Trained on Cardiff University’s renowned Postgraduate Diploma in Motor Magazine Journalism, Alex is an award-winning motoring journalist with ten years’ experience across B2B and consumer titles. A life-long car enthusiast with a fascination for new technology and future drivetrains, he joined Fleet World in April 2011, contributing across the magazine and website portfolio and editing the EV Fleet World Website.
The fleet solution will use immediate access to video evidence to minimise fraud, third-party overheads and liability disputes for vehicle operators across the UK. The IT1000 3G vehicle camera will transmit high definition video and supporting data about a collision to a secure online portal within seconds. Sopp+Sopp will then proactively monitor these alerts […]
The last few months have seen some hesitation from the UK’s commercial vehicle industry to discuss EU regulations, particularly when it concerns one of the most seismic shifts to hit the sector in years. For the commercial vehicle sector, the radio silence surrounding incoming Euro 6 legislation could see a number of operators left […]
The Show will take place on 11 May 2016 at Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire. During the event, Chevin will be available to demonstrate software such as its new ‘Dispatch Fitter’ tool, which is designed to help fleets allocate jobs remotely to field-based personnel. Other products demonstrated by the company will include its updated driver licence checking software which facilitates DVLA […]
Safety & security Superintendent Paul Keasey, head of the National Roads Policing Intelligence Forum Health and safety should always be a priority for fleet managers, but security must also be a major consideration. That is the opinion of Superintendent Paul Keasey, head of the National Roads Policing Intelligence Forum. “Be aware that your vehicle and […]
More than 45 million people hold a driving licence here in the UK, so it’s safe to say that being on the road has become part of our everyday life. It’s quite worrying to hear then, that as many as one in three UK motorists don’t understand their insurance policy, despite the fact that this […]
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The value of keeping it personal In the business world, it is vital to ensure the tone you are using is relevant for the person you’re engaging with. Key to this is making sure you come across as authentic in your interactions, whilst recognising that other people have priorities that are different to yours. In […]
REGISTRATIONS Following the trend set over recent months, commercial vehicle registrations again grew strongly in July. Figures released by the SMMT confirmed that there was growth of 16.4% for LCVs with a whopping 41.5% uplift recorded for trucks. Even more impressively the year-to-date position for light and heavy commercial vehicles has improved by 19.8% and […]
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Although very sensitive to economic downturns, the market for used commercial vehicles has repeatedly demonstrated itself to be up to the challenges heaped upon it by the Great British economy. Over successive recessions, which inevitably hit our industry hard, commercial vehicle markets have quickly bounced back when given half the chance of doing so. Accordingly, […]
As promised, the Government axed the paper counterpart of the UK driving licence on 8 June, an event closely followed by the inevitable meltdown of the DVLA website the following day. This in turn caused panic among holidaymakers, worried about picking up a hire car at the airport without a paper counterpart to prove their […]
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With over 200 vans available to test drive, both on and off the road, this year’s Mercedes-Benz Van Experience Live welcomed more than 2,000 visitors over a two week period. It provided a chance for customers to try the full LCV line-up and an opportunity to find out more about Mercedes-Benz Finance and the many […]
