Natalie Middleton
Jam Ahead Warnings added to free TomTom Speed Cameras App
The warnings visually and audibly alert drivers to rapidly slowing, or stationary, traffic on the highway ahead. Corinne Vigreux, co-founder and managing director, TomTom, said: … Read More »
Euro Car Parts opens 16th branch in Scotland
A six-day delivery service will be offered to Dumfries, Annan, Castle Douglas and Dalbeattie. Customers will have access to product back up from field-based trainers and … Read More »
Rexel to drive awareness of EV charging platform under new appointment
Steve Cheese was previously business development manager at solar PV provider, Kingspan Energy Ltd where he was responsible for developing partner relationships with property developers, architects … Read More »
One in two motorists oppose driverless cars, finds new survey
Published just days after the Queen’s Speech announced a Modern Transport Bill that would “ensure the UK is at the forefront of technology for new forms … Read More »
Fuel prices to be “kept in check”, says RAC
Sao says the RAC, adding that its Fuel Watch data points to there being hope that motorists will not be too badly affected. RAC fuel … Read More »
Cap hpi makes new appointments to industry insight team
John Watts moves to international senior editor LCVs. He is replaced by Steven Botfield, who brings a wealth of experience from a career that spans Manheim, … Read More »
Brake extends deadline for 2016 Fleet Safety Awards entries
The awards honour the achievements of fleet operators and suppliers working to help reduce the number of road crashes involving at-work drivers. This year’s accolades … Read More »
Stuart Miles appointed as Manheim business development director
Miles brings over 15 years’ experience in automotive business development, particularly in the fleet sector. His most recent role was as sales director for fuel card … Read More »
Car traffic levels reach record high in 2015
The ‘Road Traffic Estimates: Great Britain 2015’ report shows that traffic continued to grow last year, albeit more moderately to previous years, and reached 316.7 billion … Read More »
One in five Brits would drive with a broken arm
The survey of over a thousand motorists, conducted by car finance specialist Zuto, also found that while nearly of half (47%) would call in sick after … Read More »
Andrew Cope appointed to board at Synergy Automotive
Cope was instrumental in leading Zenith through five private equity buyouts between 2003-2014, before spearheading the MBO of incident management and roadside recovery specialist FMG a … Read More »
RAM Tracking awarded ‘Outstanding’ accreditation from Investor in Customers
This is the first time that RAM has been surveyed by the IIC and the company attained the two out of three star ‘Outstanding’ rating following … Read More »
GreenRoad to exhibit at 2016 Brake Fleet Safety Conference
Visitors to the event at the St John’s Hotel in Solihull will be shown the advantages of the GreenRoad Mobile driver behaviour app, which acts as … Read More »
Wessex Garages to drive fleet sales under new business development manager
O’Donovan will be responsible for fleet sales at the dealership on Newport Retail Park and will build relationships with businesses in the city. He commented: … Read More »
Vauxhall announces second Zafira B recall
Vauxhall is recalling 234,938 Zafira B models for a second time to carry out preventative action to protect the vehicles from the risk of fire.
Trial indicates driver behaviour incentives could bring huge benefits for fleets
Combining in-car driver coaching technology with ‘gamification’ and rewards incentives could bring a wide range of benefits for fleet operators.
New BMW 7 Series PHEV models included in updates for 2016
As announced earlier this year, BMW is to brand all of its plug-in hybrid products as iPerformance models, aimed at displaying technological links with the i … Read More »
Matt Dyer named vice chairman of BVRLA
Dyer will also take over as chairman of the association when current chairman Simon Oliphant steps down in May 2017. Commenting on his appointment, Dyer said: “I … Read More »
Skoda secures best-ever April fleet sales
The carmaker registered 1,770 fleet vehicles in April 2016 – up from 1,615 in the same month last year – and achieved an all-time high market … Read More »
Alphabet urges fleets to focus on back health for drivers
So says Alphabet, which has produced an ‘Are You Sitting Comfortably’ guide for fleets. With back trouble just as prevalent as the common cold in … Read More »
Rise in delivery vans and roadworks increasing London congestion, finds INRIX
Published by INRIX, the 'London Congestion Trends’ report identifies the causes of gridlock between 2012 and 2015. According to the study, congestion in London is … Read More »
EV specialists team up to help fleets with large-scale electric vehicle uptake
Dubbed EV Works, the partnership aims to support organisations and businesses to roll out large-scale electric vehicle uptake and charging networks across multiple sites. Measures … Read More »
London clean air proposals could serve as model for other major cities, warns Chevin
Policy suggestions put forward by the Mayor include extending ultra-low emissions zone, extra charges for the most polluting vehicles and the promotion of a scrappage scheme. … Read More »
Volvo named as sponsor for BVRLA’s 2016 Fleet Technology Congress
The event takes place on 6 July 2016 at the Williams F1 Conference Centre in Grove, Oxfordshire, and will also include sessions on technology roadmaps, the … Read More »
Nexus appoints former IBM executive as chairman
Waldron brings 30 years of global technology experience, spanning start-ups, venture capital, private equity and public companies. He oversaw the acquisition of Maersk Data Group, which formed … Read More »
IAM RoadSmart launches new ‘Driving for Work’ course offering
Analysis carried out amongst 7,000 company drivers on training needs identified two issues: the ability to tailor the training to fit driver needs, and having trainers … Read More »
Jaama enhances driver licence checking service with eConsent solution
Demonstrated at last week's Fleet Show, the eConsent solution enables customers to request checking approval via devices such as personal computers or smartphones rather than drivers … Read More »
A third of company car drivers have ‘woeful lack of road knowledge’, says E-Training World
The driver profiling and e-driver training specialist measures four aspects of driving – ‘Attitude’, ‘Knowledge’, ‘Concentration/Observation’ and ‘Hazard Perception’ – as part of its online risk … Read More »
Jayson Whittington becomes chief car editor under Glass's reorganisation
Under the changes Jayson Whittington, formerly manager of commercial vehicle and leisure valuations, is promoted to chief car editor. He joined Glass's in 2014 and has … Read More »
Mazda range wins praise at 2016 Fleet Show
Held at Silverstone on 11 May, the event gave fleet chiefs their first chance to drive the new CX-3 and MX-5 alongside key corporate models from … Read More »
