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The Driving Standards Agency (DSA) is cracking down on bogus driving instructors who break the law by illegally teaching learner drivers.

New RAC research shows that motorists who choose not to adopt ‘eco-driving’ contribute to a £2.2 billion wasted fuel bill each year.

British Car Auctions has moved its administrative centre back to Farnham in Surrey after a near-25-year absence.

Edward Leigh MP, the head of the Commons’ public accounts committee, has apologised for mistakenly accusing thousands of motorcyclists of evading vehicle excise duty.

Rexel Senate & Denmans has begun exchanging its fleet of 220 Iveco 2.3d Daily vans with a combination of Vauxhall Vivaro and Movano diesel vans.

Europcar has opened a new outlet at Southampton Airport, which serves 1.9 million travellers each year.

Vale St Hubert Foods has taken delivery of four new automatic Mercedes-Benz Sprinter chassis cabs with dual compartment bodies by Cold Car and GAH refrigeration.

Pendragon Contracts is providing Badminton England with a fleet of 11 courtesy vehicles including a number of people carriers to take VIPs to and from the world’s oldest open badminton tournament.

CLM has launched a new daily rental service, Corporate Vehicle Rentals, which will provide a nationwide service of car and van rental, long-term hire and flexi-lease arrangements.

ALD Automotive has been accredited with environmental management standard ISO 14001.

While carbon reduction remains a major concern for fleet managers, it is dropping further down the list of priorities for used car buyers.

Glasgow-based Fleet Alliance has launched an online driver licence checking service as part of its expanded product offering to fleet operators.

The role of transport in unlocking the economic growth potential in the east of England is to be examined in a new study.

Letters to Fleet News editor Martyn Moore.

Do you have any amusing stories about your van drivers getting lost in unusual places or under bizarre circumstances?

A new campaign has been launched to encourage fleet managers to ensure vehicle loads are properly secured.

Britain's nurses are already losing money by using their cars for work and they now fear a reduction in the amount they can claim will be announced in next week's budget.

In the second-hand car market, blue is now the buyers’ favourite colour.

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders has urged a long-term and consistent approach to company car tax in a pre-budget letter to the Chancellor.

Proposals to force highway authorities to upgrade the safety design and signage on roads used for cross-border journeys may be illegal.

England and Ireland have entered into a new partnership to promote sustainable transport in cities on both islands.

FMG Support has secured £7 million from a private equity investor in return for a significant minority stake in the company.

Leasing companies have been told they must not manipulate financial and insurance packages to avoid charging their fleet customers VAT.

The European automobile industry has stepped up its campaign to get the European Commission to revise its proposals on setting emissions targets for new cars.

The total road transport oil consumption could be cut by 40% by 2050 if hydrogen-fuelled vehicles and upgraded filling stations are introduced, a European Union-funded research project has concluded.

Leaseurope, the European leasing and vehicle rental representative organisation, has announced details of its annual seminar for central, eastern and south-eastern Europe (CESEE).

Europe’s ambitious target of reducing road deaths by 50% by 2012 is beginning to look more unlikely.

The leasing industry’s representative organisation has warned fleet managers about the risks of using vehicle lease comparison sites.

This is the SEAT Bocanegra, a three-door ‘SportCoupe’ concept car that forms the basis for the design of the new Ibiza.

The used car market remained static in the final quarter of 2007.