Fleet registrations up 5.7% in 2013
2013 was the best year for the new car market since before the recession five years ago, with fleet registrations up by 5.7%. According to the SMMT’s end of year figures, a total of 1,084,279 new ...
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What to expect in 2014. The Green Piece
Tuesday 7 January, 2014. The Green Piece Column. Some three years after the first mainstream, mass production electric vehicles arrived in the UK, 2014 should feel like the alternative fuel vehic...
M1 motorway speeds face cut to 60mph to improve air quality
Drivers on the M1 motorway could soon be limited to speeds of just 60mph, in a bid to reduce congestion and emissions. The Highways Agency has announced it is opening a consultation into a propos...
BMW introduces technology to link up with public transport
You might think that the last thing a carmaker would want to encourage us to do is to seek out alternatives to driving our cars: however, BMW is actively encouraging its drivers to factor public tr...
Liverpool man hits penalty points record
Officially it only takes 12 points on a driving licence before you are taken off the road: but one man has managed to accrue 45 licence penalty points. According to figures from the DVLA on the re...
Sky extends Volkswagen fleet by 1,200
Sky has strengthened its ties with Volkswagen, choosing the firm to supply an additional 1,200 vehicles to its service fleet. The new deal brings the broadcaster’s Volkswagen fleet tally to 2,500...
Chevin adds Vehicle Damage function to FleetWave
Leading fleet software firm Chevin has added a handy new Vehicle Damage Report function to its popular Fleetwave management package, designed to record minor accidents. It allows users such as dr...
Malaysian colleges to deliver specialist training in electric vehicles
The UK-based Institute of Motor Industry (IMI) is to provide training support to community colleges across Malaysia—after it signed an agreement with the country’s Ministry of Education—to help stu...
Google teams up with Audi, GM, Google, Honda, Hyundai and NVIDIA
Google has announced the creation of the Open Automotive Alliance (OAA), which sees the powerful internet and search-related company enter into a partnership with Audi, General Motors, Honda, Hyund...
Nissan reveals new London black cab
Nissan’s new take on the London black cab has been revealed, with the promise of an electric version to be launched by 2015. The new Taxi for London is based on Nissan’s successful NV200 platform...
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