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Young drivers more likely to trigger high impact collision alerts
Global pioneer of telematics based car insurance, insurethebox, has welcomed the recent EU law requiring cars to be fitted with an e-call button that alerts…
New Ford Transit skeletal chassis cab
Ford has introduced a new Transit skeletal chassis cab derivative that provides a versatile, low-height platform for a wide variety of body conversions – ideal…
LeasePlan UK launches used-car platform CarNext.com
CarNext.com, a digital high-quality used car platform from LeasePlan, has launched in the UK following success in 16 European countries. Using a data-driven model, CarNext.com…
4 out of 10 SMEs unaware of Clean Air Zones
New figures released today by the British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association (BVRLA), show that 4 out of 10 small and medium sized businesses are…
Electric Dreams
Running costs, reliability and price are what motorists look for when buying a car, according to a study. Researchers polled 2,000 British car-buyers and found…
Two thirds of cars on ALD’s own company car fleet are PHEVs
As a champion of Alternatively Fuelled Vehicles (AFVs), ALD’s own company car drivers are practicing what it preaches and there has been a dramatic rise…
Autoglass® BodyRepair and Covéa Insurance announce new partnership
Autoglass® BodyRepair, the mobile body-shop repair specialist, has announced a new three-year contract with Covéa Insurance. The new partnership, which went live in early July,…
Siemens plc – Charged by GeniePoint
ChargePoint Services are now the electric vehicle (EV) charging back office provider for Siemens at UK site locations, providing secure, private workplace EV charging for…
GEM warns government against scrapping MOT
Road safety and breakdown organisation GEM Motoring Assist says any move to do away with the MoT test would lead to a rise in deaths…
Used car market slows
The used car market slowed in July breaking the cycle of average value movements being more positive than in the same month in the previous…
CNG Fuels & Waitrose to show the benefits of using 100% renewable biomethane
New Northampton refuelling station and 58 Waitrose gas trucks will take part in UK’s first large-scale study of low-carbon alternative to diesel CNG Fuels is…
Ben’s automotive industry mental health fundraiser
Ben, an independent charity and dedicated partner to the automotive industry, providing support for life for its people and their family dependents, reveals the details…
SOE extends Workshop Accreditation assessments
Transport Training Services (TTS), S&B Automotive Academy, Manchester College and Blyth Equipment all now have qualified auditors available for Workshop Accreditation (WA) assessments. SOE has…
EIS Waste gears up with fuel-efficient Mercedes-Benz Econics
Aberdeen-based EIS Waste Services is looking forward to improved economy after commissioning Scotland’s first Mercedes-Benz Econics to be fitted with the manufacturer’s own, automated gearbox.…
DVLA national eyesight campaign welcomed by AA
The AA has welcomed the DVLA’s #EYE735T national eyesight awareness campaign which was launched this week to raise awareness of the minimum standards required for…
Rental companies buying nearly-new cars due to shortage of new
Some daily rental companies are starting to buy nearly-new cars on the used market because of a shortage of new stock, reports the Vehicle Remarketing…