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Mayor of London looks to disincentivise diesel engines
According to The Times, the Mayor is set to introduce an ‘air quality manifesto’ today, principally with aims to disincentivise the use of diesel vehicles and … Read More »
DfT to provide £500,000 funding for car clubs
The Department for Transport is to provide a £500,000 funding package to support the growth of car clubs in the UK, transport minister Baroness Kramer has … Read More »
DVLA licence fees to drop by up to 32%
Announced by Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander, and Transport Minister Claire Perry, the proposal is part of a public consultation on licensing fees announced … Read More »
Over half of UK drivers would not buy a driverless car
Churchill Car Insurance surveyed 2,006 UK adults about the new technology, which is seen as a near-future target for manufacturers including Audi, Nissan, Renault, Toyota and … Read More »
Highways Agency to trial environmental barriers
Already used to tackle air quality in other countries, the barriers disperse emissions and have been shown to reduce the level of oxides of nitrogen (NOx) … Read More »
89% of company car drivers fake mileage reports
The research by car leasing firm Flexed.co.uk found that huge numbers of business drivers are committing simple frauds such as logging their private driving as business … Read More »
SEAT teases new Ibiza
The image was unveiled at a company dinner held to celebrate the range’s 30-year history and attended by key designers of the model in the past. … Read More »
Latest drink driving figures show that many people still risking lives
Chief Constable Suzette Davenport was speaking after the national figures for the summer drink and drug driving campaign were published today. During the campaign, which ran … Read More »
Every car on roads to be low carbon by 2050, says Transport Minister at LowCVP Annual Conference
Held on 15th July in Westminster, the event saw the gathering of businesses, manufacturers, charities and Governmental officials to discuss the progress of carbon emissions reduction … Read More »
Welcome to Yorkshire uses tracking for Grand Départ of the Tour de France
Ctrack Plug & Play, the self-installed tracking device, was fitted to 20 hire vehicles for the duration of the event to provide added real-time visibility and … Read More »
ACFO welcomes free DVLA licence checks but says key issues remain
ACFO is working closely with the DVLA in the development of its new Share My Driving Record (SMDR) web-based service, which is being introduced following the … Read More »
ARI to drive business growth with sales appointment
Simon Coulton will work with companies to offer tailored fleet solutions and is tasked with growing ARI’s portfolio in East Anglia and the South East. Previously … Read More »
New online livery ordering to help cut downtime & fraud
The newly developed website enables fleet managers and their garage and bodyshop partners to order new vehicle livery from an online catalogue. Now customers are being … Read More »
One in three drivers admit to travelling too fast on country roads
The survey from road safety charity Brake and Digby Brown solicitors also found that four in 10 (37%) have had a near-miss on country roads, while … Read More »
Raising speed limits for lorries could make rural roads safer, says RAC
Commenting on the announcement, RAC spokesman Pete Williams said: ‘While it may seem counterintuitive on the face of it to suggest higher speeds create safer roads, … Read More »
Brake condemns announcement of increased speed limit for lorries
Transport Minister Claire Perry has announced the move for vehicles over 7.5 tonnes as part of a package of measures to ‘cut congestion, reduce dangerous overtaking … Read More »
Rural speed limit for lorries rises to 50mph
Transport Minister Claire Perry has announced the move for vehicles over 7.5 tonnes as part of a package of measures to ‘cut congestion, reduce dangerous overtaking … Read More »
UK car manufacturing entering golden era, says KPMG
As reported by the SMMT, the H1 rise comes on the back of a 3.7% increase in June output to 136,419 cars, driven by 16.5% growth … Read More »
Third of business drivers aren’t insured for business mileage
The firm’s survey of 2,000 UK employees that drive as part of their job also found that a fifth of respondents (19%) have had an accident … Read More »
Porsche announces 79g/km Cayenne plug-in hybrid
The Cayenne S E-Hybrid is the first plug-in hybrid in its segment, though BMW has hinted that it will offer something similar in the new X5 … Read More »
49% of motorway drivers don’t leave two-second gap
That's the finding of Direct Line Car Insurance following analysis of traffic flow data from nearly 6,500 sites on the Highways Agency motorway network. Whilst nearly … Read More »
UK car production rises 3.5% in H1
The H1 rise comes on the back of a 3.7% increase in June output to 136,419 cars, driven by 16.5% growth in production for UK market. … Read More »
Guide Dogs signs up to Leasedrive's mycar salary sacrifice scheme
Under the mycar initiative, employees sacrifice some of their salary in exchange for a brand new vehicle which is fully serviced and maintained. The employee saves … Read More »
BMW to target Europe & China with new 2 Series Active Tourer
The carmaker said it sees great potential for the forthcoming model, which bears the distinction of being the first BMW people carrier and the first front-wheel … Read More »
Vauxhall city car and Ampera replacement confirmed
Speaking on Twitter, Opel chief executive Karl-Thomas Neumann said the company was still committed to affordable electric vehicles, adding that it also had no plans to … Read More »
TRACKER launches Vision Sprint with new Plug & Play element
Launched earlier in the year, TRACKER Vision is the result of an exclusive partnership between TRACKER and Garmin, to combine TRACKER’s fleet telematics technology and back-office … Read More »
Mazda plans for further fleet growth following sharp rise in user-chooser demand
New car sales in the three months April-June, 2014 – the first quarter of Mazda's 2014/15 financial year – increased by more than 850 units (25%) … Read More »
Used electric car sales rise 47.1% in Q1
New data from Experian Automotive, part of the Experian Group, shows that Q1 used electric car sales rose by 47.10% and hybrid used car sales rose … Read More »
Hyundai launches Online Service Booking facility across dealer network
The Online Service Booking facility is available across the carmaker’s network of 178 UK dealers and authorised repair centres. The five-step system uses registration number recognition … Read More »
Quartix launches new website and pricing structure
The new website, now live at www.quartix.net, has been designed to enhance user experience and ensure visitors are constantly kept up-to-date with product developments and company … Read More »
