The significant mental, physical and financial impacts of road traffic incidents has been outlined in a new study for Road Safety Week 2024.
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The AA has introduced flashing rear red lights to its fleet of breakdown vehicles in a significant move to improve the safety of its roadside patrols, its members and other road users.
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A zero-emission freight zone (ZEZ-F) in central London would deliver healthcare savings of £50m annually and cut 285,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions.
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Any government help offered to the motor industry to help hit future ZEV mandate targets should consider electric van demand as well as supply to spur fleet uptake, the Association of Fleet Professionals (AFP) has said.
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Fleet World’s Great British Fleet Event is returning for 2025 with an all-encompassing line-up for visitors and exhibitors alike.
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Drivers who stop for lunch during their working day and leave their engines running – dubbed ‘McIdling’ – could be racking up hundreds of pounds a year in unnecessary fuel bills while they eat, Lightfoot has warned.
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FMG Repair Services has promoted Kris Hurd to the role of operations director (bodyshops).
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National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED) has slashed emissions from its Boston fleet by replacing diesel with hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO).
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Pothole damage claims more than doubled in 2023 but the vast majority are contested by councils and are unsuccessful.
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Cabinet ministers have said they will work with the automotive sector to help support the UK’s transition to EVs in a move that’s expected to lead to a consultation on the 2030 ICE ban and ZEV mandate.
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The UK’s first midsize electric pickup with all-wheel drive has premiered at the Liverpool HQ of distributor Harris Maxus.
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Electric vehicles continue to contend with reputation-damaging myths. From theories that the batteries don’t last through to fears that you simply can’t charge them anywhere, misconceptions abound. But, according to Ashley Barnett, head of fleet consultancy, and Andy Hill, strategic LCV fleet engineering consultant at Lex Autolease, one of the biggest is that electric LCVs […]