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Charity supports A road investment

The Road Safety Foundation is urging the government to inject £220m into improving the most high risk A roads across the country. Last year the government allocated a £175m Safer […]

VisionTrack scoops Insurtech award

VisionTrack has scooped the Connected Award – Best Telematics-based Project of the Year at Post’s Digital and Insurtech Awards 2017. The in-vehicle video telematics provider was recognised for its success […]

Online MOT history checker launched

Motorists can check their car’s MOT history online following the launch of a new service from hpi. Its MOT History Check provides information directly from the DVLA for every MOT […]

Diesel drivers facing further hikes

  Diesel drivers can expect an increase of one pence per mile to fuel duty when the Autumn Budget is announced tomorrow. This is according to the Petrol Retailers Association […]

Dacia pops-up in Westfield

No-nonsense car brand Dacia, is opening its first ever pop-up store on Thursday 23 November at Westfield Stratford, one of the UK’s biggest shopping centres. The marque’s first pop up […]

CitNOW celebrates second place

Automotive video expert CitNOW has won second place for SME of the year in the Thames Valley Business Awards. The award recognises companies for their innovation in products and services […]

NTDA warns of part-worn tyres

With 5,375 UK motorists killed or injured in the past five years due to illegal, defective or under-inflated tyres, the National Tyre Distributors’ Association (NTDA) is calling for a new […]

Volvo teams with Uber

Volvo Cars has signed a framework agreement with Uber to sell tens of thousands of autonomous driving-compatible base vehicles between 2019 and 2021. The base vehicles are developed on Volvo […]

Drivers overlooking poor vision

Nearly two million UK drivers have vision below the legal standard. Studies show that 1.8 million drivers are on the roads with eyesight below what is legally acceptable, and that […]

Road Safety Week gets underway

Road Safety Week is the UK’s biggest road safety event, coordinated annually by Brake, the road safety charity. The theme of this year’s annual Road Safety Week is ‘Speed Down […]

UK drivers still taking risks

New research by CarFinance 247 has found that despite the new, increased speeding penalties that came into force in April, UK drivers are still willing to break the law. Drivers […]

Rowley joins Draper board

Draper Tools has appointed Phil Rowley to the board of directors in the role of sales director. Phil has worked for the company for over 20 years, most recently as […]