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Thefts of commercial vehicles and plant have doubled since the lockdown began as thieves take advantage of unattended sites.
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Isuzu UK has provided three D-Max pickups to help support work with converting the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) into a temporary hospital.
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SG Fleet UK is providing free online driver training during the coronavirus lockdown to help improve driver knowledge and understanding of road safety.
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A new service could help fleets and drivers avoid vehicle downtime through SMS alerts of low or dead batteries.
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Healthcare fleets are keeping their vans on the road and supporting the coronavirus response effort with the help of Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles’ Mobile Service Clinics.
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Workers from Vauxhall’s Luton plant have been shifted to a local business to boost ventilator production in response to the Covid-19 outbreak.
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TTC Group is delivering its Driver CPC courses and core fleet manager courses online in virtual classrooms, enabling fleets to continue vital work to maintain vehicle compliance.
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Dealerships and the wider automotive supply chain should restart vehicle deliveries to unclog the thousands of cars and vans congesting the sector.
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The Government has extended the public consultation on plans to end the sale of new petrol, diesel and hybrid cars and vans, giving fleets more time to have their say on the targeted 2035 – or earlier – end date and whether hybrids should be included.
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Ionity has opened a rapid-charging station at the new Leeds Skelton Lake Services; part of its expanding pan-European charging network.
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10 key checks to keep vans road legal
The six-month MOT extension puts an extra onus on fleets and drivers to ensure vehicles are roadworthy in line with duty of care compliance and to help avoid fines.