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  • First Line creates wall planner for fleet managers

    First Line has revealed its 2021 wall planners, announcing that a commercial vehicle one has also been ma ...

    First Line has revealed its 2021 wall planners, announcing that a commercial vehicle one has also been made available for fleet managers. Featuring a double-sided design, so workshops can display eith ...

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  • Haydock Commercial Vehicles invests in site

    Haydock Commercial Vehicles, the Scania dealer for the Preston-Liverpool-Warrington triangle, Chester and ...

    Haydock Commercial Vehicles, the Scania dealer for the Preston-Liverpool-Warrington triangle, Chester and north Wales, has invested £2.7m in a purpose-built service centre on land adjacent to its exis ...

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  • Autotech Training rolls out on-site EV training

    Autotech Training has announced it will be delivering IMI, Electric Vehicle training, from Levels 1 to 3, ...

    Autotech Training has announced it will be delivering IMI, Electric Vehicle training, from Levels 1 to 3, to all employees within any organisation which is electrifying its fleet.  This is in response ...

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  • Gates launches technical webinar series

    Gates has announced the launch of a series of technical support webinars, which have been designed for au ...

    Gates has announced the launch of a series of technical support webinars, which have been designed for automotive installers in the UK. Timing Drive Solutions on October 30, 2020 at 10.30 was the firs ...

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  • SMMT notes growth in LCV market

    The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has announced that the UK new light commercial vehi ...

    The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has announced that the UK new light commercial vehicle (LCV) market grew for the second consecutive month in October. The LCV market was up 13.3% ...

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  • PPG releases COVID-19 statement

    As we move into a second national lockdown in England along with further restrictions across the rest of ...

    As we move into a second national lockdown in England along with further restrictions across the rest of the UK, PPG has released a statement concerning all of PPG Refinish UK & Ireland businesses ...

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  • DVSA releases HGV tyre guidance

    Earlier this year, the Government announced that tyres aged 10 years and older would be banned on the fro ...

    Earlier this year, the Government announced that tyres aged 10 years and older would be banned on the front axles of lorries, buses and coaches. Here, the DVSA provides its guidance on the change in r ...

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  • DVSA issues MOT guidance

    The DVSA has released MOT guidance following the Government’s announcement of new national restrictions f ...

    The DVSA has released MOT guidance following the Government’s announcement of new national restrictions from Thursday 5 November, to reduce the spread of coronavirus.  Vehicle testing  The national re ...

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  • epyx releases SMR top 20

    According to a UK service, maintenance and repair (SMR) top 20 released by epyx, brake pads and discs are ...

    According to a UK service, maintenance and repair (SMR) top 20 released by epyx, brake pads and discs are the most common reason UK fleet vehicles enter workshops. The table has been based on informat ...

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  • SMMT data shows rise in CV production

    According to the latest figures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), UK co ...

    According to the latest figures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), UK commercial vehicle (CV) production increased 3.3% in September. 7,603 vans, trucks, taxis and bus ...

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