Natalie Middleton
Brake calls on Government to make traffic policing a national priority
Revealed yesterday (9 February) by the RAC, the drop has seen 43 police forces cut their traffic officers from 5,635 to 4,356 between the end of … Read More »
Coupes lead the way for CO2 improvements amongst used cars
The firm assessed the overall figures for the 10 types of vehicles showing the biggest CO2 improvement auctions between 2010 and 2014. The figures show that … Read More »
AMT Vehicle Rental increases corporate team
David Waring joins the rapidly growing team, bringing over 10 years’ experience in rental sales and account management with Europcar and more recently with Mercedes-Benz UK. … Read More »
Jaama recruits two new members of staff
Zoe Roden (main picture), who has forged a career in sales, has joined Jaama as a business development co-ordinator with responsibility for booking appointments with potential … Read More »
Pete Marsden becomes MD of National Windscreens
Marsden joined the company in 2010 as commercial director and since then the company has the our brand and implemented a business strategy which has resulted … Read More »
Fleet associations support Silverstone Fleet Show
The three main trade associations, the Association of Car Fleet Operators (ACFO), the Institute of Car Fleet Management (ICFM) and the British Vehicle Rental and Leasing … Read More »
Traffic police numbers cut by 23% from 2010
The drop has seen 43 police forces cut their traffic officers from 5,635 to 4,356 between the end of March 2010 and 2014, according to figures … Read More »
UK new car market to grow 1.7% in 2015, forecasts IHS Automotive
Newly released SMMT data shows that January registrations got off to a strong start, with registrations within the fleet sector up 18.1% to 89,640 units. Overall … Read More »
MPs & Lords offered free mileage logger app after new expenses shame
Last week saw the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (Ipsa) find that Harrow East MP Bob Blackman submitted more than 700 ‘inaccurate’ claims, leaving him liable for … Read More »
Suzuki to reveal concept duo at Geneva
Little details have been released but the iK-2 (main picture) appears to be a C-segment hatch rather than a replacement for the Swift. Suzuki added that: … Read More »
SMA cautiously optimistic on year ahead for used car market
Announced as the SMMT reveals a strong start to the year for new car sales, with figures up 6.7%, SMA Vehicle Remarketing has posted a record … Read More »
Road deaths rise for first time in 30 years
The figures show that deaths and serious injuries on UK roads increased by 4% in the year ending September 2014, with deaths up by 1%. In … Read More »
Lightways (Contractors) makes switch to Toyota Hybrids
The company, established in 1978, provides a wide range of road surfacing and repairs and carriageway and festive lighting services across Scotland from its headquarters in … Read More »
Deloitte reiterates forecast for stable car registrations in 2015
According to latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), the UK car market was up 6.7% last month to 164,856 units from … Read More »
Skoda upgrades value on Superb SE Business
The SE Business model is powered by a 138bhp 2.0-litre diesel engine with 109g/km and is available as either a hatchback or an estate. Under the … Read More »
Fleet customers get first look at all-new Fabia
The event, held at the Silverstone Circuit, provided delegates and Skoda customers with the opportunity to test-drive the third-generation Fabia, which was recently named the What … Read More »
Hyundai i10 gains new Premium SE trim
Priced at £11,995 OTR for the manual version, and £12,650 OTR for the automatic, the Premium SE i10 brings new features including 15-inch alloy wheels; an … Read More »
Vince Kinner to retire from Volkswagen Group at end of March
Kinner has worked for the group for 42 years. In 1973 he joined Volkswagen Tax Free Sales in Baker Street, London as an account executive where … Read More »
Fleet registrations put in strong performance in January
Data for last month shows that registrations within the fleet sector rose 18.1% to 89,640 units from 75,929 for the same month in 2014 – making … Read More »
CAP dismisses speculation on a resurgence for gas guzzlers
Last month saw Glass’s predict that bigger, less efficient engine cars could make a return in both the new and used markets as pump prices reach … Read More »
Call for SizeMark parking industry standard to reduce car damage
So says online car parking marketplace YourParkingSpace.co.uk following research that has found more than half of motorists have suffered damage to their car when parked in … Read More »
A third of councils running at least one EV
The research was carried out by intelligentcarleasing.com to compare every single local authority in the UK, with a total of 433 councils presented with freedom of information requests … Read More »
Business driver extols virtues of Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV in social media film
Denver Logan, a business development manager for a TV company, is featured in one of five new films that will be shown on social media by … Read More »
Mazda CX-3 to make European debut at Geneva
Marking the carmaker’s fifth model launch in six months, Mazda's first small SUV will be offered in AWD or FWD format when it goes on sale … Read More »
Ford to provide two prototype cars for UK driverless car trials
Ford will provide two prototype cars with vehicle-to-vehicle communication capability to help test a public transport system and also contribute to the development of fully autonomous … Read More »
Hyundai starts UK rollout of new global dealer branding
The new identify will be used by all UK dealers by the end of 2017, with all 6,000 global dealers on board by 2018 In total, … Read More »
RAC appoints Nick Walker to spearhead telematics business
Nick joins the RAC Telematics team, based at RAC’s Bradley Stoke site, from Masternaut where he was managing director of their German-based business. He was responsible … Read More »
Skoda reveals first interior image of new Superb
Previously unveiled in a design sketch in December, the third-generation Superb is based by the “Skoda VisionC” show car shown at Geneva last year and brings … Read More »
Pump prices to head north again soon, says PRA
The organisation said that just last week Energy Minister Amber Rudd raised the prospect of petrol costing less than £1.00/litre ahead of the general election as … Read More »
Police Scotland signs up to FMG for vehicle recovery
The new deal follows the recent merger of Scotland’s eight policing forces and means that there is just one single contract for the service. FMG expect … Read More »
