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As announced earlier this year by the Office of the Traffic Commissioner, the new web-based system is intended to make it quicker and more convenient for new and existing vehicle operators to apply for and make changes to their operator licence. The new service will enable operators to: Make applications online […]

The trial by Arval showed that, over the same 33.58-mile course, an EV with a full payload lost over 85% of its range compared to a 45% loss for one that was carrying nothing. Eddie Parker, commercial vehicle consultant at Arval UK, said: “This is a great example of the operational factors that fleets […]

SHB said the acquisition was in line with its plans to be the UK’s leading partner of choice for equipment to the highways maintenance and infrastructure market.  Wiltshire-based Acklea will continue to operate from its base in Calne as a division of SHB with directors Dave Phizacklea and Martin Potter to remain in the […]

Elaine Corner, who had to have her leg amputated after being hit by a van driver using a hands-free kit, will outline the importance of road safety and explain how distractions when you’re behind the wheel can change a person’s life.  “The message I really want to get across is that you need to […]

The new solution is being offered alongside the mobile solutions that many of Prestige’s service network centres currently offer and is being provided by a number of separate specialists with a network of mobile operatives throughout the UK. “While our static network continues to grow in line with our expansion plans, we also wanted […]

Only weeks after buying the van based on Mercedes’ reputation for safety, Edwards, the proprietor of home entertainments specialist Jooced, escaped unscathed from a motorway smash. “Mine was the last vehicle in a stationary queue of traffic and a car came spinning into the back of me,” he recalled. “It was snowing at the […]

As well as banning the leasing or purchase of diesel vehicles, the public authority is also encouraging businesses to limit deliveries in the Square Mile and is promoting the use of hybrid electric cars. The move follows the Corporation’s reduction of its fleet size and purchase of newer and cleaner vehicles that has already […]

Australian-listed SG Fleet Group manages a fleet of around 130,000 vehicles in Australia, New Zealand and the UK. Fleet Hire, which has 60 staff, has around 6,500 vehicles. The senior Fleet Hire team of chief executive officer, Graham Hale, chief operating officer Chris Joyce, and sales director Nick Poole will remain with the business. […]

The findings have been published today (28 June) in the Microlise Transport Conference post event report, and follow the Government's confirmation earlier this year that 'lorry platooning' trials, using a convoy of vehicles headed by a driver in the leading lorry, will go ahead. The Microlise Transport conference report also includes analysis on a […]