Motoring News

Volvo Trucks make a colourful statement

Function, quality and reliability are firmly in focus when new trucks are being developed. However, as Volvo Trucks has discovered, as the competition stiffens, it is increasingly important to stand out...

Scrap Book - August '09

Ford's second ScrapBook provides a round up of the green view from Cleangreencars.co.uk, how British Ford jobs are being secured and the safety benefits underlined - accompanied by Ford car and CV purchase...

Spreading more magic

The Magical Taxi Tour will be leaving Canary Wharf, London on Friday 2nd October for a magical weekend in Disneyland Paris. This is the 16th annual trip being made by The Worshipful Company of Hackney...

All seeing commercial vehicles improve safety

A device to see around blind corners and provide a “top view” will help drivers to manoeuvre trucks and buses more safely. Alpine's Multi Camera technology is linked with a navigation database offering...

West Midlands Ambulance Service choose Peugeot

The Peugeot Special Vehicle Operation, located next to Peugeot UK's headquarters in Coventry in the Midlands, has been chosen to supply emergency service vehicles to West Midlands Ambulance Service's Patient...

Transmission transformers

Pioneering work by a British technology company is set to make the automotive world's future greener, more affordable and refined. Torotrak, a Leyland-based high-tech engineering company, has developed...

Free fuel vouchers with Michelin tyres

Fuel will always be a large part of a vehicle's running costs and even more so now fuel prices are starting to creep back up. To help with this Michelin is offering £40 in fuel vouchers to customers buying...

Great British holiday backed by 95% of Brits

Great British holiday backed by 95% of Brits Ninety-five per cent of Brits chose to spend the August Bank Holiday in the UK, despite previous predictions of a mass holiday exodus to warmer climes in attempt...

Volvo pulling power good enough for HCR Recovery

HCR Recovery - the coach and LGV recovery specialists based in Hucknall, Nottinghamshire - have found their new Volvo FH as effective in competition as on the roads. Not only is the FH-460 “ideal for its...

It doesn't have to be long and black

We have become accustomed to viewing hearses as long and black, with coachwork that harks back to an earlier, perhaps more elegant period. However, not everyone may wish to follow the traditional route...