Mr Hammond was promoted to the position of Shadow Minister for Transport in December 2005 and held the position for the whole of the Parliament. He took up the position of Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport at the Department for Transport in the Government reshuffle of September 2012, with responsibility for road safety, […]
FTA added that the Department for Transport (DfT) is still not providing a definitive answer to the much-needed crossing with today’s (15th June) decision not making it clear which of the two possible locations it is to be built at. The association has also repeated its message that ‘congestion needs tackling now’, stating that the […]
Supplied by the Heathrow branch of commercial vehicle dealer Rygor, all are Long-bodied Traveliner 112 models with five seats and feature the new 114hp 1.2-litre unit, which offers low particulate emissions and fuel-saving BlueEFFICIENCY technology, including the Eco start/stop function, as a standard feature. A total of 28 Citans are now in service with the […]
Fitted with the Euro 5-compliant 2.0 CDTi 90PS engine, the model boasts 37.7mpg according to Vauxhall. The Vivaros’ interiors have been modified by in-vehicle workshop conversion specialist, the Bott Group, to further enhance the usability of the vehicle for the service engineers. Commenting on the new fleet of vehicles, Neil Parsons, fleet operations manager at […]
As part of the new agreement ATS Euromaster will be rolling out a full Michelin tyre policy across the fleet. The comprehensive policy, which includes monthly fleet checks by experienced tyre inspectors, using the company’s new FleetSure tool – an electronic device which enables ATS Euromaster to measure tread depth accurate to 0.1mm – allows […]
Testing carried out at the company’s facility in Los Angeles has found that driving a hybrid passenger car with the air conditioning turned fully on reduces MPG by an average of 6.1%– almost double the average reduction recorded in petrol engine cars which amounted to 3.8%. In comparison, the average MPG in diesel cars was […]
The acquisition was announced at the end of last year and saw the private equity investor HgCapital acquire 80% of the Leasedrive Group, with former major shareholder Lloyds Development Capital (LDC) and the management having rolled 20% of their investment/equity into the new financial structure. Two months later saw HgCapital acquire a majority stake in Leeds-based Zenith Vehicle Contracts […]
Sponsored by LeasePlan and motors.co.uk, the competition saw drivers put to the test through five separate tasks that were designed to test their overall ability behind the wheel. Six elements of the event examined driving skills (fuel economy and driver behaviour), manoeuvring ability, the drivers' risk awareness, checked legislative knowledge, and ability to identify pre-use […]
According to the firm, as the European Union (EU) aims to introduce stricter limits on pollutant emissions from light road vehicles, particularly for emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) and particulates, this is impacting on how vehicles are being manufactured, which in turn will effect the way a vehicle is maintained. The firm’s UK technical support […]
The survey by IAM Drive & Survive also found that only 3% of the respondents said that they had been offered driver training but had declined. When participants were asked which aspects of their driving they felt could be improved by training, 29% claimed that they would benefit from having a refresher course on the […]
