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The A to Z of legal assistance - 16/06/2008
MAPS Legal Assistance has reached the finals of the National Business Awards for the best use of technology in business.
MAPS online system allows clients to report and track claims as well as to sell policies, and its customer management system works behind-the-scenes controlling the complex daily processes.
Written off vehicles on the rise - 16/06/2008
According to research the cost of safety related parts such as air bags, combined with poor residual values, is leading to a rise in the number of late model vehicles being written off.
20mph maximum - 16/06/2008
Portsmouth is the first authority to apply a citywide 20mph maximum speed limit and a survey by Motorpoint suggests that two in five British drivers would welcome the same on their city’s streets.
Can you see the road ahead? - 16/06/2008
Specsavers has reported that one in three drivers in London failed a vision test during a random check at the Drive Safe roadshow at Olympia.
The Modec mystery machine - 16/06/2008
Menzies Distribution has a Modec 5.5 tonne model operating out of its central London depots and claims it is the first newspaper distribution company to operate an electric vehicle.
‘This van might look red, but it’s really green’ - 16/06/2008
he Isle of Man post office has responded to rising fuel costs and the impetus to reduce carbon emissions by introducing a Mega Multitruck ultra-light electric van, to its fleet of 99 collection and delivery vehicles. This is part of a pilot scheme to evaluate how electric vehicles can be incorporated into the organisation’s operations.
TNT takes the lead - 16/06/2008
Danielle Tatton goes back to the future in Smith electric vehicles
Running on gas - 16/06/2008
LPG, CNG, hybrid technology, stop/start, all of the van manufacturers are looking for ways to reduce running costs and cut emissions. However there is no clear leader in the technology field, and the Government has dropped much of its support for alternative fuels, opting instead to tax existing petrol and diesel vehicles to the hilt.
King of the environment - 16/06/2008
Thermo King has announced plans to spend a ‘substantial’ amount of money on its research and design centre in Galway, Ireland, to make it the firm’s centre of excellence for green technology development.
Revolutionary suspension - 16/06/2008
A Cambridge academic has designed a form of suspension that adjusts itself according to the vehicle’s needs.
