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British cars lose 51% of their value over 4 years, according to research from Car Search Engine Adzuna.co.uk. The new study also reveals that Leicester is the cheapest city in the UK to buy a used car, while Brighton is the most expensive.

BCA’s French-based operation and its Remarketing subsidiary is reporting a record year in 2012 with substantial volume growth expected to continue with the opening of a new online remarketing centre in Nantes in 2013.

The Autorola Group expects its volumes to more than double over the next five years to 500,000 vehicles.

TR Fleet has been selected and is currently taking part in the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses programme.

Repair management company Repair Choice has launched its new repair deployment, authorisation and repair progress tracking software application called ‘myrepairchoice’.

Changes to automatic gearboxes in the Volvo range mean lower CO2 emissions and reduced BIK tax bills.

A third of drivers have damaged their vehicle by hitting a pothole in the last two years, according to the AA.

A host of new guest speakers have been unveiled to address delegates at the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents' (RoSPA) 78th annual road safety seminar.

Fleets running vehicles with the latest sat-nav systems could soon find their drivers’ journeys are being updated with weather conditions as well as traffic congestion alerts.

Tusker has announced that its 100th scheme has now gone live with a scheme for The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, which has some 6,165 eligible employees.

The Government has allocated £280,000 to help a further 100 fleets understand where ultra-low emission vehicles could work for them.

Budget Rent-a-Car has launched Budget Premier, a premium service designed in response to requests from corporate customers seeking a cost effective alternative.

Specsavers Corporate Eyecare and the Driving Instructors Association are working together to improve the eyecare of driving instructors and their students.

Northgate Vehicle Hire has appointed Neil Burroughs as head of regional sales for the UK and Ireland as part of a business growth strategy for 2013.

The Leasedrive Group has announced the appointment of David Foulds to its board as financial director.

During January the average values of used LCV’s at auction across the board decreased from £4,700 to £4,315, equivalent to an 8% decrease between December and January, according to the Light Commercial Vehicle (LCV) market report from the National Association of Motor Auctions (NAMA).

Confidence amongst UK logistics providers has fallen with many expecting a worsening outlook, according to the latest Barclays and Grant Thornton UK Logistics Confidence Index.

Almost 350,000 parking fines - totalling an estimated £23 million - may have been unlawfully issued to motorists in London, a BBC report suggests.

Extensive road trials of the Lightfoot driver behaviour system have proved a real success, with average net savings of more than £70,000 per four-year term for a fleet of 50 vans.

Drivers are being warned to take care when parking their vehicles after a case at the Court of Appeal highlighted how they don’t need to be behind the wheel to be found guilty of causing death by careless driving.

Vauxhall has outlined plans to become the biggest-selling manufacturer in the true fleet sector within three years, overhauling Ford and Volkswagen.

The Fuelcard Company is celebrating the second anniversary of its successful partnership with local charity, the Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust (YDMT).

The Freight Transport Association's ‘Cutting Carbon, Cutting Costs Conference’, which takes place on Wednesday, May 22, at the Heritage Motor Museum, Gaydon, Warwickshire, will be an interactive event providing specialised carbon reduction advice for freight operators with a range of workshops to suit their own fleet and business.

The Leasing Foundation has announced the appointment of 25 people to its fellowship.

In total, 775 Toyota and Lexus vehicles were sold in the first month of the new remarketing relationship with BCA.

A new vehicle rental service is promising to save thousands of pounds – and hours of wasted time – for businesses across the UK with a new online service.

Concept Vehicle Leasing has launched a smartphone app, which aims to make it easier for customers and their drivers to access information such as driver procedures whilst on the move.

Contract hire and leasing companies are divided over the impact that changes in capital allowance rules on low emission company cars will have on monthly rental rates.

The number of motorists who admit to texting whilst driving has doubled in the space of a year - while those who confess to using social media have quadrupled, according to new research from Halfords.

Not enough is being done by businesses to protect themselves from the risks associated with driver safety, new research from Fleet21 suggests.