Archive For: Electrical vehicles

Grey Fleet Safety Concerns Over Rising Costs

  The rising cost of living could impact the safety standards of grey fleet vehicles according to recent research. It’s because one in five drivers responded to a survey stating that they plan to cut back on vehicle maintenance if bills continue to rise. In fact, more than three-quarters of motorists said that the expected ... Read More

UK Set To Introduce Further Congestion Charges And Clean Air Zones

Cambridge is the latest area to consider introducing a congestion charge zone, with the council planning to roll out the charges from 2026. It would mean a £5 charge for private vehicles driving in the city centre between 7am-7pm on weekdays. Local authorities are planning further introductions of clean air zones (CAZs) and congestion targets ... Read More

Opening your car with a swipe of your hand?

  Sometimes it feels like we’re in the future. You know, the future where you can pay for things with your phone, open things with face recognition, and order things online to arrive the same day. That future. Well, the future may have just taken one big step closer thanks to something pretty out there ... Read More

Self-Driving Vehicles set to hit UK roads by 2025

  The government has announced plans to introduce legislation that will see self-driving vehicles on UK roads by 2025. Funding has been calculated and allocated to help achieve the UK’s goals when it comes to autonomous vehicles as well as conducting additional research into the safety aspects of self-driving vehicles. More than £100 million has ... Read More

Government Consults Fleet Owners On Driving Licence Flexibility

  The department for transport (DfT) has launched a consultation on the possibility of increasing the flexibility of driving licences in the fleet industry. It’s aimed at solving potential issues with drivers needing to take additional testing to drive vehicles over a certain weight which is affecting some electrical vans and vehicles of similar weight. ... Read More

Government Announces Self-Driving Vehicle Competition

The government has announced a £40 million competition to help kickstart the UK’s self-driving vehicle sector. It’s aimed at the commercial self-driving sector, which includes delivery vehicles and passenger shuttles, and it could speed up the adoption of the technology on public roads. The competition, which is called the ‘Commercialising Connected and Automated Mobility’ competition, ... Read More

Lightning never strikes twice…

The old saying goes that lightning never strikes the same place twice. Of course, we know that’s not true – there’s enough evidence to prove otherwise. The other thing we know is that if lightning strikes a car going at exactly 88mph, you can travel back in time. Well, you can in Back to the ... Read More

Unexpected item in bagging area

A petition has been started urging Tesco to stop installing self-service checkouts.   And there’s over 100,000 signatures on it so far. I think we all know why.  They can be INFURIATING. Sometimes you get a good one, but more often than not they don’t scan properly, you need a real person to come over and ... Read More

UK takes a step closer to self-driving commercial vehicles

  The UK has taken a big step toward self-driving commercial vehicles being operational on the roads this week. Road tests have begun this week for a self-driving bus that’s set to become the first full-sized autonomous commercial vehicle on public roads. How Does It Work? A safety driver will be in place for every ... Read More

Autonomous Vehicles – What Happens When Things Go Wrong?

  Autonomous Vehicles (AVs) are a hot topic for fleets, with research underway into platooning and self-driving vehicles. But progress has inevitably been slower than expected due to the semiconductor shortage and the issues around the pandemic in the last two years. Where Are We At With AVs? Regulators have been given the task of ... Read More