At stake at this year’s sell-out Show, which is being sponsored by Barclaycard in association with TMC, is not only the coveted Fleet Driver of the Year title, won last year by Philip Palmer, Territory Sales Manager at Worldpay, but a host of other prizes including: • A pair of tickets for this year’s Formula One […]
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The drop has seen 43 police forces cut their traffic officers from 5,635 to 4,356 between the end of March 2010 and 2014, according to figures published by the Government in response to a parliamentary question. Devon and Cornwall police suffered the largest cut – 76% – taking its traffic officers from 239 to just […]
Newcomers to this year’s Show on Tuesday, May 12, include fleet market-leader, Ford Motor Company, and the Fiat Group, with its four main brands: Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Jeep and Fiat itself. They join repeat exhibitors from last year’s Silverstone Show who comprise: BMW, Citroen, Honda, Hyundai, Infiniti, Jaguar Land Rover, Kia, Lexus, Mazda, MG, MINI, […]
Up to four cities with the best proposals stand to get a share of the Go Ultra Low City Scheme, which was announced last April and can be used by local authorities in a range of ways to support (ULEVs), such as installing charge-points for electric cars and introducing low emission zones. Transport Minister Baroness Kramer said: […]
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Battling with inner-city traffic to deliver parcels, post or food services can be a difficult task. It’s often not a case of keeping pace with traffic, but being able to nip through the smallest gap and find a parking space where others simply can’t compete. Add in low purchase and running costs and your […]
This year’s event, on Tuesday 12 May and sponsored by Barclaycard in association with TMC, will see the morning devoted to workshop-style, interactive and informal training sessions, held in the seminar theatre in the Silverstone Wing. The workshops will tackle four key fleet topics: the fundamentals of fleet management, risk management, environmental management and procurement, […]
Currently in training, Dan decided to run for BEN as the charity is close to the hearts of all in the automotive sector. BEN operates five care centres around the UK, offering practical care for all ages and needs, from the young and the physically disabled, to dementia support and end of life care. ‘I started […]
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Range and cost are the two stumbling blocks for electric van buyers. Less talked about is weight, or more specifically payload. Electrical components like batteries impact on the carrying capacity of an LCV. With most vans operating at 3.5 tonnes, that makes increasing range through additional batteries a complex equation. ‘Customers were asking us […]
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The four-wheel drive SUV-derived van market has always been slightly niche. Apart from Land Rover’s venerable Defender 90 and 110, it has been left to companies like Mitsubishi with the Shogun and Outlander commercials, along with SsangYong’s Korando and Rexton LCVs to satisfy the few buyers looking for an all weather, all-terrain car-derived van. […]
The salaried scheme, which includes a training package worth £7,000, begins in April and lasts for a year. Successful apprentices will graduate with a Level 2 Apprenticeship in Driving Goods Vehicles, a C+E license, Driver CPC and a forklift license. Delivered in partnership with Telford College, the apprenticeship scheme comprises both “on the road” and […]
