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Two bin lorries and five vans owned by South Norfolk Council remained on the road despite not having a valid MOT.

Strategically situated near J23 of the M6, the six-bay workshop on the Stone Cross Business Park in Golborne, is positioned between three key locations - Manchester, Preston and Liverpool.

Allianz Partners has announced a three-year collaboration with SSangYong Motors which will see owners benefit from a year’s roadside cover.

The AA is to launch an app which it says has already helped predict and prevent breakdowns for tens of thousands of car drivers across the UK into the business sector later this year.

The new centre is due to open on September 1 and forms part of National Windscreens UK network of 108 fitting and calibration centres.

Growth and an increasing numbers of windscreen variations has seen National Windscreens open a new £1 million regional distribution centre in Peterborough.

National Windscreens has won a “major” British Army fleet vehicle contract, resulting in sole supplier for windscreen repair, replacement and ADAS calibration.

Harrow-based Fraikin technician James Walkling has jointly won the company’s Top Tech Challenge recognising excellence and expertise in employees.

Fix Auto Malvern has become the latest franchisee in the network to expand and open a Fix & Go express repair facility.

Metropolitan Police technicians have begun training to work on electric vehicles (EVs) as the organisation plans an EV fleet.

More than 570 garages sign up to use the Network Performance and Opportunities Report (NPOR) in its first six months.

Autoglass BodyRepair has agreed a new three-year contract with Covéa Insurance to provide mobile repair services.

Think tank the Adam Smith Institute's call for the MOT to be either scrapped or the frequency of inspections reduced has been labelled a “recipe for disaster”.

Vehicle service, maintenance and repair (SMR) expenditure, reflecting the aftersales spend of leasing companies with Fleet Assist, has passed the £2bn mark.

Revive Auto Innovations UK won the Franchise Support Award category at the HSBC Franchise Awards 2018 organised by the British Franchise Association (BFA).

RAC patrols dealt with more pothole-related breakdowns from April to June, than in any other second quarter since 2015.

An increasing number of vehicles fitted with ADAS are an ‘accident waiting to happen’ following a windscreen replacement, the managing director of Auto Windscreens has warned.

Telematics giant Masternaut has team of scientists working to harness the power of data.

The AA is launching two services that aim to reduce fleet downtime and ensure car and van drivers stay mobile at all times.

All repairs are completed within a single day at a location of the fleet decision-maker or driver’s choosing.

O'Donovan Waste Disposal’s drivers will be using CheckedSafe app for carrying out daily checks across its fleet of 90 HGVs.

Mercedes-Benz Vans has launched online Service Care maintenance plans for customers via a new dedicated website.

Future fleet and manufacturer wheel and tyre choices could be influenced by the introduction of the Worldwide harmonised Light Vehicles Test Procedure, says Kwik Fit.

Changes to the way the MOT works are allowing some garages to 'hold motorists to ransom’, says vehicle ownership and maintenance specialist MotorEasy.

The number of business drivers claiming damages attributed to potholes has risen by 40% since 2016.

One in 20 drivers admit to having permanently ‘misplaced’ their car keys and 6% of these say they actually managed to do this twice, reports the RAC.

Revive has welcomed Ian Wetherell to its network of accredited repairers.

Axis Fleet Management has launched a new mobile maintenance division to service its UK-wide customer base, headed by newly appointed Ian Ashman.

Kinesis has announced that it clocked up 2 billion vehicle tracked miles since its launch in 2015.

Vehicle cleaning company LPW Europe have announced the opening of their online shop, which will provide LPW Fleetsales cleaning products.

Vehicle leasing companies can offer an off-the-shelf service, maintenance and repair (SMR) solution for customers who lease cars and vans without maintenance.

Allianz’s collaboration with IVR (Institute of Vehicle Recovery) to deliver free EV and hybrid training marks an “industry first” and creates skills benchmark.

Central England Municipals – trading as M6 Commercials - has been fined after an apprentice suffered head injuries while working on a commercial vehicle.

Auto Windscreens has reduced its rates for recalibrating the sensors used in advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) by 12%.

By developing a tyre-management strategy, Ashcourt Group has saved 20% on running costs with local Continental tyres dealer, Adams Tyres.

Fleets took ‘safety first’ approach after leasing companies issued weather warning.

National Windscreens has taken a role in a new European-wide initiative to create higher standards for calibration of windscreen-mounted cameras used in ADAS.

Improving the communication of contentious fair wear and tear rules between leasing companies and fleet operators was top of the agenda at a recent meeting of industry trade bodies.

Renault Trucks has introduced a two-year warranty with no mileage restrictions on parts fitted through an authorised dealer workshop.

The damage caused to vehicles from potholes over the past year is a 34% increase on the £684m repair bill in 2016.