A new chapter has started for motorway policing in the North West and has been launched from the Highways Agency’s North West Regional Control Centre (RCC).
The ground-breaking collaboration will boost crime fighting and improve the response to traffic incidents. The North West Motorway Policing Group’s (NWMPG) centrally located control desk at the RCC has been [...]
HPI is warning that there is a growing threat of buying a cloned car and buyers should protect themselves against financial loss.
Cloning a car is the vehicle equivalent of identity theft.
Latest research from vehicle provenance expert, HPI has revealed that many buyers are falling prey to the clone connoisseur and is urging buyers to apply [...]
French maker Renault has confirmed that quality remains its number one priority. Two years on from CEO Carlos Ghosn’s announcement of the ‘Renault Commitment 2009’ plan and the maker has made a significant leap with its current line-up of cars which include Modus, Clio, New Laguna and Koleos.
CEO Carlos Ghosn has pledged that the new [...]
Europcar offers a wide range of vehicles, designed to cater for every occasion, but judging by the unusual items customers leave behind, the rental cars have strange stories to tell. In a survey of its branches, Europcar staff revealed the strangest items found in the back of returned vans and cars, ranging from furry handcuffs [...]
Your company car policy may be written in black and white, but did you know it could be green too?
The company car policy could be seen as a mission statement, setting out rules and regulations on how the fleet is run.
It provides guidance on the type of vehicles used, who is allowed one, how they [...]
Lombard has put together a bespoke finance package for LA Fitness, one of the UK’s leading health club chains, which provides a fleet solution and enhances the earnings performance of the business.
LA Fitness, which also funds its gym equipment through Lombard asset finance, wanted an alternative to contract hire but with the convenience associated with [...]
Energy company, E.ON has renewed its Ford contract with the environmental performance of Ford vehicles a deciding factor.
The agreement with E.ON will see some 2,000 Ford vans and cars added to their UK fleet this year as part of the three-year deal.
E.ON UK is part of German-based E.ON, the world’s largest investor-owned power and gas [...]
Victoria Edwards has been appointed as business development executive for the 1link Disposal Network fleet e-commerce platform.
She will be responsible for attracting new users to 1link Disposal Network across the board – ranging from major fleets who are disposing of vehicles to used car retailers who buy them.
Victoria previously worked for a service industry software [...]
West Yorkshire-based Brocklehurst Transport, one of the first hauliers to take delivery of an Iveco Stralis when the original model was launched in 2002, has added a ninth Stralis to its fleet of 32 commercial vehicles.
The arrival of the Stralis Active Space Super³ (AS440S45TX/P), which benefits from one of the largest two-man high roof cabs [...]
The bigger brother to the Bentley Continental GT and GTC, the Continental Flying Spur is exactly what you would expect; fabulous performance, enough to put the frighteners up any supercar (two and a half tonnes of car capable of 0-60mph in 4.9 seconds!) and with all the usual Bentley refinement you would demand and expect.
The [...]