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Boys in blue go green

Scotland Yard will add 250 alternative fuel cars to its fleet within the next year as part of a larger plan to reduce the environmental impact of its vehicles within […]

Mobile operator adds car insurance service

Mobile operator O2 has just entered the world of car insurance with a new service that even includes black box options for young drivers. Called O2 Drive and launched in […]

Covéa secures CII status again

Covéa Insurance has announced that it’s commercial lines and high net worth team has been awarded Chartered Insurer Status for a second consecutive year. The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) sets […]

Nissan e-vans buzzing in Europe

The Nissan e-NV200 was named Europe’s best-selling electric van in 2016, with the UK its biggest market. The award-winning all-electric van ranked number one in 17 countries across Europe. Sales […]

Safety tests prevent 182,000 road casualties

Euro NCAP safety tests have prevented more than 182,000 people from being killed or seriously injured in a car in the past two decades. That’s the equivalent of 15,000 per […]

Sealey backs cancer campaign

Sealey has chosen to support Breast Cancer Now and Prostate Cancer UK with its new Pink Tools Promotion. The campaign features unique limited edition pink versions of some of Sealey’s […]

GPs take worst drivers crown

General practitioners have been crowned the most likely of any occupation to claim on their car insurance, according to research from Gocompare.com Car Insurance. The study found that GPs were […]

HGV trial reveals bio-fuel benefits

Results of four-year, £23.4m trial measuring the carbon impact of HGVs are now available. The Low Carbon Truck and Refuelling Infrastructure Demonstration Trial (Low Carbon Truck Trial) was commissioned by […]

Uber calls for ride-sharing

Uber says it will encourage carpooling in cities in a bid to ease congestion. Its service, UberPool, matches consumers with others heading in a similar direction. In San Francisco it […]

VIP service celebrates first birthday

H.R. Owen’s VIP Service is celebrating what it describes as ‘a hugely successful first year in operation’. VIP Services incorporates H.R. Owen Luxury Hire and Chauffeur Drive, which leases or […]

Jet-powered Hearse to make live appearance

Iconic British manufacturer Norton will be the featured marque at this year’s Prescott Bike Festival, which takes place at the famous Gloucestershire hill-climb on 9 April. The Norton Owners Club […]

Suttons fleet rolls along Freeway

Suttons Group is using Freeway’s fleet maintenance system to help manage its UK fleet of 500 vehicles and 1,000 trailers. Freeway will also coordinate Suttons’ four workshops across the UK […]