tyres
An investigation has found that 99% of part worn tyre retailers are selling ‘illegal and dangerous’ tyres. Carried out by TyreSafe during Tyre Safety Month,…
Elvis’ lights and 5G technology
Researchers in Finland are taking part in a project – 5G-Safe – which is examining how the 5G mobile network can be used to improve road safety.…
First autonomous bus fleet in passenger service to be trialled
The successful bid from bus operator Stagecoach along with partners Transport Scotland, Alexander Dennis Ltd (ADL), Fusion Processing Ltd, ESP Group, Edinburgh Napier University and…
Government-funded charging points must be smart from July 2019
All domestic charging points for electric vehicles (EVs), which are funded by the UK government, will need to be smart from July next year. The…
Mitsubishi Shogun Sport wins 4 X 4 LCV of the Year
The Mitsubishi Shogun Sport Commercial has been named 4×4 Light Commercial Vehicle of the Year 2019 by the influential commercial vehicle title What Van? during…
Brexit – a threat or opportunity for the UK’s car leasing sector?
March 29th is fast approaching, yet Brexit continues to cast a foreboding shadow over the UK’s automotive industry, its customers and suppliers. At the time…
Research reveals that the smarter the van, the richer the driver
Vandrivers should be asking Santa for a new van this Christmas according to research from Vanarama, the UK’s leading van leasing company. The research revealed…
Contract renewal for the award-winning safety partnership of SSE and Applied Driving Techniques
Applied Driving Techniques (ADT) has won a recent retendering exercise to be appointed as fleet safety partner to leading energy firm SSE Plc. The competitive…