Wednesday, 23. December 2009
Confusion is going to reign over the many issues that will surround the use of electric cars as company vehicles. Already manufacturers are developing their new electric cars with some such as Peugeot already taking reservations on their new cars. But who pays for the fuel? Cars will need to be charged at the driver’s home as well as at work so who foots the bill and how will it be proportioned between business and Read more »
Tuesday, 8. December 2009
The pilot hard shoulder running programme that was started on the M42 has now been extended, a month sooner than expected. The new section, open from the 9th December, is on a seven mile stretch of the UK’s busiest motorway, the M6, running between junctions 4 and 5. This stretch of the hard shoulder is opened up to traffic during busy periods and will have the first ‘through junction running’ allowing Read more »
Sunday, 21. September 2008
As we all know it is quite normal for grey clouds to have a silver lining. I am busier than normal as consumers and small businesses look for ways to reduce their vehicle costs as we move closer to recession. For reasons mentioned previously leasing is a great option when times get hard but as fuel prices remain high we are seeing emptier roads. People are taking fewer trips in their cars in order to save fuel although Read more »
Friday, 29. August 2008
Whilst there are plenty of opponents to the congestion charge scheme in London for those that have no choice but to travel around the city centre it at least cuts down delays and enables them to get on with their business even at the cost of £8 per day – NOT! It would seem that London’s roads are just as gridlocked as they were 5 years ago when congestion charging was introduced. Now some may argue that without congestion charging London would have Read more »