The new service – which joins recently launched Europcar ExCeL services including Connect car and van hire and a Valet Service – and offers visitors transport to and from ExCeL London in branded Europcar buses, seating up to eight passengers. It also offers event organisers the ability and flexibility to organise shuttle transport for pre-selected journeys and times. Ken McCall, managing director, […]
According to the article in the Times, the popularity of “click and collect” will prompt the average consumer to make three extra trips into town. In response Paul Doble, chief sales and marketing officer at DX said that Click and Collect (C&C) won’t impinge on the dominance of home deliveries at a macro level this Christmas. […]
The latest investment marks the second phase of investment in the new engine programme and includes £8.9m from the Government’s Regional Growth Fund. This follows the original investment of £287m for phase one for the production of low carbon 2.0-litre diesel engines for Ford commercial vehicles globally with support from the UK Government’s Regional Growth […]
Converted by its local dealership – Hawkins Motors Ltd in St Austell, Cornwall – the 54 Partner SE L2 HDi 92 vans start operational deployment this month. Mark Karkeek, South West Water transport manager, commented: ‘Faced with the opportunity to specify a whole new bespoke range of vans for this purpose provided us with a […]
The call comes from Venson, which says that traditionally, the clock starts ticking, when the vehicle goes up on the ramp, for repair, but fleets should be counting the cost the moment a vehicle is off the road to get a better understanding of their costs. ‘Most transport managers claim a 99% “on road” usage, […]
The FORS initiative was awarded the annual Fleet Award, sponsored by the Institute of Advanced Motorists, after judges agreed it was an outstanding model of its kind, carefully planned and monitored and well overdue for recognition. Launched in 2008, FORS is an industry-led accreditation scheme that helps operators improve operational performance and safety, measure […]
The increase represents an uplift of more than 14% over the same month last year. The increase came as volumes fell by 3.2% and the average age of LCVs sold at auction rose to 65.4 months. The average number of days that LCVs remained on site went down to 12.9 days, and the average mileage […]
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The milestone vehicle forms part of an order for 65 Vivaro and 140 Movano vans for the home emergency repair firm, with the vehicle’s features and excellent running costs playing a key role. The Luton-built Vivaro (L1H1) panel vans in Flame Red are powered by 90PS 1.6 CDTi engines and are specified with air conditioning […]
The organisation has been created by a multi-partner working group initiated by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) to raise awareness of MORR. The St Andrew’s Seminar will take place at Edinburgh’s Radisson Blu Hotel on Tuesday 25th November to address the dangers of driving for work. The seminar will provide delegates […]
Representatives from insurers including AIG, AXA, RSA and brokers such as JLT and Willis attended the session to discuss how government advisory bodies and the insurance industry can work together to achieve accident reduction on UK roads. The discussion focussed on the role of technology in helping to reduce road incidents and how insurers can […]
