The Freight Transport Association (FTA) in the UK has welcomed the British Department for Transport (DfT)’s announcement last Thursday that it will be extending the numbers in its Longer Semi-Trailer (LST) trial this year. This trial, which is investigating the environmental and safety impacts of the use of longer semi-trailer vehicles on the UK roads, has been under way since 2012 and has been extended to provide a longer reporting period, which will make the…

A speeding driver, Farid Reza, who killed a 21-year-old woman in south west London, has been found guilty of Causing Death by Dangerous Driving and Serious Injury. Expert witness testimony using telematics data gave precise details of events and this vital evidence supported the police investigation. Reza, 36, of Kingston was sentenced to 5 years and 3 months in prison in what the judge described as a mindless act which resulted in the death of…

As a business, maintaining a legislatively compliant fleet of commercial vehicles is the cornerstone of a successful logistics operation. Type-approval is the automotive EU directive that governs this compliance across the continent and partially, the UK. Type-approval is especially important for emissions components that are installed on a vehicle, guaranteeing product quality, performance and compliant levels of emissions. However, it is now being highlighted that the introduction of on-the-spot checks for vehicle compliance throughout Europe…

The disruptive triangle of electrification, autonomous drive and connectivity technology is forcing the global auto industry to rethink how our cars will operate in the future, and how we will use them.

Last week, we published a story based on a joint press release from the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) and European Association of Automotive Suppliers (CLEPA) issued a joint press release where they both were promoting what they call “Extended Vehicle”.

As part of its mission to provide quality training to UK garages, Klarius tells us that it has teamed up with respected industry body, the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI), to independently validate its latest emissions product training modules. The IMI offers IMI accreditation for educational courses to help increase knowledge and quality within the industry, which Klarius says is closely aligned with their approach to the market of providing education and supplying high…

New car registrations remain fairly constant in Northern Ireland with 55,275 sold in the first eleven months of this year compared to 55,091 for a similar period last year (2015). That’s a 0.4 per cent increase. Sales in England are up 3 per cent for the year-to-date with both Scotland and Wales down marginally. New car sales for similar periods in the Republic are running at 17.45 per cent ahead of last year. That is 23,713 more…