Autoglass first commissioned Broadview to develop an undercover solution that would allow its technicians to keep working whatever the weather in September 2012. A further 10 systems were put on trial in November 2012, and the awning was fitted to a total of 200 vans in 2013. The Broadview solution is designed to be easily […]
The rules, updated to improve road safety, will set new minimum common standards across the EU for vehicle testing and inspectors’ training and competences. In addition, at least five per cent of the commercial vehicles on roads in the EU as a whole will be subject to roadside inspections. Member states can also impose stricter […]
The factory-built 7.5-tonne Canter will be shown at Birmingham NEC from 29th April to 1st May, and has been developed in partnership by Rossetts Commercial and specialist vehicle converter Coolertech. The adapted Canter employs a 150hp diesel engine which works in parallel with a 54hp electric motor, a set-up that Mercedes claims offers considerable fuel […]
February 2014 sales data highlights a clear move in the wholesale market towards light commercials aged five years and over. Indeed, Manheim reports that it has never seen such a high proportion – nearly half – of all used vans in the market reaching the seven year mark. Looking at individual van segments, small panel […]
The concerns regard epyx's conduct in the UK SMR platforms market, which includes the epyx 1link Service Network SMR platform. The commitments have been offered in response to the OFT’s investigation under the Competition Act 1998 following a complaint alleging an abuse of a dominant position. The OFT said it is concerned that certain provisions […]
What were your priorities when you joined Fleetcor? Fleetcor UK has three customer facing brands: Allstar, Keyfuels and The Fuel Card Company. The key driver for me was to understand what do those brands stand for, what their customers need and want and how we support that. What I saw when we came in was, […]
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With a booming van market in the UK, it comes as little surprise that manufacturer-backed finance has also been experiencing healthy demand. When the high-street banks and other lending institutions moved rapidly away from the LCV market a couple of years ago, manufacturer-led finance was, for many van operators, the only point of call. Now […]
Under the announcement by Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin, £36.5m will be used for areas where the roads have been most damaged by severe weather, taking the total to £80m. On top of this, an extra £103.5m also being made available to all councils across England. This is in addition to almost £900m already made available for […]
Vauxhall’s top-selling Astra is now available with a super-smooth, super-quiet new-generation 1.6 CDTi engine, billed as Vauxhall’s cleanest ever mid-size diesel, with fuel consumption of up to 76.3mpg and carbon emissions of a tax-busting 97g/km. Unveiled in the Astra at this month’s Geneva Motor Show, the new “Whisper Diesel” engine is available in two power […]
The research focuses on more than 200 fleet operators’ views and reports on key areas of Light Commercial Vehicle (LVC) management including changes in replacement cycles and the key trends in LCV fleet management. Simon Cook, LCV Fleet commercial leader at GE Capital, said: ‘A key part of the GE proposition to van fleet operators […]
