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A number of local authorities will share a further £2 million under the Local Sustainable Transport Fund. The Department for Transport has chosen to grant funding to nine transport schemes across the country in an aim to encourage investment in

16 April 2014 #CV Sector #News #Policy #Top Stories #Truck

The European Automobile Manufacturer’s Association (ACEA) believes that European Parliament has missed an opportunity with its latest directive on improving the weight and dimensions of HGVs. It believes that the inflexible approach taken by parliament recommending curved cabs, bigger windows


The Industrial HGV Task Force will continue with its crackdown on illegal trucks after proving a success over the last six months. The trial, funded by Transport for London and the Department for Transport, was to crackdown on non-compliant HGV


The European Automobile Manufacturer’s Association (ACEA) has welcomed the  adoption of the European Parliament’s regulation on reducing noise emissions from commercial vehicles and cars over the next 12 years. The new legislation will see emission targets phased in by 1

09 April 2014 #CV Sector #News #Policy

Transport for London invited the taxi and private hire trades to help shape a regulatory framework for consumer mobile phone applications for the sector. The new legislation is being created to stay on top of the boom in smartphone applications


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


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


The move to give manufacturers greater freedom in truck design to improve safety and economy took another step forward today (18 March). The Transport Committee of the European Parliament voted in favour of proposals allowing for longer cabins and combinations,


A petition calling for a three pence per litre cut in fuel duty has been delivered to the door of 10 Downing Street ahead of next week’s budget on 19 March. The petition was presented by Rob Flello, Labour member

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