John has been writing about cars since the start of 2011, with a particular fondness for models with USB connectivity and a serious distaste for steering wheels with too many buttons. Can often be found trying to seduce 1.0-litre engines. When away from things that go brum, apostrophe snob John can often be found making noise with varying degrees of musicality.
This week sees the staging of the Commercial Vehicle Show 2014 at the Birmingham NEC. Renowned for its world premieres from the biggest van manufacturers, the CV Show is pretty much unrivalled as...
Next year’s Fleet Show will take place at Silverstone on Wednesday 22 April 2015. Barely a month has passed since 2014’s free event took place at the world-famous race circuit on April 9. Howev...
The number of learner drivers crashing during driving tests is expected to plummet in 2014. Data from the DVSA shows that the number of crashes with other vehicles during driving tests was 22% dow...
Engine options for Nissan’s NV400 have been overhauled in a bid to improve the van’s fleet appeal. Four versions of the chassis, tipper and dropside turbo engine have been ditched in favour of a 2...
Leaseplan UK has been announced as a member of the Business in the Community (BITC) charity. BITC membership will help guide the vehicle fleet management company’s day-to-day corporate and social...
Fleet Assist will hold an open day at its Cambridgeshire base at the end of April. The event on Wednesday [30 April] will aim to bring together the company’s contract hire and leasing company cus...
The 13th Beijing Motor Show (aka Auto China) opened its doors earlier this week. Unashamedly and expectedly, the bi-annual event exhibition focuses heavily on the Chinese car market but there are ...
A hybrid version of the stretched Range Rover will go on sale in China before the end of 2014. The Range Rover Hybrid Long Wheelbase will represent the first diesel hybrid to enter the Chinese car...
Leicester City Council has been shortlisted for a national award due to a low CO2 salary sacrifice car scheme implemented by Tusker. Introduced in November 2013, the green car scheme has been nomi...
Ford has introduced a new range-topping Fiesta ST, a year after the seventh generation hot hatch originally went on sale. Priced at £19,250, the Fiesta ST3 takes the previous top spec ST2 and for ...