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A survey of fleet managers by Nexus Vehicle Rental has revealed that for the majority of fleet operators and business drivers, cost far outweighs environmental concerns when making decisions on business vehicles.

Drink-drive rules involving the most serious offenders are to be tightened up.

Europcar has renewed its exclusive partnership with Michelin to address the specific travel needs of its employees around the world.

With CO2 emissions of 48g/km, the Volvo V60 D6 AWD will still benefit from the newly confirmed Ultra Low Emission Discount (ULED) for London's Congestion Charge scheme when the new limit of 75g/km of CO2 comes into force on July 1, 2013.

The new Volkswagen Golf BlueMotion - which starts at £20,335 (RRP OTR) for the three-door and rises to £20,990 for the five-door, with specification based on that of the standard Golf S - is now available to order with the first deliveries expected in August.

Geoffrey Bray, who founded Fleet Support Group (FSG) in 1987 and oversaw its expansion to become the UK’s largest privately-owned fleet management company, has announced his retirement from the recently-rebranded ARI Fleet UK business.

CBVC, an independent provider of fleet vehicle management services, has appointed customer care specialist Kim Noble as its director of customer service.

Claudio Zanframundo succeeds Luca Sra, who is relocating back to Iveco worldwide headquarters in Turin in a new role which sees him take responsibility for the company’s activities in the Middle East and Africa.

Brake, the road safety charity, is urging fleet managers to sign up for a vital seminar on blind spots and manoeuvring.

Europe’s biggest insurance telematics event, Insurance Telematics Europe 2013, has announced that only 32 passes remain for the event which takes place from May 7-8 in London.