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AA Believes One Third Of Car Drivers Have Been Led On An Environmental Guilt Trip

One third of UK drivers have been led on an environmental guilt trip because they think their cars emit at least twice as much CO2 than they actually do, claims the AA. According to an AA Populus survey of 15,806 [...]

BCA Claims That Van Market Recovery Continues

British Car Auctions (BCA) is reporting record volume and conversion rates in January, on the back of a number of business wins and sustained buyer demand.  BCA claims it sold more cars and vans in January 2009 than in any [...]

TA Reservists Get Exemption From EU Drivers’ Hours Rules

Territorial Army reservists who drive professionally can take part in weekend military training, the UK Government has confirmed Transport Minister Jim Fitzpatrick has announced that those who drive for a living can also stay as Territorial Army reservists as it [...]

Piaggio Porter Faring Well In a Tough Market

Small van specialist Piaggio has confirmed that sales of its Porter range have stayed strong in a tough market, with January registrations up 18.18% compared to last year. That is a pretty good result in the middle of an economic [...]

Northgate warns of profit slump

Shares in Northgate PLC plummeted on Wednesday as the van rental group released a severe profit warning, the Financial Times reports. The shares fell 45.7 per cent after Northgate said it was being hit by both a fall in the [...]

Volkswagen to take over LeasePlan

Volkswagen is planning to become the outright owner of the world’s largest vehicle management and leasing company, LeasePlan. The German car manufacturer, who already own 50 per cent of LeasePlan is in talks with the company’s other owners; The Olayan [...]

Mercedes-Benz CLC Sports Coupe road test

The CLC, launched in 2008, is a rather deceptive car. It looks like a brand new Mercedes when it is, in fact, just a refreshed, Sports Coupe with a new body and some under-the-hood technical changes. There’s a range of [...]

Ford Focus RS road test

Ford has marked the fortieth anniversary of the RS badge by launching the Focus RS. It looks every inch of what it should be, an RS should be powerful yet sleek and this car ticks all those boxes. Available in [...]

Commercial Fleet Insurance is Vital if You Have Employees out on the Road

Companies who own one or more vehicles and employ people to drive as part of their working duties should take out commercial fleet insurance to safeguard them and the business should any unforeseen incident occur. Taking out this extra cover [...]

SMMT publishes van buyers’ guide to CO2 emissions

Today, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) launched the first stage in increasing public awareness on the issues that affect van CO2 emissions. Produced jointly with the Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA) and the Department for Transport, the new [...]

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