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Yorkshire and the Humber – A1 at Wetherby to close overnight for new bridge beams to be installed 9pm on Saturday 4 October to 9am on Sunday 5 October

Highways Agency project manager, Alec Briggs, is available for interviews on an ISDN line. Please contact Eleanor Harte at COI News and PR on 0113 341 3181 to arrange.
The A1 at Wetherby, West Yorkshire, will be closed overnight in both directions this weekend (4-5 October), to allow the Highways Agency to install new bridge beams [...]

Author: Lee Sibbald, September 30, 2008
Filed under: Traffic Information

BP and Arval Come to Fuel Card Agreement

BP is pleased to advise that following further discussions with Arval both companies have come to a mutually agreeable position to continue acceptance of Arval fuel cards. This outcome reflects a commitment on the part of Arval and BP to continue in the commercial business relationship established over the last 30 years, whilst reflecting the [...]

Author: Simon McBride,
Filed under: Arval, Fleet management, Fleet news

Nissan Murano 2009 UK road test

A few months back we drove the 2009 Nissan Murano in American spec to give you a taste of what was to come…now we have got our hands on the UK version….
Nissan Murano 2009 UK full road testÂ
The Nissan Murano has grown up! It will start from £32,795. Nissan has made the [...]

Author: Lee Sibbald,
Filed under: Nissan, RoadTestReports.co.uk

AA voted Green Breakdown/Recovery Company of the Year

The AA was voted the Breakdown/Recovery Company of the Year at the GreenFleet Awards for activities including their re-introduction of both motor and pushbike patrols in city centres and the launch of Fuel Assist .
The award acknowledges the great lengths the AA has gone to in a bid to reduce the company’s CO2 emissions not [...]

Author: Simon McBride,
Filed under: Fleet management, Fleet news

IAM’s new eco-driving module

The Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) Fleet and Drive & Survive are running a new training course called Ecolution aimed at reducing fuel consumption through improved driving techniques.
First date for the training course is Tuesday, 7th October 2008. Please contact Melina Walton by the 1st October: melina.walton@iamfleet.com, 0208 9969 777 for further details.

Author: Faye Sunderland,
Filed under: Fleet management, Fleet news, General interest, IAM

DriveTech Wins Green Award

Berkshire-based driver education specialist DriveTech (UK) plc has won the title ‘Driver Training Company of the Year’ in the 2008 Green Fleet Awards.
The company was awarded the accolade in recognition of its work in the field fuel economy driver education and training, in particular the groundwork it did for the highly successful Safe And Fuel [...]

Author: Simon McBride,
Filed under: DriveTech, Fleet management, Fleet news

Government Transport Agency (GCDA) Wins Top National Environmental Award

The Government Car and Despatch Agency has been named 2008’s ‘Public Sector Fleet of the Year’ in the prestigious annual GreenFleet environmental awards. If you’re not sure what the GCDA do – this agency keeps Britain’s government on the road
Ben Davis, fleet manager of the Government Car and Despatch Agency (GCDA), also collected the award [...]

Author: Simon McBride,
Filed under: Department for Transport, Fleet management, Fleet news

Peugeot Partner Tepee Outdoor full road test

Peugeot has introduced the Partner Tepee Outdoor to its range. The French maker is expecting lots of interest to come from families who need lots of space. So how did the Partner Tepee measure up when we put it to the test?
Peugeot Partner Tepee Outdoor full road test report
The Peugeot Partner Tepee Outdoor is [...]

Author: Lee Sibbald,
Filed under: Peugeot, RoadTestReports.co.uk

Auction of cherished number plates held September 2008

The fifth auction of cherished number plates of 2008 was held at the Haycock Hotel, Peterborough on the 24th,25th and 26th of September 2008. The auction was organised by Premier Motor Auctions on behalf of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority. In total, bids were more or less the same as the last auction at [...]

Author: Lee Sibbald,
Filed under: DVLA, Premier Motor Auctions

East Midlands – M1 widening J25-28: second set of bridge beams to be lifted in

The B600 Nottingham Road at Nuthall, near Nottingham, will be closed to through traffic for two nights in October while new bridge beams are lifted into place.
The road will be closed from 7pm to 6am on the two consecutive nights of Monday, 6 and Tuesday, 7 October to enable eight new beams to be added [...]

Author: Lee Sibbald,
Filed under: Traffic Information

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