Fatigue is being added by FleetCheck to the employee fit-to-drive declaration included in the company’s daily vehicle walkaround safety app.
The fleet software specialist says that there is increasing concern among employers about the dangers of tired drivers and a desire to include it in risk management policies.
Responding to the news that the Labour Welsh Government have spent £18,677.72 on TfW leaflets, Natasha Asghar MS, Shadow Transport Minister, said, “The amount of money that has been sunk into TfW over the years, with no apparent oversight, is staggering.
“It is concerning that TfW is funded through Welsh taxpayers, yet their costs continue to rack up at a staggering rate; £125m to bail out falling passenger numbers, nearly £20k on leaflets and more than £90k per month on software.”
Collapsing EV used prices are now slowing, trade source Cap HPI has told subscribers.
After 23 consecutive months of falling used EV prices by 60%, they dropped just 1% in July, which was the second or third strongest month since September 2022, with diesel and SUV demand doing particularly well.
According to the latest data from Auto Trader, retail prices continued to stabilise in July as a result of the strong underlying health of the used car market, fuelled by strong demand and the ongoing softening in overall supply.
Average retail prices were level (0.0%) with June on a month-on-month and like for like basis, being consistent with seasonal trends, and marks the strongest pricing performance in three months and the second strongest since April 2023.
Polestar will significantly expand its UK retail presence in the next 18 months to prepare for two new models and to allow for a substantial push of used car sales to expand its customer base.
The firm currently has nine Spaces across the UK, all of which are based in shopping centres, but the imminent arrival of the Polestar 3 and 4 SUVs alongside the existing 2 will effectively triple its line-up, creating an opportunity to significantly grow sales.
Some businesses are reducing the number of vans they operate in London in favour of engineers using public transport, the Association of Fleet Professionals reports.
The organisation says operational models are being adopted where technical staff undertaking visits to domestic and business premises have parts shipped to the customer’s address in advance and are able to complete jobs with just a toolkit they can carry.
Battery heath check certificates for electric vehicles are expected to become a standard feature of used-models paperwork, members of the Vehicle Remarketing Association were told last week.
Experience in Europe, where the certificates are available, indicated a healthy battery might add €1,000 to the price a buyer was prepared to pay.
In 2024, the automotive industry has been witness to an ongoing downturn in the battery electric vehicle (BEV) markets, leaving companies grappling with reduced demand for the product essential to achieving global and industry net zero goals.
In response to market demand, companies such as Ford, Renault, Kia, Hyundai, Porsche and Stellantis have been diverting focus from pure EVs in favour of developing their hybrid powertrains as a transition technology, according to GlobalData.
A successful mix of new Ford Transit Custom campervans and its affordable conversions of used Nissan, Honda and Toyota vehicles imported from Japan has seen Wellhouse Leisure’s sales buck the recent downturn in the market that some manufacturers and dealers have experienced.
This has given Wellhouse Leisure the confidence to invest £100,000 in new machinery so that it can now make all of its own furniture in-house rather than outsourcing it and can supply replacement parts and offer interiors to individual convertors.
