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Satellite vehicle tracking technology from Isotrak is helping Skanska UK’s utilities business save on fuel and be kinder to the environment by reducing emissions

Automotive software developer DCML has introduced a new app that aims to help dealers eliminate the estimated 8% of courtesy and loan car bookings that are subject to costly administration errors and unnecessary disputes over damage.

BCA’s latest Pulse report shows that the headline average value fell in January from December’s high point, although this was largely due to a changing mix of vehicles, but values for fleet and dealer cars continued to rise in January.

Ford has won three out of a possible seven 2012 Euro NCAP best-in-class safety awards - more than any other manufacturer - with wins for new Kuga, new Transit Custom and new B-MAX.

The current economic climate has increased the importance of cost–related issues for businesses with fleets, says Mark Forrest, managing director of Trimble.

Concirrus has announced the appointment of Bernard Collinge as director of sales, reflecting an increasing demand for its solutions and services from large corporate customers.

Zipcar has launched Business Calculator; a tool enabling companies to better understand their current transport usage patterns, assess the costs involved and identify associated administrative time.

ATS Euromaster has retained a major tyre contract with Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council, under the new Government Procurement Services (GPS) process.

Allstar has announced the launch of a new mileage capture system, Business Mileage Monitor (BMM), which uses satellite tracking to report journey distances to within a few metres, satisfying HMRC’s requirement for precise monitoring.

1.6 million hydrogen-powered vehicles could be on UK roads by 2030, according to a joint Government-industry study.

Transport for London (TfL) has agreed to compensate van owners thousands of pounds who were incorrectly advised to change their vehicles.

Zenith has achieved the Best Companies 2 Star accreditation and has been rated as an ‘outstanding’ place to work in the 2013 work place engagement survey, after seeing engagement rise by 10% in just one year

Chris Davies has joined Nexus Vehicle Rental as marketing and sales director.

The Road Haulage Association (RHA) has given a cautious welcome to new measures against hauliers that use diesel that is not fully duty-paid.

UK companies are missing out on attainable savings of approximately £400m a year relating to their company cars and vans, according to research from LeasePlan UK.

Infiniti has appointed Hannah Bishop as fleet manager for northern Europe.

UK businesses could save around £50 million a year by reducing unnecessary weight in the back of vans and light goods vehicles, says the Energy Saving Trust (EST).

A van driver has been handed a £200 fine for not displaying a ‘No Smoking' sticker on his new vehicle.

The transport and logistics sector is facing a driver shortage as a combination of retirement and drivers changing careers to avoid paying for the Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) training means over 25% of current drivers will no longer be working in the sector by 2023.

Liberty Electric Cars’s retail operation GoinGreen will open its second outlet in Peterborough this spring, followed by Coventry mid-year and Newton Abbot, near its head office in Devon, in the final quarter.

Ask Driving School's Paul Tomlin has taken delivery of a Nissan Leaf to become the first driving instructor to teach in a 100% electric vehicle.

Cloud-based location software Telogis Fleet 10 has been certified for integration with SAP.

Geely UK Limited, a newly-created subsidiary of the Geely parent company, Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (‘Geely UK’), has acquired the London Taxi Company, manufacturer of the iconic London 'Black Cab'.

CAP predicts new incentives to tempt retail customers into showrooms but admits the results will be a fall in used car values.

BCA Glasgow now holds a dealer part-exchange sale every Wednesday with up to 250 cars on offer from a variety of sources, including Peter Vardy, John Clark and Macklin Motors.

A 50% rise in the number of penalty charge notices (PCNs) being issued in London has led the Freight Transport Association to call on its members to train their drivers in identifying PCN hotspots.

Covéa Insurance has become the first major UK insurer to take up the full range of mobile and fixed site services now available from AutoRestore.

FairFuelUK is supporting a Parliamentary Early Day Motion by Robert Halfon MP which urges the Office of Fair Trading to reconsider the decision not to hold a full scale inquiry into the UK petrol and diesel markets.

Dyson Energy Services is expanding its domestic heating division with the addition of 20 new Iveco Daily 35S11 vans.

Ctrack has extended its range of tracking systems with the launch of a portable, battery-powered solution.