A new railway bridge will be installed at Cathays railway station starting on 13 June. The ‘Access for All’ footbridge will provide better accessibility and help modernise the station to a safer transport hub while additional features of the infrastructure upgrade include step-free lift access for wheelchair users, improved walkways, and direct access to … [Read more...]
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Fleets face tougher Euro 7 MoTs this year
Fleet operators need to reconsider service, maintenance, and repair strategies in light of the forthcoming change to Euro 7 regulations, according to i247 Group. Euro 7 comes into effect from 29 November 2026. It applies to all new passenger car and light commercial vehicle types (new model approvals) sold or registered from November 2027. The new … [Read more...]
Rural drivers in Wales face big EV tolls
Data for the 32 Welsh constituencies shows what ev drivers in Wales can expect to pay when the new Government toll charges come in next year. A few headline figures for Wales: Combined projected annual eVED bill across all 32 Welsh constituencies: £29.1m Average per-driver annual cost across Wales: £228 (vs £79 in Cities of London and … [Read more...]
Plaid under pressure on road jams
Responding to Rhun ap Iorwerth’s comments on M4 congestion in Newport, Welsh Conservative Shadow Environment Minister Andrew RT Davies has repeated his calls for a relief road to be built. Mr Davies said Plaid Cymru separatists’ longstanding opposition to the road had allowed problems to get worse. He also pointed to a public inquiry which found the … [Read more...]
AI should be in minds of careful managers
Popular, general purpose artificial intelligence tools should be treated with a “high degree” of caution by fleet managers, FleetCheck is warning. The fleet software specialist says generative AI such as Claude and Chat GPT can be extremely effective but also frequently highly misleading. Callum Haymon-Collins, COO, said, “We’re now seeing fleet managers … [Read more...]
Pump or plug points to biggest fleet challenge
Adjusting to the end of the petrol and diesel era will be the biggest challenge facing fleets during the next three years, according to new research. The 2026 Arval Fleet and Mobility Observatory reveals 38% of businesses surveyed believe adapting to restrictive public policies on use of internal combustion engined (ICE) vehicles is an issue – up from 32% … [Read more...]
Specialist gangs stealing cars to order
QuestGates, the UK’s largest owner-managed loss adjusting and claims solutions group, has contributed to an international report on the criminal supply chains for vehicles stolen in the UK and EU. Published in April 2026 by the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime, the Theft For Export study was led by anti-corruption expert Dr Liam … [Read more...]
Widest choice ever for BEVs
Brits have more opportunity than ever to go electric, with the choice, capability and breadth of battery electric vehicles on offer transformed over the past decade. Once limited by modest range and cult appeal, electric cars are now mainstream, accounting for two in five (40.9%) of available models. In 2016, battery electric cars were still a niche … [Read more...]
Drug driving growing danger on roads, says RAC
More than 12,300 drivers have been caught drug-driving on at least three separate occasions in the last 11 years – five times the number caught repeat drink-driving over the same period – new RAC analysis of DVLA data shows. A Freedom of Information request submitted by the RAC found that 12,391 drivers have accrued three or more DG10 endorsements for … [Read more...]
Call for Government to invest more into EV policies
Almost nine in ten EV drivers (88%) believe the Government is failing to do enough to support the UK’s transition to net zero, according to new research from Zenith, the UK’s leading fleet management and vehicle leasing specialist. While government-backed incentives, such as benefit-in-kind, have proven incredibly effective in encouraging uptake, recent … [Read more...]
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