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Tuesday, March 2 2010, Birmingham   Fleet Safety Forum ‘Best of the Best Conference’ 2010 sponsored by Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance, will be held at the National Motorcycle Museum, Birmingham and will be opened by Minister for Road Safety, Paul Clark MP.
Thursday 1 July 2010, Warwickshire
The fleet and CV industry’s glittering flagship road [...]

Author: Amanda White, November 30, 2009
Filed under: Brake, Fleet news

2010 Fleet Safety Forum Conference To Be Opened By Road Safety Minister

The Fleet Safety Forum annual national conference for 2010, sponsored by Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance, will be held at the National Motorcycle Museum, Birmingham on Tuesday, March 2 2010 and will be opened by Minister for Road Safety, Paul Clark MP.Fleet managers are advised to book places now for the Best of the Best conference and [...]

Author: Amanda White,
Filed under: Brake, Fleet news

Highways Agency resurfacing the M50 westbound between junctions 2 and 3 near Ledbury

The Highways Agency is planning to resurface both lanes of part of the westbound M50 between junctions 2 and 3 near Ledbury, to improve safety for motorists.
The M50 westbound will be totally closed to traffic during the work but, to minimise disruption to traffic, work is set to take place over 10 weekday nights, from [...]

Author: Lee Sibbald,
Filed under: Traffic Information

HMRC encourages customers to use its VAT Online service

Free help and advice for Northern Ireland businesses.
If you’re running a successful business, you’ll know how crucial it is to keep up to date with developments. From April 2010, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) plans to phase out paper VAT returns which means that any business with an annual turnover of £100,000 or more, and [...]

Author: Lee Sibbald,
Filed under: HM Revenue & Customs

Mercedes-Benz join tyre safety organisation TyreSafe

Mercedes-Benz has become the latest vehicle manufacturer group to join tyre safety organisation, TyreSafe. The company will run a series of tyre safety initiatives across its retailer network and fleet customers, highlighting the important role that tyres play in road safety, which will include a cold weather tyre programme for this winter. As well as [...]

Author: Lee Sibbald,
Filed under: Fleet news, Mercedes-Benz, TyreSafe

Keep your car running this Winter

Almost 7,000 cars breakdown every day in the UK, a number which increases as winter takes hold. When cold weather hits, cars take longer to warm up, oil takes longer to circulate, and the car battery may not have its full charge. Preparing your car in advance can make it easier than having to deal [...]

Author: Lee Sibbald,
Filed under: Fleet news

Kia Ceed 2 1.6 CRDi EcoDynamics 5dr road test

Korean carmaker Kia could be accused of coming to the green car party a little late – with its green badge ecoDynamics arriving a couple of years after many of its rivals. The first car to be launched under the green banner is a version of their popular cee’d model. With its mighty 7 [...]

Author: Lee Sibbald,
Filed under: Fleet news, Kia, RoadTestReports.co.uk

£73.9 million boost for street lighting in Surrey scheme

Surrey will benefit from £73.9 million of new investment to improve street lighting, Transport Minister Sadiq Khan announced today.
This PFI funding, (Private Finance Initiative), will be used to replace approximately 73,000 street lighting columns, and to install around 1,600 new columns. This will provide Surrey with modern, high quality street lighting.
Sadiq Khan said:
“I am delighted [...]

Author: Lee Sibbald,
Filed under: Traffic Information

Plans to reduce accidents and improve traffic flows on the M1 in the East of England

A thirteen week consultation period starts today, Monday 30 November 2009, for the introduction of mandatory variable speed limits on the recently widened section of the M1 between junctions 6A (M25) and 10 (Luton).
Sixty-two overhead gantries with over 250 electronic signs were installed on the M1 as part of the £300 million widening scheme which [...]

Author: Lee Sibbald,
Filed under: Traffic Information

Diesel Key Earns Thatcham TQA®

On the 25th November 2009 Thatcham announced certification of a device to prevent the mis-fuelling of diesel vehicles. Mis-fuelling is a growing problem in the UK and is estimated to costs British motorists over £800million per year in repair bills. According to research from The AA, over 150,000 cars are filled with the wrong fuel [...]

Author: Lee Sibbald,
Filed under: Fleet news, Thatcham

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