Monthly Archives: May 2012

Last week it was announced the government is to invest £9.5m in a bid to encourage fleet operators to purchase and manage low carbon medium and heavy goods vehicles. The Low Carbon Truck Demonstration Trial is looking for SMEs and … Continue reading

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Research conducted recently by What Car? has revealed the gaping void between manufacturers MPG claims and the “real world” fuel economy values shown by their “True MPG” programme. Currently “urban”, “extra-urban” and “combined” fuel figures are obtained from a series … Continue reading

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Earlier this week, the Institute of Mechanical Engineers published a report calling for compulsory technology to be implemented in all UK trucks by 2015 in a bid to help prevent driver “blind-spot” deaths of pedestrians and cyclists. Such technology is … Continue reading

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