Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has secured one of its biggest deals yet in supplying Crafter Tippers for horticultural and grounds maintenance service provider, Quadron Services. Quadron will use the 71 vehicles for contracts with local authorities in the Midlands and London [...]

March 25, 2010 Drivers need to be prepared as clocks go forward With the clocks changing forward this Sunday, FleetDirectory.co.uk is taking the opportunity to remind those that drive for work that the mornings are set to get dark once [...]

Ford is setting its sights on becoming UK firms’ favourite company car with the introduction of its new range of large cars, the Ford S-MAX, Galaxy and Mondeo. The manufacturer is also reducing official recommended list prices by making current [...]

Road safety charity Brake is calling on the Government to ban talking on your hands-free mobile phone while driving as new research has revealed it can impair the ability to drive for 97.5% of motorists. The University of Utah’s study [...]

Budget fuel duty reprieve welcomed March 24, 2010 Fleet industry website, FleetDirectory.co.uk comments on today’s Budget. Spokesperson for FleetDirectory.co.uk, Richard Lawton said: “The Chancellor’s decision to delay the 3 pence hike in fuel duty will create a short-lived breathing space [...]

Alistair Darling’s staged 3p rise in fuel tax begins with a 1p per litre rise on April 1st. If this wasn’t bad enough news for the UK’s highly taxed drivers, where two-thirds of the cost of a litre of petrol [...]

Fleet Voice Column. Wednesday 31 March Whether you are competing in Formula One racing, wanting a car-maker to fix a problem or hoping Government authorities will deal with extreme weather, a quick response is usually the best solution. The weekend [...]

Today as the highly successful car scrappage scheme comes to an end, with car manufacturers taking their last orders on Tuesday 30th March, the Government releases findings on the impact of the scheme. The scheme was designed to deliver a [...]

The information provided in this report is correct as of the above date but could be subject to change due to weather conditions or unforeseen circumstances. M25 Widening M25  Junction 16 The clockwise link road to the M40 westbound will [...]

A2 Overnight Maintenance Work continues on a series of maintenance work on the A2 between Brenley Corner and Dover from Monday 8 February to the end of April. These will involve resurfacing and replacing the road studs on various sections [...]