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Show Report: CV Show 2012
What a cracking event the 2012 Commercial Vehicle Show turned out to be, thanks in no small part to Ford… Read More
Mitsubishi L200 4x4 Long-Term Test 1
We has just taken delivery of a Mitsubishi L200 4x4 Club Cab for long-term appraisal… Read More
Ford Transit ECOnetic Brief Test
We’ve been putting a SWB 100hp 2.2TDi Euro 5 Transit 280 ECOnetic through its paces… Read More
Renault Kangoo ZE 2011 European Launch
Renault is at the forefront of manufacturers offering a mass produced factory-built electric van… Read More
Fuso Canter 2011 European Launch
Fuso has completely revamped its range of light and heavy truck Canter chassis and chassis crew cabs… Read More
Iveco Daily 2011 European Launch
Iveco has introduced new, latest generation diesels to its Daily range, along with detail changes inside and out… Read More
Ford Transit 2011 European Launch
Ford takes the iconic Transit to the next stage with an all-new range of 2.2-litre Euro 5 diesels… Read More
Volkswagen Crafter 2011 UK Launch
VW’s large panel van has undergone a serious makeover with changes to the front-end styling and the cab interior, as well as new Euro 5 diesels… Read More
Ford Transit Connect Electric Brief Test
We spent a day with the battery-powered Connect to get a better idea of what it’s like to live with in its natural, urban environment. Read More
Mercedes-Benz Vito E-CELL Brief Test
Currently undergoing trials with selected fleet customers in the UK, we managed to get behind the wheel of a battery-powered Vito E-CELL… Read More
FairFuelUK keeps up pressure prior to Budget
Motorists’ campaigner Quentin Willson has presented a symbolic cheque to parliament for £26.2bn on behalf of hard-pressed UK road users. There is just one week to go before Chancellor George Osbourne presents his first Budget on 23 March.Accompanied by a commuter with a fuel bill bigger than his mortgage, a struggling road haulier, the CEOs of the Freight Transport and Road Haulage Associations, two student nurses and several other businessmen Willson said: “This massive cheque for £26.2bn shows just how much UK van drivers, hauliers and motorists pay the exchequer each year in fuel duty alone — this does not even include the additional VAT or other road taxes. Businesses and motorists cannot pay any more. The Chancellor must listen to our campaign and scrap the April Fuel Duty Hike and bring in measures to stabilise fuel prices so that they are affordable.”
All MPs have received a letter from the FairFuelUK Campaign along with two more ‘cheques’ illustrating what a typical motorist and a registered truck contribute each year in fuel duty alone; £1,292 and £28,000 respectively.Want to know your business or personal annual Fuel Tax contribution? Visit the FairFuelUK web site and download the Excel Fuel Tax calculator that reveals the duty and VAT, based on mileage driven each year, vehicle MPG, fuel price/litre and the current VAT rate. Over 10,000 people have downloaded it in five days and campaign leader Peter Carroll is urging everyone to e-mail or write to their MP to point out the huge personal cost in Fuel Tax they are giving back to the government every year.
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