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Brake has welcomed plans to lower the drink-drive limit in Scotland "as a priority".

Transport for London (TfL), O2 and The Zetter Hotel in London will be taking part in a live Twitter chat next week to help Britain’s employers plan their transport ahead of the London 2012 Games.

For the first time, a road train has operated on a public motorway among other road users.

Isotrak has been shortlisted as a finalist in the Enterprise: Technology Innovation of the Year category for this year’s IT Excellence Awards from IT Europa.

New research from Tesco Bank reveals that the outdated White Van Man stereotype has officially been parked.

Volkswagen has launched a new Small Business Leasing programme, aimed at opening up new fleet opportunities for Volkswagen Retailers.

Adding car modifications remains a popular hobby, particularly for younger motorists, but this could seriously devalue a vehicle when it comes to its resale price, warns British Car Auctions.

Skoda UK Fleet Sales team completes the 100km London 2 Brighton Challenge in 29 hours and 20 minutes.

The Fuelcard Company is launching a pre-pay fuelcard called Diesel Advance to help fleets that want to provide their drivers with a fuelcard, but have been “locked out” in the past.

Budget changes to BIK could kill off fleet demand for electric and hybrid vehicles.

The public is strongly against the idea of road privatisation according to new research.

BMW will expand the 6 Series range to three models in June 2012 with the introduction of the Gran Coupé.

Over 60,000 readers voted in the third edition of the prestigious award by Spanish leading financial magazine “El Economista”

Ford’s new 250PS Focus ST will go on sale from 1st June 2012, priced from £21,995 on the road.

Vauxhall will be opening its Heritage Centre to the public giving everyone the chance to see its private collection of historic cars from 1903 to the present day.

Mazda UK has announced that Total is one of the official sponsors of the 2012 Mazda MX-5 GT race programme.

Millions of drivers are expected to be hitting the roads this Spring Bank Holiday weekend but those failing to check their tyres before heading off risk motoring misery.

The new Honda Wave110i is now available in Honda dealers.

GEM Motoring Assist, has launched a brand new website with refreshed designs and customer-friendly functions to cater for existing and new members alike.

With around half a million caravanning enthusiasts in the UK, leisure towing is an extremely popular pastime.

Autoglass technician Steve Marelli has been recognised as the best vehicle glass replacement technician at the Best of Belron competition.

Northgate Vehicle Hire of Darlington has had its approach to the prevention of accidents and ill health recognised in the RoSPA Occupational Health and Safety Awards 2012, for the fourth consecutive year.

Fleet buyers from the public and private sectors have made a commitment to work with suppliers to help drive the development of low carbon vehicles and fuel.

Vehicle manufacturers are being urged to consider fitting autonomous emergency braking as standard in a bid to improve safety ratings and potentially cut insurance premiums.

A Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicle Test Procedure (WLTP) will replace the New European Driving Cycle (NEDC) after plans to change the test were revealed a year ago.

Fleet operators have been warned that police forces across the UK are waiting to convict one of them under corporate manslaughter and corporate homicide legislation.

Despite Government lobbying by many leading business groups, including the CBI, over a third (38%) of financial directors oppose the introduction of mandatory carbon reporting - according to a survey by Lex Autolease.

The Royal British Legion has awarded a £2 million, three-year sole supply deal to Lex Autolease to fund vehicles on contract hire.

ACEA, CLEPA and EURELECTRIC have jointly agreed on the need for a single harmonised plug system for the recharging of electric vehicles on both the vehicle and the infrastructure sides, and have put forward proposals.

If cars could talk, the top performer in last week’s H&H sale at Buxton would certainly have a story to tell.