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02 April 2014 #Bus and Coach #CV Sector #News #Policy #Truck #Van

The DVLA is preparing the way for the end of the paper tax disc on 1 October this year. Digital records mean the paper tax disc will no longer need to be displayed and this brings some other changes in


Britain’s membership and involvement in the EU is critical to the success of the country’s automotive industry, a new independent report commissioned by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders has found. The KPMG study – The UK Automotive Industry


A new swathe of 77 Tech Levels have been announced by government today with the aim of providing young people with better vocational training and industry with more skills to draw on. Designed to be on a par with A


From 1 April, foreign hauliers will have to pay to use UK roads as the new HGV Road User Levy is introduced. The charge aims to ensure UK operators are better able to compete with firms from Europe. It applies


Apprenticeships are going strong and with more backing than ever from government and business their contribution to industry and the wider economy is set to increase even further. Transport News Brief talked Lord Digby Jones, a standard-bearer for the vocational

27 March 2014 #Bus and Coach #CV Sector #News #Policy

News from the IRTE: This summer’s IRTE Skills Challenge is gathering steam as eight new bus and coach operators rise to the challenge. The IRTE Skills Challenge aims to find the best mechanical, electrical and bodywork technicians in the bus and


Officials from the European Commission have swooped on several exhaust manufacturers in the EU over concerns of cartels, restrictive business practices and/or the abuse of dominant market positions. Commission officials making the unannounced inspections were accompanied by counterparts from relevant

24 March 2014 #CV Sector #Logistics #News #Policy #Truck #Van

News from The Freight Transport Association: The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has delivered a 50-day ultimatum to the Glasgow Games organisers asking for published detailed information in preparation of the 2014 Commonwealth Games. FTA has reiterated its concerns over a


Details on the extra grants announced in the Budget for businesses recruiting apprentices have been released. An extra £170 million is being made available for Apprenticeship Grants for Employers (AGE) in total, half for 2014-2015 and the remainder for the


Chancellor George Osborne delivered what he described as a ‘budget for the makers, the doers, and the savers’ this week with measures designed to boost manufacturing and export. Industry is at the heart of economic recovery he told the House

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