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Welsh government transport plan | Major road building projects scrapped

The Welsh government has scrapped all major road building projects over environmental concerns.

17 Feb

Yorkshire Ambulance Service welcomes new fleet of Skoda Kodiaqs

Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust is set to add 106 specially modified Skoda Kodiaq SUVs to its Rapid Response Vehicle (RRV) fleet.

emergency services 14 Feb

Electric sal/sac schemes ‘not a silver bullet’ to cutting emissions

Schemes need to be inclusive and introduced as part of a wider sustainable transport solution to deliver real environmental benefits, says Knowles Fleet.

Salary Sacrifice 26 Jan

London councils take lion’s share of public charge point cash

Two-thirds of public charge points paid for with Government grants have been installed in London, new figures from the DfT show.

electric fleet - charging and infrastructure 14 Dec

L-R: Councillor Dierdre Costigan, Councillor Peter Mason, leader of Ealing Council and Neil Isaacson, Liberty Charge, CEO

Ealing Council announces investment in EV charging infrastructure

Electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure in Ealing is set to receive a boost with the installation of new on-street chargers.

electric fleet - charging and infrastructure 29 Nov

A third of all local roads in need of repair

One third of all local roads in England are in need of maintenance and repair, new data from the Department for Transport (DfT) shows.

Department for Transport 7 Nov

Government says fleet needs will be reflected in charge point roll out

Fleets have been assured that their needs will be key to the roll-out of public electric vehicle (EV) charge points, funded through a new Government scheme.

electric fleet - charging and infrastructure 4 Nov

Councils to install more than 16,500 EV charge points in the next year

However, a number of local authorities have no plans to install any public charge points in the next 12 months.

electric fleet - charging and infrastructure 24 Oct

New fleet of tuk-tuks join police force

Gwent Police has added four tuk-tuks to its bluelight fleet to be used in Newport and Abergavenny to provide crime prevention advice and report incidents.

bluelight 17 Oct

New ‘flat and flush’ EV charge points begin testing

New ‘flat and flush’ on-street electric vehicle (EV) charge points are now live for testing in the London boroughs of Brent and Camden.

electric fleet - charging and infrastructure 22 Sep

Incentives providing EV chargers where market failing to deliver

On-street public electric vehicle charge points are being installed in areas where the market was failing to deliver thanks to a new approach.

electric fleet - charging and infrastructure 22 Sep

Council using real-time data to cut traffic congestion

A project designed to dramatically reduce traffic congestion and pollution by using real-time data has passed its next phase.

congestion 18 Jul

Skoda Karoq joins blue-light fleets

Skoda has launched its latest addition to its emergency services vehicle line-up – a fully converted Skoda Karoq rapid response vehicle.

bluelight 23 Jun

WEX announced as named supplier on Crown Commercial Service framework

WEX’s Esso Car is now available to public sector organisations that fall under the framework for the first time.

fuel and fuel cards 13 Jun

Grey fleet reduction ‘key’ to carbon cutting plans

A new report from the Urban Mobility Partnership says a reduction in grey fleet travel needs to be central to the decarbonisation plans of employers.

Grey Fleet 27 May

Utility companies to face fines for poor quality road repairs

The Government is introducing new measures to penalise utility companies where poor-quality street works leave potholes on the country’s roads.

potholes 13 May

Just a quarter of councils have electric vehicle transition plan

FOI requests revealing the scale of the challenge come as the Government says it wants to make it mandatory for councils to produce EV transition strategies

electric fleet - charging and infrastructure 7 Apr

FMG buys blue-light specialist GRG Public Resources

GRG Public Resources is a a specialist in call handling for vehicle removal and emergency boarding of premises for the blue-light industry.

Accident Management 1 Apr

50,000 EV chargers to be installed at schools, colleges and universities

The education sector will play a major part in the UK’s roll-out of EV chargers, with up to 50,000 points expected to be installed at schools, colleges and universities.

electric fleet - charging and infrastructure 30 Mar

Fabia joins Skoda’s blue-light fleet

After the first-generation Skoda Fabia joined police ranks more than two decades ago, the new, fourth generation is the latest new recruit.

bluelight 22 Mar