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- Renault Twingo 133 road test -
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:28:39
The standard Twingo hasn’t been as successful as Renault had first hoped - flimsy build quality and a soft drive don’t do it any favours. But hot hatches have always been what the French do best, and Renault has come up trumps with the Twingo 133. Usable performance, a firm and communicative chassis and generous [...] - Navman Wireless appoints new R&D chief -
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:28:14
VEHICLE tracking leader Navman Wireless has appointed a new research and development chief to help shape the future of the telematics industry. The UK’s largest manufacturer of vehicle tracking equipment has named fleet software expert Paresh Nagda as its new Vice President of Research & Development and Chief Technical Officer. He said: “Navman Wireless has taken a [...] - Yorkshire and the Humber - A1 at Wetherby to close overnight for completion of bridge beam installation -
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:44:52
9PM ON SATURDAY 11 OCTOBER TO 6AM ON SUNDAY 12 OCTOBER The A1 at Wetherby, West Yorkshire, will again be closed overnight in both directions this weekend (11-12 October), to allow the Highways Agency to complete its installation of new bridge beams at Walton Road. The A1 will be closed from 9pm on Saturday 11 [...] - TransLinc cleans up -
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:43:56
Leading provider of specialist fleet management services for local authorities, TransLinc has provided eight new Johnson CX200 Street Sweepers to Bolton Council. The sweepers are provided on a three year contract hire with maintenance agreement. The Johnson CX200 1.8m3 capacity road sweepers meet current CO2 and dust emission legislation and offer high manoeuvrability, suitable for narrow [...] - IAM Commercial drives fleet costs down with eco-driving course -
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:50:45
A driver training module which can improve fuel consumption by up to 25 per cent and lead to significant vehicle emission reductions has been launched today by two of the UK’s leading fleet driver training companies, IAM Fleet UK and Drive & Survive - part of IAM Commercial. With fuel prices still high and the effect [...] - Repair of concrete bridge beams on M1 near Bolsover, Derbyshire -
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:18:22
Work to repair concrete bridge beams on the M1 near Bolsover, Derbyshire will start on Wednesday 15 October and will be completed before Christmas. A total of over three miles of the M1 will be affected overnight while the work takes place to remove and replace concrete from the beams from the Chesterfield to Bolsover [...] - Audi A4 Avant 2.0 TDI SE Avant road test -
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 09:58:22
If you’re thinking about buying an estate car, space and practicality is probably your prime consideration, and the engineers at Audi haven’t forgotten this. The boot is big enough to get lost in, with a whopping 1.430 litres of capacity, and lots of clever little pockets dotted around, in which you can stash your breakables. [...] - Expanding 1car1 delivers first hybrid car to eco-friendly council -
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:50:55
Fast-growing international vehicle rental and leasing company 1car1 Car and Van Rental has supplied its first hybrid car to the Mayor of eco-friendly Allerdale Borough Council in Cumbria. Leeds-based 1car1 Car and Van Rental, which also has a leasing division, expects the delivery of the hybrid Toyota Prius on a 12-month contract with the option of [...] - Converters are catalyst to crime warns Norwich Union -
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:23:26
Motor traders face a greater risk as ruthless thieves cash in on valuable metals, says Norwich Union, part of Aviva. The warning comes as claims involving stolen catalytic converters have increased by 500% in the last year*, with one dealership reporting 40 converters stolen on one occasion alone. And the problem could worsen, according to Barry Hogg, [...] - Crooks foiled in Crook -
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:10:05
Leading supplier of vehicle tracking and theft recovery systems, Tracker Network UK successfully tracked the theft of a £30,000 Caterpillar Mini-Digger just hours after it was taken. Tracker employee, John Hayes, detected the vehicle on his way to work in County Durham. The vehicle had been taken from over a hundred miles away in Humberside. Despite the [...]
