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Wilsons Auctions has been named one of Ireland’s ‘Best Managed’ companies for the fourth year in a row at the Deloitte Best Managed Companies Awards.

Cenex has announced the results of its review of the Environment Agency’s (EA) Light Commercial Vehicle (LCV) fleet.

What will George Osborne include in the Budget 2013? Our dedicated section includes the latest predictions, analysis and expert opinion.

John Fleet, group asset director at Northgate Vehicle Hire, has been found dead near his home in Yorkshire.

The cost of filling the estimated 2.2 million potholes across England and Wales came to £113 million, research suggests.

Hitachi Capital Vehicle Solutions added 6,500 cars to its fleet in December 2012 and has called on ATS Euromaster to manage the increased tyre workload.

Fleet Managers and drivers who opt to lease their cars could save themselves having to pay hundreds of pounds when they hand their keys back simply by seeking professional advice on minor damage and subsequent repairs.

General Dynamics UK has unveiled its One Box Single Vehicle Architecture (OBSVA) solution for police vehicles at this year’s Security and Policing show in Farnborough, Hampshire.

GE Capital’s Fleet Services division will launch ‘The Company Van in 2013’ at the Commercial Vehicle Show, which takes place at the NEC from April 9-11.

Motor Codes has announced the shortlist of businesses in the running for its Garage of the Year title.

Manufacturer looks to consolidate in 2013 after meteoric rise in fleet sales.

Inchcape Fleet Solutions has announced a two year partnership with Autoglass as its preferred supplier.

Intercounty Truck & Van has underlined its star status in the Mercedes-Benz UK commercial vehicle dealer network by winning a clutch of coveted awards

Plans to offer practical driving tests from fire stations were given the go ahead today by road safety minister Stephen Hammond.

On 30th January and 26th February this year, speed enforcement operations were carried out aimed specifically at class restricted vehicles.

Jaguar Land Rover sold 26,855 vehicles during February 2013, an increase of 3% versus the same period last year.

It’s a week to go to the biggest night in the fleet calendar, and with only 20 tickets remaining, the 2013 Fleet News Awards is the biggest ever.

Fiat remains lowest emitting volume brand in Europe for the sixth consecutive year, Portugal remains the lowest polluting country whilst Czech Republic, Germany, Poland and Switzerland remain above 140g/km.

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is putting the Vauxhall Ampera in service in Belfast city centre as an incident response vehicle.

Betting and gaming company Gala Coral Group has renewed an outsourced fleet management agreement covering its 417-strong company car fleet and 180 cash allowance cars with fleet management and leasing specialist Fleet Alliance.

The Government has set aside £37 million to help fund the installation of charging points for electric vehicles at private dwellings, railway stations and on-street locations – but none of the money will be available to businesses.

Prices of de-fleeted cars at auction rose again for the third month in a row in February according to Manheim’s latest monthly barometer of activity.

Just a third of senior leaders in the transport sector feel that the UK Government has a clear vision for the future of the nation’s transport, according to new research released today by transformation consultancy Moorhouse.

BSI – the British Standards Institution – is calling on more fleets to demonstrate their commitment to road safety after recognising Mark Group’s efforts.

As a supporting partner of Red Nose Day 2013, Kia Motors has been getting into the spirit of doing ‘Something Funny for Money’ and, on 5 March, Kia dealers from all around the UK auctioned off their ‘pimped’ Part-Ex’s at BCA’s Measham auction centre.

The Freight Transport Association has warned that there will be no last minute reprieve with six months to go until the deadline for completion of driver CPC training for passenger carrying vehicles (PCVs).

Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council has avoided paying £100,000 to Mark Anthony Smith after he admitted staging an accident against the council.

APC Overnight, the UK's largest next-day parcel delivery network, now has 200 Citroën Relay panel vans in service.

Jaama is hosting four more of its one-day Fleet Management Essentials seminars in April, covering hot topics such as grey fleet management, car salary sacrifice, employee driver licence checking and carbon footprint cutting strategies.

A franchised dealer group is believed to be the first in the country to capitalise on increasing corporate demand for salary sacrifice car schemes by launching its own initiative targeting employers and businesses throughout the UK.