Behind the wheel of Renault’s all-new Trafic SL27 Energy dCi 120 Business, the pair achieved 55.55mpg, the best overall mpg and also the best percentage improvement, being 16% better than the manufacturer’s official figures of 47.90mpg. Commenting on the Trafic’s performance in the MPG Marathon, Dan Gilkes said: 'With a combined fuel figure of 47.9mpg, […]
The company is using a new workshop complex at its Stoke-on-Trent headquarters to introduce its end-of-life service to help businesses make significant savings on de-fleeting costs. John Cartwright, group operations manager, explained: ‘A number of providers see end-of-life as a big profit-making opportunity. ‘They carry out rigorous checks on vehicles returned at the end of […]
Three-time British Touring Car Champion, Matt Neal, a member of the 2014 Honda Yuasa Racing Team, has confirmed that he will be taking part in this year’s event, on Wednesday 8th October and Thursday 9th October. He will be behind the wheel of a Honda Civic 1.6 litre diesel Tourer, a far cry from the […]
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SECTOR Medium van PRICE from €20,360 (approx) FUEL 5.8–8.8l/100km CO2 153–232g/km 65 years on and Volkswagen’s Transporter is probably, in name at least, the longest running panel van series in the world. The current model has been with us since 2003, which means that we can’t have long to wait until its replacement appears, particularly […]
The deadline for all drivers operating an LGV over 3.5 tonnes to have completed their Driver CPC training, which is a legal necessity of 35 hours of training every five years, was yesterday (10 September 2014). ‘It seems like there has been a sole focus in the industry on CPC training for truck drivers, but […]
Launched at LCV2014 – the UK’s largest technology showcasing and networking event for the UK low carbon vehicle community, which took place this week at Millbrook Proving Ground – the downloadable version of the Fleet Carbon Reduction Tool (FCRT) is marked out by being based on real-world duty cycles, real-world fuel consumption and real-world electric vehicle range. […]
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Practicality Transit Courier offers a load volume of up to 2.3m3, and a load length of 1.62m with the standard full-height bulkhead in place. An optional folding mesh bulkhead, with fold and dive passenger seat, allows lengths of up to 2.59m to be carried, raising overall volume to 2.6m3. Maximum carrying capacity is 660kg, on […]
The firm, a provider of solutions for driver and commercial vehicle productivity and safety, will give financial support, speakers and information to promote Brake’s practitioner services and Fleet Safety Forum, as well as participate in Road Safety Week, which takes place in November. Sergio Barata, general manager of Telogis EMEA, said: ‘Brake works with companies with mobile workforces to help […]
As part of a fleet replacement programme, Burnt Tree have supplied Lyreco with 57 new Mercedes 513 5t integral vans on a full five-year contract hire deal that also includes FleetForce, Burnt Tree’s online fleet management tool. Burnt Tree has also supplied Lyreco with a further 7.5t DAF rigid box van with tail lift and […]
The firm says quotes obtained for clients by CompareMyFleet.com across a wide selection of vehicles, contract lengths and mileages show up to a staggering 52% difference on monthly lease rates on the identical model with an average 27% difference between the highest and lowest monthly rental rate per vehicle. However, as well as the financial […]
