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Company car drivers are being warned that they could be caught out if they trust cheap personal breathalysers currently on sale.

Fleet suppliers have just over one week left to secure a valuable discount on their tickets for the annual Fleet News Europe Conference.

Funding provider Network has revealed 10 skills that SMEs expect from their brokers.

Average fuel prices in the UK.

Direct Fleet Insurance, an online auction-based insurance site for commercial fleets, has seen a healthy take-up from both sides of the industry.

Despite the imminent arrival of the Corporate Manslaughter Act and increasing pressure to go green, it is cost management that remains the most significant burden on fleet managers’ shoulders heading into the New Year.

LeasingAndContractHire.com has been acquired by Really Good Domains.

Guy Salmon Prestige Rental has added the seven-seat Mercedes-Benz GL to its fleet.

A rear-end shunt the other day allowed me to put our long-term Relay to the test in terms of crash-worthiness.

Euro NCAP crash testing has revealed faults with airbags in two news cars, the Volvo V70 and Mazda 2, requiring urgent action from their manufacturers.

Letters to Fleet News’ editor Martyn Moore.

Now in its sixth year, Sewells' survey of ‘Fleet Operators Attitude to Contract Hire Companies' is a study of the relationships between the UK’s fleet operators and the country's leading contract hire companies.

Fleets’ crash repair bills are unnecessarily high because cars’ bumpers are not performing as expected, according to new research from Thatcham.

A new training course has been developed to help fleet managers fulfil their duty of care obligations when employing foreign drivers.

Areva has introduced a new telematics fleet management system from Eagle-i Telematics.

Drivers using their phones – whether handheld or hands-free – are risking two years in jail under rules published by the Crown Prosecution Service.

It will come as little surprise to most fleets to learn that traffic on the UK’s roads has grown by 84% since 1980.

Christian Streiff, CEO of PSA Peugeot Citroën, has been elected to replace Fiat’s Sergio Marchionne as president of the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA).

European Commission officials are working towards formally proposing legislation that would impose a CO2 cap for motor vehicles manufactured and imported into the European Union.

The head of Honda sales will be targeting his old employers at BMW when the new Accord goes on sale next summer.

Hardworking Martin Ward scours the globe for the week’s insider fleet intelligence

Calendar that captures iconic pictures of yesteryear

BMW’s forthcoming new 7-series was first snapped testing last year, but these are the first shots of a hybrid version of the German manufacturer’s new luxury barge.

Values of fleet and leasing cars reached an 11-month low in November.

Peugeot has added to its 207 SW line-up.

BMW has announced prices for its 1 Series Convertible, which goes on sale in April.

We look back at the year's major issues which affected the fleet industry

Fleet managers have identified three areas that present the greatest risk their drivers face.

Fleet managers are being urged to take advantage of online resources to further their careers, including internet training, blogs and social networking sites.

Simon Smith, fleet manager, Luton Borough Council