• More VOSA test stations to close as ATF numbers hit 350

    Published On: Wednesday 24 July 2013

    VOSA has announced the forthcoming closure of eight more of its test stations in the first quarter of next year. Testing will cease at Northampton, Wolverhampton, Southampton, Wrexham, Beverley, Cardiff, [...]

  • MPs publish report on work of VOSA

    Published On: Monday 22 July 2013

    The House of Commons transport select committee has published its report on the work of the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency, VOSA, in which it has highlighted ‘significant communciation problems’ between the [...]

  • European Parliament votes to back wheel safety campaign

    Published On: Saturday 20 July 2013

    The European Parliament (EP) has voted to support the testing of commercial vehicle wheels fitted onto non-standard axles as part of the EU Roadworthiness Package, following an amendment endorsed by [...]

  • OFT rejects renewed calls for oil pricing inquiry

    Published On: Friday 19 July 2013

    The Office of Fair Trading has said it will not launch a further investigation at present into the issue of UK oil pricing, despite being handed a petition signed by [...]

  • EU seeks views on future of Driver CPC

    Published On: Friday 19 July 2013

    Interested parties across the EU are being invited by the European Commission to submit their views on the implementation of Driver CPC, “in order to assess how effectively the Directive [...]

  • DHL: ‘re-evaluate automotive supply chain to prevent future crises’

    Published On: Wednesday 17 July 2013

    Logistics giant DHL has commissioned a new white paper which makes the case for a re-evaluation of the automotive industry’s approach to its supply chains and logistics, in order to [...]

  • Goodyear trails next-generation truck tyre launch

    Published On: Wednesday 17 July 2013

    Tyre specialist Goodyear has announced that this summer will see the roll-out of a new generation of truck tyres, which it says are designed for fleets ‘striving for efficiency’. The [...]

  • TRW launches new brake pad and wear sensor catalogue

    Published On: Wednesday 17 July 2013

    TRW Automotive Aftermarket has published a new 2013-14 catalogue to accompany its TRW Proequip-branded heavy commercial vehicle (HCV) brake pads and wear sensors programmes. The introduction of the paper catalogue, [...]

  • Fatal coach crash prompts coroner tyre age warning

    Published On: Wednesday 17 July 2013

    A coroner has announced that he will write to the Department for Transport to address the issue of ageing tyres, following a coach accident last September which resulted in the deaths [...]