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Organisers of the Commercial Vehicle Show have announced that the independent ABC audit has confirmed a total visitor attendance in 2014 of 18,884; a 4% increase on last year’s figure. Additionally, the demographic analysis of registration data shows the significant…

News from Merseytravel: Buses across the city of Liverpool are becoming cleaner and greener thanks to technology being fitted to vehicles operating in areas identified for air pollution reduction. The catalytic and fuel saving devices will help to clean up…

News from Vauxhall: Vauxhall’s all-new British-built Vivaro embarked on a 12,000-mile road trip across Europe and Asia, starting out from the Luton factory where it is produced. The expedition, a fundraiser for the Help for Heroes charity, will see three…

The Scottish Parliament has announced a second round of funding totalling £3m for Transport Scotland’s Bus Investment Fund (BIF) in a bid to improve the country’s local bus services, which will include the purchase of new vehicles. Last year, 13…

The UK’s principal recovery associations are to join forces to set up a new company to bid for contracts from police forces and the Highways Agency. The new organisation will be known as FOVRA (Federation of Vehicle Recovery Associations) and aims to improve contractual…

News from Continental: Marks & Spencer is trialling the latest 360-degree camera system from Brigade and technology partner, ASL Vision, to further improve safety on its lorry fleet. The system offers a surround view in a single image, which has…

Business Secretary Vince Cable has opened an innovation centre for smart transport technology in Milton Keynes today. The Transport Systems Catapult’s ‘Imovation Centre’ (combining Intelligent Mobility and innovation) plans to make road journeys more efficient through the adaption of new…

Trucks over 7.5 tonnes will be allowed to run at up to 50mph on the single-carriageway A9 road between Perth and Inverness after a three year trial of the higher speed limit was approved by the Scottish Parliament. The current…

A diesel laundering plant capable of producing over 22 million litres of illicit fuel a year, evading almost £14m in revenue, has been dismantled by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) . Tax officers, accompanied by the police, searched an isolated…

Average used LCV values fell back in April – for the first time since late last year – declining by 2.9%compared to March according to auction monitor BCA Pulse. Despite this, April’s average value of £5,395 for commercial vehicles was…