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Global transport minister summit kicks off

Key topics of this year’s summit will be centered on transport and climate change as a milestone to the COP 21 climate change conference in December 2015. The Annual Summit […]

Symach sells bodyshop to CARS

Symach has sold the first bodyshop in Burlington (Toronto) to CARS of Nick DiLuca, partner of CSN, a group with more than 330 bodyshops in Canada. The new bodyshop will […]

Driving licence changes affect businesses

The driving licence counterpart was introduced in 1998 to display information that could not fit on the photocard driving licence. It includes penalty point information and provisional vehicle entitlements. After […]

VW’s braking system cuts claims

Volkswagen has been praised by Thatcham Research Centre, who have seen a 45% drop in third party personal injury insurance claims thanks to the fitment of auto-emergency braking systems. The […]

National Windscreens appoints regional director

National Windscreens is delighted to announce that Nicky Coetsee has been appointed as a regional director in recognition of the key role she has played in the company’s continued growth. […]

Selsia wins innovation honour

Vehicle Accident Centres has won the prestigious Fleet World Innovation Honours Award 2015 for Accident Management. The awards celebrated the brilliant, the new and the genuinely helpful innovations companies have […]

DriveNow expands fleet with 30 EVs

Today saw the launch of 30 BMW i3’s into London’s DriveNow carsharing service. The BMW/Sixt joint venture offering one-way flexible carsharing in the North London boroughs of Islington, Hackney, Haringey […]

Thatcham comes to the rescue for Ben

BEN, the automotive industry charity, is reliant on the generosity of its supporters. When repair was required on the bodywork of a transport vehicle, Thatcham Research, experts in safety, security […]

Toyota scrutinise fuel cell performance

Toyota’s scrutiny is reaching unprecedented levels with a new monitoring system that plots the behaviour of nanometre-sized – one-millionth of millimetre – particles. The focus of its research is the […]

Police call for drink-drive slash

The police federation is renewing its call to lower the drink drive limit in England and Wales. The body wants the legal limit in England and Wales to be reduced […]