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Road safety groups have accused Swindon Borough Council of being “reckless” and “tokenism” after withdrawing its funding for speed cameras.

Jack Pryde, Fleet Manager, Dunfermline Building Society.

Manheim DeFleet Services has appointed Simon Hawton as business development manager. .

Total Accident Management has named Carol Rusdale-Jones as national accounts manager.

Steve Green has been appointed quality and environment manager at Lex.

An increasing number of transport and logistics companies are going bust, according to new research.

Anthony Ainsworth, Sales Drector, Avis.

Fleets need to act now or face being disadvantaged by the tax changes which come into force in April next year.

The country’s biggest lease company, Lex, is reducing its workforce in a move that will see 60 roles go.

A website to help fleet managers compare and calculate the air pollution and CO2 emissions from different vehicles and specific journeys has been launched.

Drivers across the UK could save £6 billion worth of fuel whilst reducing CO2 emissions by 10.3 million tonnes annually if they all adopted eco-driving techniques practised by many fleets.

A major Euro 1 billion joint initiative designed to commercialise fuel cells and hydrogen technology in Europe has been launched.

If the government cut public transport fares to the tune of one billion pounds, car travel would be reduced by less than half a percent.

The Carbon Trust has launched the Algae Biofuels Challenge with a view to commercialising the use of algae biofuel as an alternative to fossil-based oil by 2020.

Fleet managers debating whether to adopt biofuel technology cars and vans to help reduce their company’s carbon footprint have been left wondering whether there is a future for the alternative fuel.

Car Crash Line Group is using a paperless management system.

Lombard has won the contract to provide an LCV fleet to Jewson and other parts of parent company Saint-Gobain.

Lothian and Borders Police Force has replaced a petrol patrol car, which covers 20-30 miles daily patrolling Edinburgh’s Scottish Parliament, with an electric Vectrix maxi-scooter.

London's first biogas fuelling station has opened in Camden to support the commercial trial of a new street cleaning vehicle powered by liquid biomethane.

Daimler is trialling a new mobility concept - car2go – that provides a new approach to urban mobility with environmentally-friendly vehicles.

SEAT is aiming to make a mark in the upper-medium market with its new ‘high-value’ Exeo model.

Letters to Fleet News’ editor Martyn Moore.

Bourne End Mayor Henry Wilson has opened the new ATS Euromaster centre.

The speed limit on the stretch of the M42 has been raised from 50 to 60mph.

The Health and Safety Offences Act 2008 has received its royal assent.

Tracker now uses Google maps for its vehicle asset management services.

The Jaguar XF has recorded an 80%-plus conversion rate .

BEN has announced that David Main has been appointed as their new chief executive.

Values of used eco- and alternative fuelled cars are continuing to outperform the market.

Fleet Operations has launched Fleet Complete, a package aimed at small and medium enterprises.