Early findings from the 2014 CV Informer survey show that 77% of businesses expect the sector to do better this year than it did in 2013, with 20% predicting a similar performance and just 3% expecting conditions to deteriorate. Confidence levels have risen since the same time last year, when just 50% of the sector […]
The DVSA launched the guide to an audience of vehicle rental and leasing industry executives at a BVRLA/Motor Transport breakfast event held at the Commercial Vehicle (CV) Show in Birmingham today (30 April). The latest guide was drawn up with the help of BVRLA members and includes clarification on safety inspection intervals, new guidance on […]
The firm said the new channel ‘strives make Alphabet the lender of choice for electric vehicles and prestige models in the broker/SME arena’ and will provide a bespoke new IT platform to offer Alphabet’s broker partners access to a full suite of funding and ancillary products. ‘We’re delighted to announce the launch of our first-ever […]
William Brown, Isuzu’s general manager, commented: ‘Vehicle conversions are more popular than ever before as businesses and public-sector organisations increasingly require task-specific vehicles that better fit their working environment and needs. ‘The Isuzu D-Max is the perfect base vehicle for many of the most demanding conversions, as its rugged chassis and class-leading towing capacity means […]
Due to be completed in the next year, the changes will save the taxpayer at least £2.6bn over the next 10 years according to the DfT and will make the new company more accountable to Parliament and road users. The proposals were first announced last October, with a consultation having taken place since then. The […]
VUEmatics is a one-box system which records and stores video footage and driving data such as location, acceleration, braking and speed for all fleet vehicles. This means fleet owners can monitor their entire fleet from one central location. According to VUEmatics, the solution was developed following comments VUE received from both fleet insurers and SME […]
The latest section is between junctions 5 and 6/7 and sees the hard shoulder converted for use as a permanent traffic lane with enhanced on-road technology to manage traffic flow. This follows the opening of the smart motorway on the M25 between junctions 23 and 25 in Hertfordshire with traffic using the improved section since Monday 14th April. According to […]
In the announcement, the Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV) confirmed that: It will continue to provide the plug-in car grant until at least 50,000 vehicles have been sold or until 2017, whichever is the sooner It will continue to provide a plug-in van grant and will review whether the scope of the grant should be […]
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The full Master range continues to offer a made-to-measure selection of more than 120 versions in the UK, with a choice of four lengths and three heights, panel van, crew cab, platform cab, chassis cab, tippers, dropside and box van variants, as well as front- and rear-wheel drive, for a carrying capacity of between eight […]
Packed with 25 top tips to help improve fleet performance, the 12 page free-of-charge booklet builds on ATS Euromaster’s five decades of servicing van fleets, as well as its own experience of running more than 820 mobile service vehicles. The guide provides best practice advice on topics such as choosing the right chassis, body and […]
