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Over half of British drivers own or use a sat-nav, but only one-in-eight trust it to take them to their destination, according to Manheim Auctions.

BCA is offering its customers a free download PDF web-guide or printed manual which shows how to get the best from its new website.

The new Corsavan ecoFLEX is the first Vauxhall commercial vehicle to feature Start/Stop technology.

Nissan is offering businesses a new contract hire deal on the V6-powered 370Z from £370 + VAT per month.

Mercedes-Benz will lease its new electric van because it says it does not want customers to take any risk on residual values.

A leading road safety charity is calling on fleets to screen drivers for sleep apnoea before allowing them to drive on business.

One in five fleets are failing to regularly recheck driving licences.

Salary sacrifice for cars provider Tusker says the results of an ACFO survey are encouraging.

In the first six months of the year, the average CO2 emissions of new company cars provided by ALD Automotive dropped to an all-time low of 143.9g/km.

Are you looking forward to some well-earned rest on your summer break? It may be more than your life is worth to get some before you go, says RoadSafe.

Infiniti has opened its second showroom - the Infiniti Centre Piccadilly.

There maybe lies, damned lies and statistics, but it’s hard to ignore MoT failure figures, especially if they get worse year-after-year.

Paragon has confirmed the promotion of Jake Mummery to group logistics director.

Fleets can now buy right-hand drive Chinese light commercial vehicles here for the first time.

Chris Crow has been appointed as chief editor at CAP.

Business purchases of new cars using finance deals grew by 21% in May, compared with the same month last year.

After five years struggling to prove their environmental benefits, biofuels are back on the agenda.

The European Traffic Police Network (TISPOL) has welcomed government's planned trials to test drivers suspected of being under the influence of drugs.

Pendragon Contracts and You at Work have formed a partnership to support Pendragon's Drive at Work employee benefits offering.

E-learning courses from Cardinus Risk Management have become the first to be endorsed by the International Institute of Risk and Safety Management (IIRSM).

Budget constraints and cuts in public spending played their part in recent sales figures, according to the Retail Motor Industry (RMI).

First deliveries of the new Volkswagen Touran compact MPV are set to take place on 22 September.

HMRC has failed to ask the European Commission for an increase in the amount of VAT companies can recover for leasing cars.

Former ACFO director Liz Hollands has taken up a role with the Freight Transport Association.

Honda (UK) has launched a new SMR (service, maintenance and repair) service, which allows fleet customers to access all information on their cars online.

Provisional figures released today show that the number of people killed on the roads has fallen again.

Figures released by the Department for Transport show that the number of cars on the road has fallen.

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents has welcomed the fall in drink-drive deaths which has just been reported.

Van and truck registrations were down by 4.4% in July to 236,629 for the rolling year, according to figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).

Manheim Remarketing reports that average wholesale used car values in the fleet sector fell by 3.6% (£219) to £5,925 in July following a fall of 7.0% in June.