Tag : Transport Select Committee
Government-backed app aims to cut car use
The Transport Select Committee is investigating ways to launch an all-encompassing transport app, aimed at making shared and public mobility as easy as using a car.
Under reporting of safety defects comes under focus at DVSA following Zafira fires
The DVSA is to review key recall procedures and practices including more reporting of potential safety defects and an overhaul in MOTs after a Transport Select … Read More »
Vauxhall calls for national vehicle fire database
Vauxhall has told MPs that establishing a national vehicle fire database could help carmakers identify potential issues with faulty cars sooner.
All-lane running motorways ‘no less safe than other motorways’, says TRL
The UK’s Transport Research Laboratory (TRL) has spoken out to highlight the safety of all-lane running schemes after the Transport Committee spoke out on safety concerns … Read More »
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RAC teams up with Wrisk for mileage-based car insurance trial
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Boris pledge on EV charging is ‘step in the right direction’
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On-demand transit could cut urban traffic by 15-30%
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First Drive: SEAT Mii Electric
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Europcar enhances vehicle delivery and collection service for corporates
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UK used car market bounces back after nine quarters of decline
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New mobility model could dramatically increase vehicle utilisation
Comment: Hands-free and hand-held phone debate misses the point
Following today’s publication of the Transport Select Committee’s report urging a clamp down mobile phone usage, Shaun Helman, TRL’s chief scientist – who provided evidence for the … Read More »