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BCA saw an ‘exceptionally strong performance’ with record number of customers buying online and sold volumes rising ‘significantly’, in May 2021,

Lack of electric vehicle (EV) charging points is preventing more people from adopting EVs, according to business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng.

DriveTech and r2c have agreed a strategic partnership to provide fleets with driver training, risk and fleet management.

Fleet operators are being advised to proactively protect their vehicles and drivers, following a crash for cash report from the Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB).

The new Ford Telematics Essentials service is being offered for free to large fleets in the UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain.

Panther Logistics has ordered 22 new MAN TGL 7.5-tonne trucks to support an increase in demand for its two-man delivery service.

Teletrac Navman has provided the district and borough councils of South Hams and West Devon (SW Devon) with fleet management software and vehicle tracking.

Calls for the army to mobilise to protect the UK’s food supplies as the national shortage of truck drivers escalates.

UK road deaths dropped for the first time in eight years during 2020 as the coronavirus saw a significant reduction in traffic levels.

Anglian Water has acquired 33 Vauxhall Vivaro-e electric vans this month, with a further 43 due by the end of the year.

Government delays to climate strategies, including the transport decarbonisation strategy, highlighted by BVRLA and Climate Change Committee.

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles (VWCV) has named Rob Holdcroft as its new head of fleet, following the departure of Claire English who moved to Audi UK.

Tenfold increase in UK car production in May compared to the same month last year, but new data from the SMMT shows it's still well below pre-pandemic levels.

The additional 100 electric vans will be available for daily rental as well as for longer-term flexible rental.

The Furniture Market has cut its fleet insurance claims in half following the installation of Lightfoot’s in-cab driver coaching technology and rewards platform.

A lack of public charging infrastructure was cited as the biggest barrier to electric vehicle (EV) adoption by the majority (59%) of fleets that are not currently considering implementing EVs.

Gett has introduced new sustainable transportation options and upgraded its corporate Ground Transportation Management (GTM) platform and B2B marketplace.

Lengthening lead times as a result of the semiconductor crisis are seeing some major component failures, says FleetCheck.

Skoda will provide bespoke blue-light conversions for its new fully electric Enyaq iV model, from July.

Audi has announced that it will phase out production of its last internal combustion engines (ICE) by 2033, with all new cars being electric from 2026.

Truck drivers can now apply and pay for their tachograph cards online thanks to a new digital service from the DVLA.

A new course to help drivers get to grips with electric vehicles has boosted the real-world range of a fleet’s plug-in cars by up to 20%.

Nearly one is seven vehicles that passed their MOT test last year should have failed, according to a new study.

Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance UK and Flock have joined forces to change how commercial fleet insurance is priced and distributed.

Adam Hall, director of Energy Services at Drax EV, examines how fleets should consider their electric vehicle charging needs.

Focusing simply on monthly lease rates will not only skew fleet policy, but could lead to greater costs for the business, says CBVC Vehicle Management.

Dacia has updated its Duster SUV to offer lower CO2 emissions, a full range of Euro 6D engines, refreshed styling and new features.

SMH Fleet Solutions has received the RoSPA Gold award for high standards of health and safety across its five sites in the UK.