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Renault has now confirmed UK pricing and specification for its new long wheelbase Kangoo Van Maxi, plus the Trafic Phase 3.

Fleets could cut fuel bills by a quarter by employing a third party to record and verify mileages submitted by drivers.

GreenRoad have announced that Michael Gwilt has joined GreenRoad EMEA as sales director.

Leasing companies which use the Leaselink e-procurement platform to source and order their new vehicles have been able to generate savings in time, costs and head count, according to new independent analysis.

The NAPFM Conference and Exhibition is moving to the Exec Exhibition Centre at Peterborough on Tuesday 7th and Wednesday 8th September 2010.

A poll of finance bosses has revealed that almost half don’t have a firm grasp of VAT-related company car costs.

Almost one-in-four fleets are now paying their drivers more than the Government’s advisory fuel rates (AFR), a Fleet News poll has found.

The extent to which grey fleet vehicles are being used as an alternative to company cars has been revealed in a major industry survey.

All Fleet Services has appointed a new client services manager.

Home delivery company, Hermes, has seen £1 million in cost savings in the last 12 months, after introducing a range of safe-driving measures.

Eleven black Toyota Hilux HL3 Double Cabs fitted with Truckman Tops have been delivered to MLL Telecom.

A company car driver banned for 16 years was identified to his employer following licence checks undertaken on behalf of ALD Automotive.

Demand for fleet management software is rising with Jaama reporting unprecedented levels of interest.

Northgate Vehicle Hire has won a new three-year agreement for the renewal of the Securitas Mobile 50-vehicle fleet.

The Government recently announced the Plug-In Car Grant which provides a £5,000 incentive for motorists to buy ultra-low carbon cars. In addition to this a £30m fund has been set up to create Plugged-in Places initially at London, Milton Keynes and the North East, with plans to install 11,000 recharging points over the next three years.

Top ten crash-for-cash sites, consumer buying factors, best selling cars of 2009 - see our list of Fleet Top 10s.

Public sector fleets are driving interest in reducing van and truck CO2 emissions with private companies remaining focussed on costs, says TLS Vehicle Rental.

The Central Motorway Police Group, which patrols motorways across Staffordshire, Mercia and the West Midlands has bought seven high performance Police vehicles based on the Jaguar XF Diesel S model.

Mycompanyfleet is extending its free grey fleet roadshows into June, following the success of the series of free events it has been running across the country since mid-March.

A fleet of 50 cars is being provided by Northgate Vehicle Hire to Securitas Mobile. The new three-year agreement for the renewal of the whole Securitas Mobile fleet.

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) and PSA Peugeot Citroën have come to an agreement to start a new collaborative project regarding a compact SUV.

TomTom have previewed the GO LIVE 1000, the first in a whole new generation of navigation devices, designed to bring real-time services to millions of drivers.

Cybit has launched a new Tax & Expense Manager module for its Fleetstar-Online fleet tracking and vehicle telematics solution.

The Leasedrive Velo Group has launched a new vehicle servicing initiative for all of its clients that manages the servicing and maintenance process for their drivers from start to finish.

In March, 8.8% more new commercial vehicles were registered in the EU than in March 2009, marking the first increase in almost two years.

Fraudsters are increasingly targeting fleet drivers as they seek to claim for bogus crashes and injuries.

Betting and gaming conglomerate Gala Coral Group has outsourced the management of its 300-strong company car fleet and 180 grey fleet cars to Fleet Alliance

Analysis by Direct Line has identified the UK's top ten ‘crash for cash' hotspots

Leasing company ING Car Lease has launched an on-site maintenance and repair service.

Transport businesses must take extra care that their systems for checking driving licences of people driving for work are “robust and enforced”.