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- Differential parking charges - a hundred million reasons not to -
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:03:21
The Freight Transport Association says that with Differential Parking Charges now firmly in place it is clear that there have been winners and losers. Private motorists have got a fair deal but commercial operators have not – their costs are up by a cool £100 million! London Councils’ recent statements about the impacts of Differential Parking [...] - Ulbrich appointed to board of management of Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles -
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:39:58
Thomas Ulbrich has been named Board of Management member for production at Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles with effect from September 1, 2008. He takes over the production division from Dirk Grosse- Loheide, who remains Board of Management member for procurement and logistics. Grosse-Loheide also became responsible for production in 2007. Thomas Ulbrich studied vehicle engineering and became [...] - Vauxhall has confirmed it will reveal third Insignia variant at 2008 Paris Show -
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:58:28
One of the biggest fleet cars of the year will be given its world debut at the Paris Salon on October 2 2008. It will be called the Vauxhall Insignia Sports Tourer, and will be available to UK buyers in the second quarter of 2009. Under the bonnet the car will have a choice of two new [...] - Time for Wheel Clamping on Private Land to be given the boot -
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:44:29
Is it now time to outlaw the cowboys clampers according the AA. The outrageous antics of cowboy wheel clampers on private land has made a mockery of 2005 legislation intended to protect landowners from selfish parking while preventing drivers becoming victims of thuggish wheel clampers. Recent high profile cases reported to the AA (to be highlighted [...] - RAC warns of bank holiday congestion hotspots -
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:34:51
Both business and holiday drivers should take heed that the roads are going to be busy come this weekend. The RAC is predicting heavy congestion this bank holiday weekend as music fans set off across the country during one of the busiest festival periods of the summer. Motorists have been warned by the RAC that Friday morning [...] - August Fuel Price Report -
Mon, 18 Aug 2008 19:45:29
The August Fuel price report was released today and it has shown that average petrol prices in the UK have fallen 6.5 pence in a month. But it is still bleak at the pumps as filling up a tank is costing £1 more than it normally claim the AA in its latest mid-monthly Fuel Price [...] - Careless Drivers Who Kill -
Mon, 18 Aug 2008 19:38:06
Today has seen the introduction of severe punishment for drivers who cause death by careless driving or by driving while unlicensed, disqualified or uninsured. These new laws should send a clear message to wayward drivers and that they pay attention or go to jail, claims the AA. The ‘Don’t drive distracted’ announcement from Justice Secretary Jack [...] - Highways Agency lifts roadworks to ease Bank Holiday getaway -
Mon, 18 Aug 2008 19:27:41
The Highways Agency has confirmed that it is going to ease the getaway during the Bank Holiday weekend by lifting the roadworks. To help drivers make smoother and more reliable journeys over the August Bank Holiday weekend, the Highways Agency has completed or suspended almost two-thirds of all major roadworks on England’s motorways and major A [...] - Jaama launches new online vehicle quotations for contract hire brokers -
Mon, 18 Aug 2008 11:35:34
Multi-award winning fleet management software company, Jaama is set to expand its relations with contract hire companies with the launch of a new online broker quotation module called Key2 Broker Quotes. Jaama’s new broker quotations module has taken two years to develop and enables contract hire companies to provide their broker partners with a central link, [...] - Fleet Support Group takes at-work driving safety message to 2008 TUC Congress -
Fri, 15 Aug 2008 07:48:40
Fleet Support Group is taking its occupational road risk management message to the heart of the trade union movement by exhibiting at this year’s TUC Congress, which takes place at the Brighton Centre on the south coast from September 8-11. Britain’s giant public sector trade union, Unison, which has more than 1.3 million members working in [...]
