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  • Ben seeks support for Christmas appeal

    Ben has announced a Christmas Appeal in a bid to raise at least £500,000 so it can support the record num ...

    Ben has announced a Christmas Appeal in a bid to raise at least £500,000 so it can support the record numbers of people calling on its services. Ben has seen a 147% increase in demand for support duri ...

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  • VLS carries out lubricant investigations

    VLS has continued to investigate claims about misleading marketing declarations on lubricants products. M ...

    VLS has continued to investigate claims about misleading marketing declarations on lubricants products. Most recently, case 168 has been closed after VLS worked with the party involved to revise the p ...

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  • First Line launches CV wall planner

    First Line has launched its wall planners for the new year, with the 2022 edition now available for CV wo ...

    First Line has launched its wall planners for the new year, with the 2022 edition now available for CV workshops as well. Each full year planner for factors and workshops is double-sided, to provide t ...

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  • ACEA reveals September CV registrations

    ACEA has revealed in September 2021, commercial vehicle registrations in the EU decreased again (-12.3%), ...

    ACEA has revealed in September 2021, commercial vehicle registrations in the EU decreased again (-12.3%), as the microchip shortage negatively affected sales volumes across all segments and in all maj ...

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  • ACIS appoints Non-executive Director

    The ACIS board has appointed a Non-executive Director in a bid to deliver strategic consultancy and help ...

    The ACIS board has appointed a Non-executive Director in a bid to deliver strategic consultancy and help steer the national independent distributor in the future. It is hoped, Graham O’Neill will prov ...

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  • DVSA streamlines lorry driver process

    DVSA revealed on 16 September some rules about learning to drive a lorry were going to change later in 20 ...

    DVSA revealed on 16 September some rules about learning to drive a lorry were going to change later in 2021. It has now revealed the changes which have come into affect: Staging requirements for lorry ...

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  • RHA reveals disappointment over government plans

    The RHA has revealed it’s shocked and disappointed by the Government proposal to allow foreign haulage co ...

    The RHA has revealed it’s shocked and disappointed by the Government proposal to allow foreign haulage companies to undertake unlimited work in the UK in two-week blocks. The RHA has said it opposes t ...

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  • Government reveals plans for driver shortage

    The government has announced further plans to help reduce the lorry driver shortage, following the vocati ...

    The government has announced further plans to help reduce the lorry driver shortage, following the vocational test changes. These changes will create an extra 50,000 lorry tests every year, with the D ...

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  • VLS announces Chairman appointment

    The Verification of Lubricant Specifications (VLS) has announced it has welcomed Mike Bewsey as its Chair ...

    The Verification of Lubricant Specifications (VLS) has announced it has welcomed Mike Bewsey as its Chairman. Mike will take over from Andrew Goddard, who has become Chairman of the United Kingdom Lub ...

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  • DVSA announces 50,000 extra lorry tests

    The government has announced plans to help to tackle the shortage of lorry drivers by creating an extra 5 ...

    The government has announced plans to help to tackle the shortage of lorry drivers by creating an extra 50,000 lorry tests. Changes to tests will reportedly come into force as soon as possible. This f ...

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