The Fleet Show 2014 – organised by Fleet World magazine – will offer its audience of senior fleet decision-makers the opportunity to test drive a wide range of new cars and vans on a number of different race track scenarios. Fleet Show event organiser Jerry Ramsdale explained: ‘If you mention the name "Silverstone", people immediately […]
The brand added that when every vehicle sold by FIAT Professional is factored in, including those classified as passenger cars and Ducato vans with a GVW of four tonnes, the brand's market share is closer to 5.1%, its largest ever portion of the UK's LCV market. With more than 13,500 sales in total in 2013, […]
Ford awards presented in 2013 include: Transit Custom: Van Fleet World Honours – Best New Van Van Fleet World Honours – Best Medium Van Van Fleet World Honours – Innovation Award ALD Automotive/Shell FuelSave MPG Marathon – Class 9 Award Transit Custom ECOnetic Transit Connect: ACFO Awards – Small Van of the Year (11th successive […]
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The Hope and Champion bar and restaurant is sited at the Beaconsfield services and will be open from 4am until 1am seven days a week. It is licensed to sell alcohol from 9am. Manager of the M40 branch, Steve Baldwin said: ‘The Extra Motorway Service Area, now including The Hope and Champion, primarily serves the […]
The company is now running three Long-bodied Citan 109 CDIs and a single Extra-long variant powered by the same 66 kW (90 hp) engine. Assigned to members of M&P’s sales team, each will cover up to 50,000 miles per year, delivering Swiss Leica Geosystems surveying equipment to customers throughout the UK. The Citan range combines […]
The 6.5-tonne Canter 6C18 was supplied by Mercedes-Benz dealer Euro Commercials (South Wales), as the German manufacturer’s franchised network is responsible for sales and support of the Japanese light truck range in the UK. The truck came with a demountable snowplough blade and gritting hopper/spreader by US specialist Meyer. It is also fitted with a […]
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In its December 2013 LCV market report, NAMA found that during December, the average values of used LCVs at auction across the board increased by 5.4% from £4,512 to £4.757. Total sales volumes saw a sharp fall of -51.2% however, with a total of 3,885 units being sold. The number of days that LCVs remained […]
The workshops have been organised in conjunction with the Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA) and the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (formerly VOSA), and are designed to help commercial vehicle businesses, bodybuilders and convertors get to grips with Whole Vehicle Type Approval. Taking place at locations across the UK, the workshops will cover how to obtain […]
Operating in a similar way to comparison sites for insurance etc, CompareMyFleet.com enables fleets to input their required vehicle details, including maintenance options plus annual mileage and replacement period. Within 24-hours, decision-makers will receive from CompareMyFleet.com a report containing quotes from a basket of leasing companies on a per vehicle basis in a consistent and […]
The new handle – @VWUKFleet – offers up-to-date information on the latest models, innovative technologies and ownership benefits. Volkswagen Fleet already offers a wealth of information on its website, including useful calculators and tools along with the popular Fleet Manager guides and Company Car and Van Tax guide. Volkswagen communications manager Tracey Rossetti commented: ‘Twitter gives us […]
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Under the changes, which have already been informally agreed, CO2 emissions from new vans would be capped at 147g/km by 2020 from the current level of 147g/km, and a new testing protocol is to be introduced to provide more reliable methods. ‘We achieved a result after some difficult negotiations. I'm glad that we haven't yielded […]
The limit would apply to the city centre, main shopping streets and residential areas and follows a successful pilot in the Marchmont, Grange and Prestonfield areas of the city last year. The move would make Edinburgh the first city in Scotland to do so. The council is also looking to reduce the speed limit for […]
