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The high levels of risk associated with buying part worn tyres has been revealed by Birmingham City Council after its trading standards officers examined a selection of part worn tyres being sold in the city and found that nine out of ten failed to meet the minimum legal standards

Systems that prevent crashes happening in the first place are the new target for researchers

Fleets can now prevent costly misfuelling of diesel vehicles with the launch of a device invented by an RAC patrolman.

CAP manufacturer relationships manager MArtin Ward scours the globe for insider fleet intelligence

The number of people using their own vehicles for work has almost halved, according to a survey of more than 400 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) by Enterprise Rent-A-Car.

Major suppliers are being forced to buck up their ideas and change their attitudes to customer service. As supermarkets such as Ocado offer their customers one-hour delivery slots, Brits are asking ‘why are we waiting’ when it comes to other service providers.

BP PLUS cardholders can now use 1000 Texaco sites and Texaco’s The Business Card holders can use 1200 BP forecourts.

Fostering Solutions has become one of the first privately-owned companies to be awarded the Driving for Better Business, business champion status by the road safety charity Brake for including its grey fleet drivers in its ”driving at work safely” campaign.

The London congestion charge is likely to be raised to £10 a day in the New Year. Fleets that register under the Fleet Auto Pay system will still get a £1 discount, which corresponds to a £2 per vehicle per day increase

One of the world’s biggest banks has teamed up with a fleet management company in a move that brings a level of transparency to vehicle funding that has rarely been seen in the UK.

Ford is to launch a new service aimed at both fleet and private customers designed to help them cut fuel consumption from their Ford vehicles by up to 25%.

Ford's car and commercial vehicle ranges recorded significant sales gains during May to retain the blue oval brand's UK market lead.

Avis has been appointed by Rolls-Royce as its corporate rental provider.

Pendragon Contracts is launching a new online fleet management tool, Pendragon i-net, as part of a wider website redesign.

Nexus Vehicle Rental has announced the acquisition of Adapted Vehicle Hire Limited (AVH) for an undisclosed sum.

Neil Cunningham has taken over as the new vice-chairman of the BVRLA.

Aberdein Considine, Scotland’s leading firm of Solicitor Estate Agents has taken delivery of 24 Vauxhall Corsavan Sportive vehicles, which were supplied by Vauxhall Commercial Vehicle dealer Belmont Aberdeen.

Commercial vehicles have seen a 25% increase for May helped by a 32% increase in van registrations.

One-in-five of all UK car sales will be conducted online within five years, according to GForces.

Mercedes-Benz UK has announced that Gary Savage has been appointed as managing director of Mercedes-Benz Cars, taking over from Dermot Kelly, who will retire at the end of June 2010.

The Fuelcard Company is warning delivery drivers to take car crime seriously after a survey revealed 21% leave their engines running while making deliveries.

Fleet managers can earn £20 by agreeing to a telephone interview on electric vehicles being organised by TRL.

The Fuelcard Company has announced a new two-year contract with the Road Haulage Association (RHA).

Mercedes-Benz and Smart are gearing up for greater use of electric vehicles with the installation of recharging points across their dealer networks.

Mitsubishi is hoping to cut the retail price of the i-MiEV by up to £10,000 because one of its key rivals is so much cheaper.

For the last few days I’ve been driving to and from the office in an electric car. They’ve been in the news a lot recently, especially since Nissan announced prices in May of its Leaf electric car due on sale in 2011.

Hyundai has signed a deal to provide 600 i30s to Bill Plant, one of the UK's leading driving schools.

Fleets are being given mixed messages over residual values for electric vehicles as one market analyst has suggested vehicles with leased batteries could have stronger values than those whose batteries are purchased outright.

Microlise’s Transport Management & Telematics Solutions have introduced a new driver feedback module to improve fleet productivity & utilisation, enhance customer service, reduce management overhead and improve safe and economical driving.

As part of a complete fleet replacement programme, PH Jones the specialist property maintenance and utility metering company is now taking delivery of 850 Citroën Berlingo and Dispatch vans.