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Osprey ramps up charging network roll-out with plans to quadruple installations in 2023

Osprey Charging has accelerated its plans to install a major network of electric vehicle rapid charge points, installing as many rapid chargers in the first quarter of 2023 as it did in the whole of 2022. Osprey opened 142 new rapid EV charging stations…

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Gridserve opens north-east Electric Super Hubs at Moto Washington service areas

Gridserve has opened two Electric Super Hubs at Moto Washington North and South motorway services on the A1(M) just south of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. The hubs each have six 350kW-capable High Power chargers, joining the Griderve Electric Highway network of more than 160 locations. All Gridserve…

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pd website news smart motorways

Government stops new smart motorways plan – but campaigners want them all scrapped

The Government’s decision to stop building more so-called smart motorways has been welcomed by safety campaigners, But it does not go far enough, they say, and are calling for hard shoulders to be restored to all UK motorways. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who had…

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High Court grants judicial review into Sadiq Khan’s outer London ULEZ expansion

The High Court has granted permission for a Judicial Review into the proposed expansion of the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) into all outer London boroughs from August 2023. Permission has been granted on two grounds: Failure to comply with relevant statutory requirements, and…

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pd website news bradford grants

Bradford Council offers grants of up to £10,000 to encourage EV switch

Bradford Council is offering taxi and private hire drivers grants of up to £10,000 to switch to cleaner vehicles. The grants, which will be available later this year, are to help with purchase, lease or running costs of electric vehicles. The council says this…

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pd website news cityfleet chester

CityFleet Networks acquires Chester-based KingKabs and Abbey Taxis

CityFleet Network has strengthened its presence in the north-west by acquiring the company that runs two major private hire fleets in Chester. In a letter to drivers, CityFleet Networks Limited confirmed that it had acquired Vedamain Ltd, which trades as KingKabs and Abbey Taxis,…

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Fuel duty freeze could put the brakes on electric car sales, says Close Brothers

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s announcement that Fuel Duty will be frozen for a further 12 months could put the brakes on sales of electric vehicles, according to leading funder Close Brothers Motor Finance. The Budget offers little in the way of incentives for the EV…

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pd website news weknow

We Know Group drivers to be offered ‘worker status’ option following GMB union action

Drivers working for London-based We Know Group will be offered the option of ‘worker’ status following a successful legal challenge from the GMB Union. Heathrow-based We Know London operates a multi-faceted online booking service aimed at tourists. In a statement, GMB said a member…

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pd website news budget 2023

Fuel duty freeze, cash for potholes – but no EV charging VAT cut in Hunt’s ‘boring budget’

A freeze on fuel duty and more funds for local councils to fix potholes are the major motoring headlines for motorists in Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s budget. But the SMMT, the motor industry’s leading trade body, is unhappy that not enough is being done to…

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pd website news free now gett

Free Now partners with Gett on private hire bookings for business clients

Free Now has announced a partnership with rival ride-hailing app Gett to give Gett’s UK business customers access to Free Now’s fleet of 20,000 private hire vehicles. Gett business customers can now book and manage journeys on Free Now via the Gett app. The…

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pd website news ev survey

London and Nottingham revealed as top EV cities in new Motorway survey

Used car marketplace Motorway has announced Top 10 EV-friendly cities in the UK, with London and Nottingham coming out on top. It comes as EV sales continue to rise in the UK. The UK capital has been named as the city leading the charge…

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Blacklane launches electric fleet of Mercedes-Benz EQS cars in Dubai

Blacklane has launched an all-electric fleet of Mercedes-Benz EQS saloons in Dubai. The EV rollout aligns with the United Arab Emirates initiative to be Net Zero by 2050. Blacklane’s chauffeur-hailing services in Dubai include one-way trips, return journeys, airport transfers, hourly and daily bookings…

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pd website news thames crossing

Government delays major road improvement schemes as funds are poured into HS2 rail

Major road upgrade projects are to be delayed as the Government diverts funding to the struggling HS2 high-speed rail project, which itself has been delayed and cut, according to the latest release from the Department for Transport. Road schemes facing delays include the Lower…

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Former Tristar CEO Dean De Beer returns to chauffeur sector with TBR Global

TBR Global Chauffeuring has appointed former Tristar CEO Dean De Beer as a non-executive director. De Beer is credited with building Tristar into the biggest UK chauffeuring fleet. He was CEO there for 20 years and left the company in 2019, after steering the…

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pd website news addlee chargepoint

Addison Lee partners with ChargePoint to provide EV charging at new Heathrow hub

Addison Lee has announced a new partnership with ChargePoint, one of the world’s largest EV charging station networks, to install ultra-rapid EV chargers at its new West Drayton Fleet Hub. The installation of two ChargePoint ultra-rapid EV chargers, with dual charging capability provides a…

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pd website news manchester caz

Manchester likely to revisit Clean Air Zone plans with scaled-down scheme for 2024

A year after putting its controversial Clean Air Zone plans on hold following a massive local backlash, Greater Manchester is working on a smaller, less intrusive alternative CAZ scheme, for introduction in 2024 at the earliest. The original scheme was due to cover all…

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pd website news bmw hydrogen

BMW launches new hydrogen pilot scheme in Belgium with iX5 fuel cell car fleet

Battery-electric has undoubtedly become the dominant clean car technology, but BMW has not given up on the hydrogen alternative. The automaker has this week launched a new pilot Hydrogen-electric scheme in Antwerp, Belgium, using a fleet of adapted iX5 models. The latest programme has…

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pd website news edinburgh airport

Capital Cars wins five-year Edinburgh Airport taxi rank and PHV contract

Edinburgh Airport has confirmed that Capital Cars will operate both the black cab and private hire operation at the airport terminal following the completion of a tendering process. Capital Cars replaces City Cabs, which took on the contract in 2018, as official taxi operator.…

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