Finding alternative modes of transportation seems to be a key element in the UK and the rest of the world. According to a travel company many people are looking for buses for their transportation rather than car hires. About 7.2 per cent of an increase has been seen by the Go Ahead Group which offers bus transportation. This is an increase as of the first of the year in 2011.

UK asset tracking company, Simplytrak recently upgraded its GPS vehicle tracking system to render it even more user friendly.

The UK car market is bracing up for more green cars from the automakers.

Japanese automaker Nissan went ahead as scheduled on the distribution of it’s Nissan Leaf to the UK market despite the devastating natural disaster in Japan.

There is a new programme from Drive Smarter that may help fleet companies reduce their expenses in several ways. One of the major issues with fleet companies is fuel usage.

The cost of using a car in the United Kingdom is up 9 per cent over last year due to fuel prices. Fuel prices have surged again, making it difficult for individuals and businesses to run their vehicles with any sort of savings.

There are proposed plans to increase green taxes on cars which consume high levels of petrol or diesel. Such cars typically include 4×4 cars, hot hatches, sports saloons and other cars with big engines.

The transport options open to us in our cities can dictate whether we drive or take public transport. In many of our cities we now have park and ride schemes which offer a neat alternative to driving into the city centre. They help commuters to cut down on fuel usage, find a parking space more easily and save time. Park and Ride schemes also help to cut down on congestion in city centres.

The frequency of MOT testing in the UK could changed to be the same as EU regulations. You are probably thinking the same as I did, they are going to make it more frequent, but you would be wrong.

The M6 toll road was meant to take congestion off a part of the M6 which was the busiest motorway in UK. The idea behind the road was that drivers who needed to get somewhere quickly would pay the toll charge and those that could not afford to pay would go on the standard M6 route. This would in affect split the traffic in two and ease congestion.