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Pendragon Contracts has partnered with East Midlands Development Agency (emda) to pilot its Innovative Workplaces - Developing Organisations for the Future scheme.

Euro NCAP has released data and videos of testing of ESC(Electronic Stability Control) performance.

Employees have a limited choice when it comes to choosing their company cars.

Almost one-third of financial directors whose company operates a fleet of more than 500 vehicles are not aware of the impact of CO2 emissions on National Insurance contributions (NICs), according to a new survey.

Driving licence checks quadruple in last year as fleet interest grows.

City Car Club has raised £1.8m to fund a 50% fleet expansion.

Fleet managers, especially those with outright purchase vehicles or those on non-maintenance contacts, have been warned about replacing run-flat with standard tyres to cut costs.

GE Capital saved its UK clients £24 million during 2009 within total savings of £69 million across Europe (€76 million) through its Key Solutions consultancy team.

A vehicle and driver management strategy that uses DigiCore’s C-track system has helped Royal Mail to reduce fuel usage by more than 10 per cent - a saving of £4.4 million - whilst improving the efficiency and accident record of its collections and delivery fleet.

Autodata has been selected by the AA to provide its patrols with technical information for cars and light commercial vehicles, as specified by vehicle manufacturers.

Ford has announced list price reductions on its larger cars to help make its vehicles more competitive on company car tax.

Ford aims to emulate Volkswagen's success in making fleet cars that are also aspirational as the Volkswagen Group proves to be a much bigger threat than GM.

Mark Biggs, corporate services director at Arval, comments on the chancellor’s Budget proposals.

Nissan GB expects the fleet market to pick up by 5-10% this year, to around 1.17 million cars and vans, although the recovery is not likely to start until the end of September.

Desks used by Saab fleet sales staff in Britain are the first to be cleared in the wake of the Swedish company’s last-minute rescue from closure.

Low carbon buses and fuel generated from everyday waste are at the centre of a £30 million Government fund to help reduce emissions from transport.

Navman Wireless UK is celebrating after being named ‘Business of the Year’ and its founder Tony Neill was named ‘Young Businessperson of the Year’ at the 2010 Sentinel Business Awards.

Continental Tyre is campaigning for a new minimum tread limit of 3mm, up from 1.6mm, which it claims would result in a significant cut in traffic accidents. But this bid to change the law is being challenged by rivals Michelin and Goodyear Dunlop.

David Brennan, managing director of LeasePlan UK, believes the Budget has failed to tackle some of the big questions facing fleets.

Fuel and road provisions in the budget are too focused on environmental theory and do not pay sufficient attention to the current realities facing drivers, the Fuelcard Company has said.

Paul Jackson, managing director, of fuel and mileage management specialists TMC comments on the 2010 Budget.

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A former employee of Helphire Group who stole a fuel card has highlighted the need for checks to ensure fleets detect similar frauds and thefts immediately.

Treasury has confirmed that only drivers of zero-emission electric cars and vans will benefit from the five-year benefit-in-kind tax holiday from next month.

Northgate has had its reputation for promoting health and safety to employees and customers recognised with a RoSPA gold award for the second consecutive year.

The increasingly flexible and disparate nature of the employment market in the UK is leading to the need for greater and deeper background checks to be made on company employees and drivers, says Mycompanyfleet.

A 'green' revolution is being staged by Mazda that aims to put upper medium sector company car drivers by 2015 at the wheel of models with fuel economy and emissions equivalent to today's supermini standards.

Warranties are becoming an increasingly vital factor in used van and truck sales during the present market boom, says Broadway Motor Company.

Despite what the chancellor said in yesterday’s budget speech, the cost of fuel at the pumps will rise by 2.35p per litre from April 1.

ACFO chairman Julie Jenner comments on the 2010 Budget statement.