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Manheim Remarketing is expecting a spike in demand for three to five year old vans in the London area as local authorities call time on old vans from January 2012.

Norton Rose, an international legal practice, is now offering Zenith Provecta’s salary exchange scheme to its UK employees.

LeasePlan UK has announced the appointment of Tim Meadows as the new brand director of its public sector brand, Automotive Leasing.

The Leasedrive Group has appointed Paul Fleming to its board and the newly created position of sales and marketing director.

Fleet operators who struggle to keep their drivers updated with the vast array of information about being an at-work driver are being offered a helping hand.

A report published by the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) concludes that more needs to be done to meet the 2025 greenhouse gas emissions target.

Eighty per cent of drivers have changed their driving behaviour to save fuel, according to the IAM's latest opinion poll.

In the latest in a series of key leadership appointments, Alphabet has brought Martyn Gallop into its operational management team in the new role head of fleet management.

Average CO2 emissions from new cars in the EU dropped by almost 4% last year, the second biggest annual fall ever recorded, a database published today by the European Environment Agency shows.

Two heavyweights in road and car safety, EuroRAP and Euro NCAP, have joined forces to call on the motor industry and the highways sector to work together to ensure that technologies now available in the showroom reach their potential of saving thousands of lives.

Mid-market private equity investor LDC has backed the management team of Bradford-based Driver Hire Investments Group.

The Government's vision for recharging infrastructure, to support the electric vehicles revolution, has been announced today by Transport Secretary Philip Hammond.

British Car Auctions is holding a huge sale of vans tomorrow (Friday, July 1) at its Bridgwater Auction Centre.

Annual deaths on Britain's roads have fallen below 2,000 for the first time since records began, proving the value and effectiveness of having a strong road safety strategy, says the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA).

Partnership approach pays dividends for vendors

Fleet representatives discuss the issue of end-of-contract damage charges.

Swedish Automobile has announced Saab has reached a conditional agreement with respect to a sale of 50.1% of the shares in Saab Property with a transaction value of EUR 28 million.

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has appointed Mark Hopkins as head of marketing from July 2011.

Tusker has congratulated two of its customers for their achievements in being recognised in this year’s coveted Employee Benefits Awards.

Microlease, a worldwide supplier of equipment to the telecommunications, aerospace and defence industries, is introducing salary sacrifice from Pendragon Contracts, the contract hire division of motor group Pendragon.

The average age and mileage of cars being handled by warranty specialist MB&G is increasing, but the corporate market generally resists extending warranties beyond the one provided by the manufacturer.

The majority of the UK’s largest logistics companies are now overseas owned and account for the greatest share of turnover with further industry consolidation predicted, according to new research from Barclays Corporate and Grant Thornton.

The realisation of the environmental, economic and road safety benefits of delivering goods out-of-hours has taken a significant step forward with the results of the Quiet Delivery Demonstration Scheme (QDDS) trials.

Two thirds of motorists (65.7%) say they would be more likely to buy an electric vehicle (EV) if charging posts were readily available at roadsides and in car parks across the UK.

Cash for car arrangements appear to be falling out of favour, according to the latest quarterly Company Car Trends research from GE Capital, Fleet Services.

Electric saloon priced at less than £18,000 after grant, plus monthly battery lease.

New version of the Vauxhall Astra combines sub-100g/km with 130bhp.

Full information about speed cameras will be published by local authorities and the police for the first time, road safety minister Mike Penning announced today.

Ernst & Young has introduced a mobility solution approach for employees with the aim of reducing its average carbon emissions to 100g/km by 2015.

Arco has selected CLM to help reduce its fleet operating costs and increase service levels following an extensive tender process.