The concerns regard epyx's conduct in the UK SMR platforms market, which includes the epyx 1link Service Network SMR platform. The commitments have been offered in response to the OFT’s investigation under the Competition Act 1998 following a complaint alleging an abuse of a dominant position. The OFT said it is concerned that certain provisions […]
What were your priorities when you joined Fleetcor? Fleetcor UK has three customer facing brands: Allstar, Keyfuels and The Fuel Card Company. The key driver for me was to understand what do those brands stand for, what their customers need and want and how we support that. What I saw when we came in was, […]
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With a booming van market in the UK, it comes as little surprise that manufacturer-backed finance has also been experiencing healthy demand. When the high-street banks and other lending institutions moved rapidly away from the LCV market a couple of years ago, manufacturer-led finance was, for many van operators, the only point of call. Now […]
Under the announcement by Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin, £36.5m will be used for areas where the roads have been most damaged by severe weather, taking the total to £80m. On top of this, an extra £103.5m also being made available to all councils across England. This is in addition to almost £900m already made available for […]
Vauxhall’s top-selling Astra is now available with a super-smooth, super-quiet new-generation 1.6 CDTi engine, billed as Vauxhall’s cleanest ever mid-size diesel, with fuel consumption of up to 76.3mpg and carbon emissions of a tax-busting 97g/km. Unveiled in the Astra at this month’s Geneva Motor Show, the new “Whisper Diesel” engine is available in two power […]
The research focuses on more than 200 fleet operators’ views and reports on key areas of Light Commercial Vehicle (LVC) management including changes in replacement cycles and the key trends in LCV fleet management. Simon Cook, LCV Fleet commercial leader at GE Capital, said: ‘A key part of the GE proposition to van fleet operators […]
The Department of Transport published the revelation that the number of van’s populating the British road community has risen by 30,000 within the past decade which is far greater than the increase of its smaller cousin: the car. The increase in volume has contributed to a broader spectrum in its driving personalities. The White Van […]
The all-new Ford Transit and the all-new Ford Transit Connect finished first in their respective classes after competing in the challenge in the frozen north of Finland – where temperatures can drop as low as -50 C. From slaloming across a frozen airfield, to tackling a torturous 700 kilometre route of icy, rutted roads, the […]
The poll, conducted by TrackCompare, ran for ten days in February. Visitors were asked: 'Do you support the introduction of new “stealth” speed cameras?' 70% answered no, while 30% said yes. The new cameras, which have been proposed by the Highways Agency to enforce the 70mph motorway speed limit, will be positioned on busy sections […]
Out of the £140m funding, £36.5m will be used for areas where the roads have been most damaged by severe weather, taking the total to £80m. On top of this, an extra £103.5m also being made available to all councils across England. This is in addition to almost £900million already made available for road maintenance […]
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Mercedes would be the first to admit that, despite offering the full Sprinter van line-up with the option of Euro 6 specification engines, take up will remain slow until legislation catches up in 2016. Of course if you want the most powerful motor, you don’t get the choice, as all V6 models are now Euro […]
The solution integrates Mobile Tornado’s Push To Talk platform with Accel’s “Voyager” connected car smartphone to deliver safe, instant connectivity and communication. Incorporating Mobile Tornado’s Instant Message, Talk and Locate software with the smartphone technology enables fleets to stay in instant communication with one or many employees simultaneously, locate workforces out on the road and […]
