New app tools designed to enable easy checking of abnormal loads have been immediately adopted by a quarter of the UK’s police forces. The enhancements – made to FleetCheck’s Driver app – are already in use by Central Motorway Police Group (CMPG), Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Gwent, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Lancashire, Warwickshire, West Midlands and Staffordshire forces. The tools are … [Read more...]
Osian begins 2021 BRC title bid on monday
Osian Pryce returns to the British Rally Championship this year in a Rocked-!T-backed Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 with his title challenge beginning at the opening round of the 2021 series, the Neil Howard Stages at Oulton Park Circuit in Cheshire on Monday. This year’s BRC campaign marks Osian’s return to full time top-level competition for the first time since 2017, when he scored maximum BRC points … [Read more...]
Oulton Park will open British Rally Championship
The iconic Oulton Park Circuit will provide the Motorsport UK British Rally Championship with a history-making opening round of the 2021 season as the series commences with the Neil Howard Stages in association with Graham Coffey & Co. Solicitors on 31 May. Despite announcing its six-round calendar of events just last week, British Rally Championship organisers have since been offered the … [Read more...]
Stellantis/ Vauxhall pressure rises on UK Government
Vauxhall parent Stellantis says its up to the UK Government to secure the future of the Ellesmere Port, Cheshire car plant. Any investment by Stellantis depends on support from the British government, CEO Carlos Tavares told a French paper this week. Stellantis is considering the site for electric mobility development but the high costs may not make business sense as the UK Government has … [Read more...]
Ellesmere Port plant future hopes raised
The parent company of Vauxhall and the British Government have been in talks about the future of Ellesmere Port car assembly plant. Britain is "very hopeful" that a good outcome can be found for the Astra assembly plant and its 1,000 workers, including 300 from Wales. British business minister Kwasi Kwarteng said there had been encouraging signs from PSA Group, which includes Vauxhall, and its … [Read more...]