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Amazon is set to roll out more micromobility hubs over the coming months, as part of its £300m, five-year investment in the decarbonisation of its fleet.

The equivalent of nine vans were stolen every day between September 2021 and August 2022, according to new data from Direct Line business insurance.

Collision avoidance is the most beneficial advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) technology available for company cars, according to UK businesses.

Greenarc, a national supplier of fuel and green energy solutions, has acquired Key Finance and Leasing (KeyFleet) for an undisclosed sum.

The Government has announced £32.5 million in match-funding to improve roadside facilities for HGV drivers.

The AFP has announced Steve Hook, the trade body’s training manager for 29 years, passed away suddenly on Friday (November 18) at his home in Somerset.

Enterprise Rent-A-Car and National Car Rental have announced the extension of several loyalty benefits set to expire soon.

Pod Point has signed a three-year deal with Pendragon Vehicle Management (PVM) to become its preferred EV home charge point supplier.

Just one-in-six HR professionals are aware of salary sacrifice schemes for cars, research conducted by Fleet Evolution suggests.

The Association of Fleet Professionals (AFP) has frozen membership fees until at least the end of 2023 to help fleets facing financial pressures.

Fleet Assist launches a new EV Premier Van Centre network for electric vans and the BSI receives accreditation for EV charger testing.

Trafford Council has connected the first tranche of a planned new 100 new electric vehicle (EV) charging bays.

Used LCV values averaged £9,674 at BCA in October, down £15 on September’s figure and underlining the good balance between supply and demand, reports BCA.

The high price of electric vehicles (EVs) is a concern for dealers when it comes to the electrification of the used car market, new research suggests.

Air Products has made a £6.5 million investment in a hydrogen trailer and cylinder filling station at its Llanwern hydrogen facility in South Wales.

The areas in the UK which see the highest and lowest reports of vehicle crime have been revealed from analysis of Government data by Northgate Vehicle Hire.

Renault Trucks has announced the launch of a reinforced Trafic Van to combat theft from van break-ins.

Drivers are being denied fairer prices by excessive 15p-a-litre supermarket margins, which fail to reflect far lower wholesale costs, says the RAC.

Ford Pro has revealed the all-new E-Tourneo Custom which offers up to 230 miles of range and 125kW DC fast charging.

Kevin Welstead, EV sector director at SSE Energy Solutions, looks at the role of community charging hubs in speeding up the roll out of EV infrastructure.

Digitalising walkaround checks and defect reporting is the number one reason that businesses say they want to adopt fleet management software, says FleetCheck.

Nick Williams has been named as the new managing director of Lloyds Banking Group’s transport division, with responsibility for Lex Autolease and Black Horse.

Fleet operators and company car drivers could save around £600 per year on charging costs by using smart public charging, a trial has shown.

Toyota GB has announced changes in its senior management team and Silverstone Leasing has added new members of staff to its customer care department.

Fleet managers are expecting EVs to make up 56% of vehicle fleets within two years and more than three quarters expect to have fully electric fleets before 2030.

The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) says that fleets could be hit with a 23% hike in fuel duty from March 2023.

A transport company has been fined £400,000 after one of its drivers was killed after being knocked off his trailer while loading and unloading it.

The number of drivers breathalysed by Police in England and Wales fell by 7% in 2021, reaching a record low.

The publication of future company car tax rates has been welcomed by the sector, but there are concerns how subjecting EVs to VED could impact the market