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Car criminals exposing shipping loopholes
As car security technology becomes more sophisticated, so, unfortunately do car criminals. As reported on the BBC One show Cars, Cops and Criminals, criminals are exploiting loopholes in the shipping industry allowing them to export stolen vehicles via the docks. Thankfully however, there are means to reduce this risk – particularly tracker technology. The show reported on [...]

Top 50 Garages in the UK revealed
The prospect of getting your car repaired can be daunting – particularly if you don’t know your local mechanic. However, now a new list has been revealed to celebrate the good side of car repairs. Telegraph Motoring readers voted for the top 50 garages in the UK as part of the Motor Codes Golden Garages Awards. [...]

Scrappage scheme leads to significant emissions fall
Just how would the scrappage scheme affect vehicle emissions? It’s a debate that has raged ever since the UK Government funded concept was introduced. Well now the results are in – and it appears to have been a resounding success. Average CO2 emissions from new cars in the UK fell by their largest margin ever last [...]

General Motors Europe receive public funding
Business Secretary Lord Mandelson announced today (Friday 12 March) a €300 million (£270m) loan guarantee to General Motors Europe (GME) which will help secure the company’s operations in Britain and the rest of Europe. This agreement follows lengthy talks between the Government and the American car maker. The guarantee will be provided under the Government’s Automotive [...]

New website for RoSPA
Ever wondered where you can find the answer to such questions as "are employers responsible for fatigued workers driving home" or "what is meant by the morning after effect in relation to drink driving"? Well wonder no more, because RoSPA’s mission to save lives and reduce injuries has been brought bang up to date with the [...]

Alfa gives the MiTo extra oomph for UK drivers
Alfa Romeo is driving the technology game forwards, bringing MultiAir technology to the UK for the first time, and numerous technical innovations to its sporty and compact MiTo. The Euro 5-ready 1.4-litre MultiAir engine, developed by Fiat and already sold in 34 countries on five continents, first appeared in the MiTo late last year, and will [...]

Volkswagen promotes new Highline Plus to fleets
German carmaker, Volkswagen has  launched a new advertising campaign on industry website, FleetDirectory.co.uk. The campaign aims to promote the new trim level on its Passat and Passat Estate range, called Highline Plus. The carmaker expects that the new trim, which went on sale in January, will prove popular with fleets and user-choosers thanks to its [...]

Fiat Professional launch sitcom!
The commercial vehicle arm of Fiat UK has commissioned the filming of a new sitcom, called “The Fleet”, which will get its first three minute airing in a special centre commercial break during News At Ten next Monday (15 March). In total 10 episodes have been filmed of the comedy, with the nine further shows to [...]

3 in 4 people would report concerns on elderly family drivers
An IAM (Institute of Advanced Motorists) online poll has found that 73 per cent of people would report elderly friends or relatives to the authorities if they had concerns over their driving standards. The poll of 1,628 IAM members and non-members also found that 68 per cent believed mandatory re-testing of drivers over the age of [...]

Land Rover backs bid to break world speed record
Not content with being one of three people to ski solo to the North Pole, British intrepid explorer Ben Saunders is getting togged up to go back to the Arctic Circle, but this time with the ambition of setting a world speed record to get there. Leaving the UK next Monday, March 15, Saunders will undertake [...]