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BOC is helping the logistics specialists Stobart Group to quantify the benefits of low-carbon Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) as fuel for its fleet of heavy goods vehicles.

BMW and Ford were among the winners at the annual Association of Car Fleet Operators (ACFO) awards yesterday (Wednesday, October 31).

Northgate Vehicle Hire has opened a new customer support centre at Lingfield Way, Darlington.

Drivers visiting their local tyre dealer should be presented with detail about the performance of their new tyres, under the new EU tyre labelling regulation.

Matthew Hammond, Tony Barrell, Ian Green and Mike Jervis have been appointed joint administrators of Manganese Bronze Holdings plc, LTI Limited, MBH Services Limited and MBH Property Services Limited.

Car park prangs cost UK drivers £175 million each year in vehicle damage, according to new research by Accident Exchange.

Two deals have consolidated the positions of AA Drivetech and the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) as two of the largest operators within the driver training sector.

iAccident announces Peter Roberts has become the new chairman to drive the company in its aim to be the market-leading provider of motor incident reporting tools.

Climatecars has launched its iphone app which plans to offer customers speed of service and the flexibility of ordering an eco friendly car 365 days a year, 24 hours a day.

GPS-based telematics is about to go low cost with the launch of a smartphone app. The GreenRoad smartphone edition (code-named ‘Asimov’) will initially be available on Android, with an iPhone edition launching in the first quarter of 2013.

Leasedrive Group is well on target to save eight of its public sector clients over £600,000 in total by year end through its Mycar salary sacrifice scheme.

AA DriveTech is a title sponsor of the forthcoming National Road Safety Conference.

Vauxhall has signed a new deal with RED, the UK's second largest driving school, which will see more than 1,000 cars supplied on an annual basis.

Fleet News parent company Bauer Media has linked up with leading mobile phone provider O2 to launch GoThinkBig.co.uk, a new venture to help young people get their first step on the career ladder.

The dream of millions of Hot Wheels fans of all ages will come to life when the Camaro Hot Wheels Edition arrives at Chevrolet dealerships early next year.

The all-new Jaguar F-Type, unveiled for the first time globally at the 2012 Paris Motor Show, will be driven by Jaguar Academy of Sport Ambassador Jessica Ennis in this year’s Lord Mayor’s Show on November 10th.

Subaru has launched a free winter vehicle level check and top-up of essential fluids for all Subaru models at its nationwide dealer network.

Jane Brothwood, HMRC head of communications, RTI, on the new way to report PAYE in real time.

Gary Killeen, fleet services commerical leader, GE Capital UK, on how the relationship between fleet managers and drivers is changing.

Residual value management is key to restoring ex-fleet vehicles for re-renting.

A cleaning and hygiene specialist has revealed how fleet management technology has led to insurance savings of £78,000 in just two years.

Salary sacrifice drivers generally select small engined, low carbon emitting vehicles with frugal fuel consumption, says Tusker, but growing numbers are discovering that premium sector cars also offer excellent value for money.

Chevin Fleet Solutions has announced the promotion of Becky Nash to the position of business support manager.

ALD Automotive and its North American partner Wheels have formed a strategic partnership with Australian based company FleetPartners.

Mercedes-Benz has outlined ambitious plans to become the biggest selling premium manufacturer in the UK fleet market by 2016, leapfrogging German rivals BMW and Audi.

Arval has announced the opening of a new entity in China.

Business leaders are calling for a radical approach to road funding – including the introduction of road tolls – if the Government is to deliver a road network fit for the 21st century.

Leasing companies LeasePlan and Arval have joined motor manufacturers Ford and Volvo as the first users of the free-to-use ReCare safety recall scheme.

Almost half of motorists believe that traffic stopped at an incident should keep a lane space free for emergency service vehicles, according to the latest poll by the IAM.

A new partnership between Fleetondemand and Prohire has seen the two technology platforms integrate to provide solutions for common problems found with vehicle rental supply.