Policy

The International Road Transport Union (IRU), policymakers and industry stakeholders met at a conference on 9 October to discuss the next two decades of road freight transport. The conference decided to establish a ‘reflection group’, which will bring together industry…

Somerset MP Ian Liddell-Grainger has opened the West Country’s first biogas filling station. in the West Country. The new facility will supply low-emission  fuel for HGVs, and support growing efforts across the region to reduce pollution and improve air quality. Demonstrating the ease and speed of…

Following a recent study by London-based think-tank LowCVP on the subject of ‘fuel decarbonisation’, a new Transport Energy Task Force has been established. The Task Force will help the government to formulate options for meeting the 2020 renewable energy directive…

New EU rules have been adopted to ensure alternative fuel infrastructure is in place across Europe. Common standards for the design and use of alternative refuelling points have been proposed, with measures including a common charging plug for electric vehicles.…

The Mayor of London and Transport for London are set to expand the capital’s green credentials with the latest tranche of its bus fleet retrofit programme. The announcement will see an additional 400 buses have selective catalytic reduction (SCR) devices…

News from Mercedes-Benz: Drivers need to be fully aware of the new vehicle tax disc changes that come into effect 1 October to ensure they stay the right side of the law, warns Mercedes-Benz Vans. From 1 October, paper tax…

Baroness Kramer has stated the Department for Transport’s (DfT) intention to keep the ultra low emission vehicle revolution turning at the Electric Vehicle Summit this week. During her speech at the event, the Minister of State for Transport outlined  government…

The European Commission has recently announced that Member States have until 26 February 2015 to bid for €11.9 billion of funding out of €26 billion earmarked for improving transport connections across the continent, the largest ever single amount of EU…

News from Mercedes-Benz: Mercedes-Benz Vans is urging all van drivers in the UK to check out the facts around Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) requirements, before venturing out on the roads. The deadline for all drivers operating an LCV…

More than 1,000 local authority vehicles will be greener, including taxis, ambulances and fire engines, as the government announces those councils that placed successful bids for the Clean Vehicle Technology Fund (CVTF). For the first time, the £5 million fund…