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13/08/2019
Sprinter crowned Large Van of the Year by Company Van Today
The Sprinter shows no signs of slowing down as it has scooped yet another award – Large Van of the Year at the Company Van Today Awards.“The Mercedes-Benz Sprinter has long been the king o...
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13/08/2019
DVLA says no to Doctors on Wheels medicals
Following an investigation by Trading Standards and the DVLA, the DVLA is no longer accepting any D4 Medical Reports on lorry drivers from the company Doctors on Wheels.The investigation is still ongo...
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16/07/2019
Van operators flocking to electric, according to FTA report
More than 70% of van operators intend to use electric vehicles in their fleets this year, according to the FTA’s 2019 Logistics Report.The FTA is now calling on the government to recognise this ...
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16/07/2019
Motor fraudsters adopt new hide and crash tactic
Motor fraudsters have adopted a dangerous new tactic to trap unsuspecting drivers in ‘crash-for-cash’ scams, new research by the AX motor fraud investigation team has found.Dubbed ‘h...
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16/07/2019
Driver CPC deadline reminder
For many professional lorry, bus or coach drivers in the UK, the deadline to complete their driver CPC periodic training and maintain their current card is approaching.Drivers who haven’t alread...
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16/07/2019
Truck tyre ban in bid to improve road safety
New laws banning older tyres on large vehicles to improve road safety could be introduced later this year. Tyres aged ten years and older would be banned from use on buses, coaches, lorries and m...
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19/06/2019
Driving Better Mental Health campaign to target driver loneliness
A new campaign, Driving Better Mental Health, has been launched by How’s My Driving? and the National Recruitment Line to support and improve the mental health of commercial vehicle drivers by t...
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19/06/2019
Roadside breath tests set to soar in June
Road users have been warned that the number of roadside breath tests carried out in June is 50% higher than any other month apart from December. ‘The police always focus on June as, statist...
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19/06/2019
Van traffic has doubled in 25 years
Van traffic on British roads has increased by almost 100% since 1993, the latest official government figures show.A report on the Motoring Research website noted that van traffic has reached a record ...
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19/06/2019
Company car drivers pickup on tax advantages of 4x4 lifestyle vehicles
For drivers considering switching their company car for tax reasons, new insight from automotive data experts CAP HPI shows that lifestyle 4x4 vehicles present an increasingly popular tax-efficient pu...
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