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Brake, the road safety charity, is delighted to announce that its Police Family Liaison Officer Awards will return in 2019, and are now open for entry. Launched today (8 November) by Commander Stuart Cundy, NPCC lead for Family Liaison, at Brake’s annual ‘Police family liaison following road death and serious injury’ conference, the awards celebrate […]
The world-famous RoSPA Health and Safety Awards are now open for entries for 2019 – and there are a host of brand new honours and categories on offer. For the first time, organisations will be able to demonstrate their commitment to safeguarding their employees’ wellbeing inside and outside of the workplace with the new [email protected] [email protected] […]
The Volvo XC60 D5 PowerPulse AWD R-Design has won this year’s overall trophy, and also scooped two category wins in the Caravan and Motorhome Club Towcar of the Year 2019 competition. The 36th edition of the industry’s premier towcar competition features significant changes to previous years, driven by the Club’s desire to provide the most relevant […]
Maria Caulfield, MP for Lewes, has today been honoured with a parliamentarian road safety award by Brake, the road safety charity, and Direct Line Group. The award recognises Maria’s efforts to improve road safety on country lanes for all road users. Maria has been campaigning on this issue following a serious collision in her constituency […]
Richard Burden, MP for Birmingham Northfield, has been awarded a parliamentarian road safety award by charity Brake and Direct Line. The award recognises Richard’s long-standing involvement in transport and his commitment to road safety, particularly during his time as Shadow Transport Minister between 2013 and 2017. Richard has established himself as a strong supporter of […]
The winner of the Freight Transport Association Driver of the Year 18 tonne competition, sponsored by Bridgestone, has been announced. Craig Stewart of Clarke International has become the overall champion in the 18 tonne competition, demonstrating outstanding professionalism, knowledge and excellent driving skills. Lee Hawkins of Greggs has been named Young Driver of the Year in the 18 tonne category. The competition took place on Wednesday (13th September 2017) at Mercedes-Benz, […]
GEM Motoring Assist has regained its place as the UK’s number one breakdown recovery provider in the Auto Express Driver Power awards. The result sees GEM in the top spot for the seventh year out of the last ten. GEM chief executive Paula Williams said: “We are of course absolutely delighted to be back in […]
We do love a good success story here at Car Articles and few could argue with what Harry Garraway has achieved. Harry joined the Heritage Volkswagen Van Centre Bristol three and a half years ago. He completed his apprenticeship in 2015, became a Qualified Technician this year and has now passed all the assessments required to […]
The Volvo V40 has been presented with the ‘Co-op Safe Used Car 2016’ award. The inaugural Co-op Insurance award celebrates the safest used cars typically bought by families in the UK. Working in collaboration with safety experts Thatcham Research, Co-op Insurance awarded the trophy to the Volvo V40 with Driver Support Pack, which beat strong […]
Citroën’s CEO, Linda Jackson, has been named as “the most influential British woman in the car industry” in an initiative by the UK’s longest-standing weekly motoring title, Autocar. A panel of judges, which included experts from Autocar and the SMMT, awarded Linda with the honour for her decisive leadership of Citroën, during a period that […]