Natalie Middleton
Roads Minister announces consultation on insurance reforms for driverless cars
Roads Minister Andrew Jones has announced more details about how motor insurance will be reformed to ensure driverless cars are covered, including a consultation to take … Read More »
New BT Fleet telematics solution offers end-to-end service
The solution integrates with BT Fleet’s other core products and provides a range of value-added features such as monitoring driver behaviour, measuring fuel performance and vehicle … Read More »
Over half of Brits would be reluctant to ride in a driverless vehicle
A survey of 2002 people carried out for the Institution of Mechanical Engineers found that 55% said they were unlikely to want to be a passenger … Read More »
HMRC announces increases for Advisory Fuel Rates
The new rates see a 1p per mile increase for diesel engines 1600cc or less and over 2000cc. In addition, there are 1p increases for … Read More »
Drivers guilty of double standards, finds new research
The survey by road safety and breakdown organisation GEM Motoring Assist finds that more than one in 10 drivers (11%) are prepared to use a hand-held … Read More »
New ALD Automotive Development Centre to pioneer UK & group-wide solutions
Backed by significant financial investment from ALD International, the Development Centre is located near ALD Automotive’s current UK headquarters as well as the location of its … Read More »
Expensive city centre parking is top motoring gripe
The research by online car parking market place, YourParkingSpace.co.uk, found that almost half of respondents (45%) highlighted expensive costs as their number one parking gripe, followed … Read More »
IAATI conference to cover increasing car crime and cuts to police Stolen Vehicle Units
The event, which takes place on 8-9 June 2016 at Holywell Park in Loughborough, will look at the evolution of vehicle crime, the current face of … Read More »
Employees urged not to phone colleague if they are driving
The call comes as the charity supports the National Police Chiefs’ Council’s (NPCC) Mobile Enforcement Campaign, running this week. Drivers using their phone, whether handheld … Read More »
Only 16% of employers provide eyecare for all drivers
The analysis by Specsavers Corporate Eyecare also finds that just 16% of firms have an eyecare policy for all drivers while less than half (47%) of … Read More »
FTA greets rejig of government departments in Northern Ireland
Under the changes, Chris Hazzard has been named as Minister for the Department for Infrastructure, combining many of the responsibilities previously managed by the now defunct … Read More »
Charity to use sale of driver ‘AID Memoires’ to raise funds for Motor Neurone drugs trial
The charity, based in the Lake District, is looking to raise £500,000 to fund clinical trials led by Lancaster University’s Professor Christian Holscher and Dr Hedley … Read More »
LeasePlan UK raises over £100k for Help for Heroes
LeasePlan UK’s charity committee has organised sports challenges, cake and samosa sales, internal raffles and a family fun day at Sandhurst Memorial Park, which attracted over … Read More »
SMEs losing £3.5k a year on preventable breakdowns, warns RAC
So says RAC Business as its analysis finds that SMEs say they have to deal with vehicles being out of action for almost three working weeks … Read More »
Bank holiday traffic to reach highest level in last three years, warns RAC
The RAC Traffic Watch study of nearly 1,700 motorists’ plans for the bank holiday shows Saturday 28 May is expected to be the most hectic day, … Read More »
Hay fever sufferers warned to check medication before driving
The warning comes from road safety and breakdown organisation GEM Motoring Assist, which says that drivers should be aware of the possible effects these drugs can … Read More »
Leasing Options celebrates 25 years in business
Over the past 25 years, the company has increased its offering of manufacturers and funding choices, and has provided nearly 60,000 vehicles to the UK market … Read More »
Councils awarded £21m green transport funding
The funds are being shared across 23 schemes launched to cut emissions, support social and economic growth and increase cycling and walking in their areas … Read More »
Data protection laws could road-block driverless vehicle developments, finds white paper
Published by international law firm Gowling WLG exactly two years before Europe's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force, the ‘Are you data driven?’ white … Read More »
London estate agent replaces majority of fleet with plug-in hybrids
The business originally turned to Alphabet to explore plans to add a single PHEV for its 50-vehicle fleet but consultation between the Alphabet for Business team … Read More »
Jon Wakefield appointed acting MD at Volvo Car UK
His appointment follows the departure of Nick Connor to become chief executive of Volvo’s Polestar performance car division. Jon Wakefield has worked for Volvo in … Read More »
Sygic GPS app gains fuel pricing functionality
Available from 7 June, the new feature uses information provided by the Oil Price Information Service (OPIS) to find out fuel pricing, enabling drivers to estimate … Read More »
UK car manufacturing up 16.4% in April
Almost 150,000 cars were built in the month, a 16.4% increase on April 2015, and marking the ninth consecutive month of growth. Increasing overseas demand … Read More »
Vauxhall app enables drivers to send journeys straight to satnav
Using the OnStar personal connectivity and service assistant together with the latest version of the app, drivers enter the destination on their smartphone and send it … Read More »
Number of full-time traffic police continues to fall, data indicates
The organisation says that figures supplied in answer to a parliamentary question show there were 1,437 fewer dedicated roads policing officers outside London last year than … Read More »
Drivers still in the dark over benefits of connected cars
That’s according to new research from TNS and the BearingPoint Institute, which shows that carmakers need to invest to ensure customers are aware of and are … Read More »
New SMR platform launched to provide ‘comprehensive alternative’ for fleet industry
Dubbed WorkProvider, the new solution is being launched to provide a rival to the epyx 1link product, with Sam Wallace, who heads sales of WorkProvider, saying … Read More »
Majority of British public back restrictions on new drivers
With research showing that drivers aged between 17 and 19 make up just 1.5% of those holding a UK licence, but are involved in 9% of … Read More »
Telematics could slash £5m off rental fleets’ insurance bill, says In-car Cleverness
Although some rental businesses are already using telematics technology to tackle accident rates as well as theft and fraud, In-car Cleverness says not every business has … Read More »
BVRLA kart race raises over £5k for BEN
Now in its fourth year, the 2016 event saw 20 teams from funders, leasing brokers, rental companies and vehicle manufacturers head to Daytona Milton Keynes last … Read More »
