The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is reminding operators that the deadline for many professional drivers to complete their Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) training is 9 September 2024.
BVRLA’s Head of Policy and Public Affairs Thomas McLennan joined The EV Café panel on the second day of the Commercial Vehicle Show to spread the word about the Zero Emission Van Plan.
Investments totalling £100bn are required to enable the UK’s full transition to zero-emission HGVs, according to a recent report from the Green Finance Institute. How to plug that gap was the subject of the Freight Carbon Zero Think Tank hosted at the BVRLA’s offices last week.
The Zero Emission Van Plan will be under the spotlight at The CV Show on Wednesday, with the BVRLA’s Thomas McLennan joining a panel discussion hosted by The EV Café.
More than 50,000 new light commercial vehicles (LCVs) joined UK roads in a bumper March for fleet renewal. More businesses upgraded to the latest models than in any other month during the past three years, according to the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers (SMMT).
From 31 December 2024, all international road transport vehicles weighing 3.5 tonnes or more must switch to the latest smart tachograph. The change is to allow improved tracking and safer roads when vehicles are travelling outside the UK. This also includes vehicles equipped with an analogue or digital non-smart tachograph.
The Zero Emission Van Plan was represented at the Department for Transport today (Tuesday 2 April) as coalition partners attended a round table with transport minister Anthony Browne MP. The session explored the barriers being faced by van operators looking to adopt cleaner vehicles and outlined where the minister and his department can introduce positive changes.
UK demand for new light commercial vehicles (LCVs) grew by 2% in February to 17,934 units. It marks 14 months of consecutive growth, according to the latest figures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
A pathway for how to deliver zero-emission trucks on Scotland’s roads was launched today (19 March). The HGV Decarbonisation Pathway was presented by the Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Fiona Hyslop MSP, at the Net Zero Scotland Projects Conference.
UK demand for new light commercial vehicles (LCVs) grew by 2% in February to 17,934 units. It marks 14 months of consecutive growth, according to the latest figures published today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). While February is traditionally a lower volume month, as many operators delay procurement until March for the new numberplate, the increase represents the best February performance since 1998.
Over three million van drivers – 1-in-10 workers – are at risk of being left behind in the transition to cleaner, greener vehicles, unless the Government takes steps to support the move to Zero-Emission vans. That was the overriding message from an open letter to the Chancellor last week, ahead of the Spring Budget on Wednesday 6 March.