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High-tech Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 4×4 heads for the hills
Ready for action Major incidents in one of Britain’s most ruggedly beautiful areas will now be managed from a very special 4×4 Mercedes-Benz vehicle Northumberland…
No slowing down for average value of used vans
The numbers don’t lie The average value of vans sold during September 2014 was 10.3% higher than the previous year A report from Manheim has…
Pioneer showcase their rearview mirror telematics unit
The Pioneer telematics in action Good idea or bad idea? In-car electronic gadgets are a huge talking point in the automotive industry at the moment,…
Hyundai reach their highest global brand value
Brand value exceeds $10 billion for the first time
Corsa aiming for Guiness World Record
GPS artist Jeremy Wood along with the Corsa 1.0 litre ECOTEC New car to create 7,000-mile-long GPS picture all over UK With the upcoming launch…
52% of motorists support mandatory motorway driving tests
How confident are you on the motorway? Support is high for the introduction of a motorway driving test for all road users, both new and…
Nissan LEAF ushers in Autumn by outselling the competition 2-1
The model’s practicality and low running costs are proving to be a big draw September leads to record sales of the LEAF The Nissan LEAF…
HGV speed limit trial to begin at the end of October
Help or hindrance? HGV speed limit trial commences on the A9 in Scotland on Tuesday 28 October. The pilot project on the A9 will raise…
British Safety Council launch Safe Driving at Work qualification
Helping workers stay safe on the road New safety qualification designed for people driving at work The British Safety Council has launched a new qualification…
OLEV to invest £11m towards UK hydrogen infrastructure
Scenes like this should be coming soon Vital first step towards the UK becoming an industry leader in low emission vehicles The investment will see…
Over 20,000 overseas drivers escaping speeding offences
Overseas drivers getting away with it Equivalent to £2.3m worth of speeding tickets Leading road safety charity, the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) has revealed…
64-plate leads to decade high car registration
March and September way in front 425,861 new cars registered in the key month of September, a rise of 5.6% and the biggest September since…
Volkswagen snap up CitNOW service
Three quarters of Volkswagen UK’s retail network adopt CitNOW in the space of just eight weeks
How sustainability directly affects your fleet insurance
You might not be getting the best out of your fleet In the latest article from Bluedrop Services, Mark McKenna looks at how sustainability could…
Michelin tyres keeping J.C. Trans on the road
The goods Leicester-based haulier J. C. Trans has recorded a massive 88% reduction in tyre failures per quarter, after adopting a full Michelin tyre policy…
Ford records best ever CV sales
Leading the way Ford set a new sales record in September with 15,503 commercial vehicle registrations In its 49th year of UK commercial vehicle market…