Leading provider of intelligent driving solutions, Trafficmaster has launched its new mobile traffic information service ‘Route Guard’, to help commuters get to work on time. Accessible across all mobile phone networks by dialling 1740, drivers are able to receive up to the minute text messages on their mobiles phones alerting them to traffic delays on their own personally specified routes.
Route Guard is ideally suited to commuters who travel the same motorway or trunk routes on a daily ... read more
Supplier stability is set to be the key issue in the van and truck rental market during 2009, according to TLS Vehicle Rental.
The GE-owned commercial vehicle rental specialist says that recessionary pressures mean that many commercial vehicle operators may be tempted to cut corners in areas such as maintenance and vehicle compliance.
Carl D’Ammassa, chief executive officer at TLS, said: “Operators of commercial vehicles and daily rental companies are currently under a huge amount of ... read more
Motorists are being urged to make safer driving one of their New Year’s Resolutions for 2009. The Driving Standards Agency is appealing to drivers to reduce the number of fatalities on UK roads.
The Driving Standards Agency’s Director for Safer Driving, Trevor Wedge, is asking all drivers to help reduce the numbers dying on British roads.
Wedge said, “There have been some significant achievements during the last few years in bringing road deaths down. Yet in 2007 almost 3,000 people ... read more
The Local Government Authorities have confirmed that council gritters will be out again tonight tackling the freezing weather and keeping both road users and pedestrians safe as sub-zero temperatures grip the country.
The gritters will be keeping the motorway network clear by working right through the night.
Councils in England are taking the following steps to combat the bad weather:
* Hampshire County Council using its ‘Icelert’ system to spread up to 250 tonnes of salt. The system ... read more
German car-maker Porsche has announced that it will unveil it new offering, the Panamera to the public for the first time at Auto Shanghai 2009 in China.
The four-door Gran Turismo will be unwrapped on 19 April before the world’s press at the Shanghai motorshow. The coupe styled Panamera has enough room for four adults on the inside.
The engine are in a V-configuration, with either six or eight cylinders, each with Direct Fuel Injection, and covering a power range from 300 - 500 bhp.
On the ... read more
The owner of Jaguar Land Rover, Tata Motors, has confirmed that it will inject cash into the British giant according to a report from the Financial Times.
This should help the UK government as it was deciding on whether or not to give aid to the struggling car-maker.
According to the BBC Business Secretary Lord Mandelson had cast doubt on a bail-out, saying the state was a “lender of last resort”.
Tata has asked the UK government for aid to bail-out the Jaguar land Rover group but ... read more
A1(M) northbound Hatfield Tunnel Bore
The northbound bore of Hatfield Tunnel and the Junction 3 entry slip road will be closed overnight (10pm to 5.30am) from Thursday 15 January 09 until Friday 16 January 09 for routine tunnel maintenance. A diversion will be fully signposted.
A1(M) southbound Hatfield Tunnel Bore
The southbound bore of Hatfield Tunnel and the Junction 4 entry slip road will be closed overnight (11pm to 5.30am) from Friday 16 January 09 until Saturday 17January 09 for ... read more
The Highways Agency is planning a series of safety improvement schemes on the A45 between A45 / A46 Tollbar Island to the M45 at Thurlaston in Warwickshire during spring 2009. The schemes include street lighting improvements at Memorial Island (B4455 Fosse Way), Blue Boar Flyover (A4071) and Thurlaston Island (M45); and resurfacing work on the A45 from Memorial Island (B 4455) to Ryton on Dunsmore (A445).
In order to carry out this work during the spring, it will be necessary to carry out ... read more
The Highways Agency will carry out a major drainage scheme on the A49 at Dorrington, near Shrewsbury. The carriageway will be resurfaced at the same time, as it has reached the end of its serviceable life.
The work is expected to start on 2 February 2009 and will continue for about three months. The work will take place from just north of Limes Paddock to the Netley / Crossbrook Bridge south of the village, on both carriageways.
All work on the section of A49 between Gadds (the butchers) ... read more
Skoda has launched an advertising campaign on the FleetDirectory.co.uk. Coinciding with their growing success as a fleet brand, Skoda saw their fleet market share rise from 1.4 per cent in 2007 to 1.8 per cent by the latter half of 2008.
Head of Business Sales at Škoda UK, Martin Burke, commented: “The low running costs and high residual values of Škoda vehicles are obviously appealing to cost conscious fleet operators.
“During these uncertain economic times it is imperative that fleet ... read more
