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It hardly seems six weeks since the Peugeot Expert was delivered to our offices, but in fact six months have flown by and it’s time to say goodbye to this chic and stylish performer.

I hate motorways.

Rory Clarke, managing director of Rix Biodiesel, looks at the global impact of switching to greener fuels.

The Government has allocated £6.3m to the city of Sheffield for repairs to local roads and bridges that were damaged by the summer floods.

Van and truck rental specialist TLS Vehicle Rental has opened a new branch in Stoke on Trent.

Motorists who drive for work are to be targeted as part of an overhaul of the learner driver system.

The Government has awarded £22.8m to Wakefield Council to help build a new road connecting Wakefield, Barnsley and the surrounding areas to the trunk road network.

As fuel prices top £1 per litre, rising petrol and diesel prices are having a growing impact on the types of company cars being bought and how they are driven.

The UK’s motorway network has been ranked at the bottom of the EU–27 based on the number of cars per motorway mile.

MPs are raising questions over the long-term viability of biofuels, claiming the Government is signing up to treaties on its production without considering the effect on poorer countries.

Fleet operators are being warned that the number of accidents involving foreign drivers on the UK’s roads, which are already disproportionately high, will continue to rise.

This soft-top softroader from Audi is widely tipped as a preview of the forthcoming Q5 4x4.

Some of the industry’s leading experts on European fleet have been confirmed for the annual Fleet News Europe Conference.

Motorists can now receive their motor insurance certificates by email.

Average fuel prices in the UK.

Letters to Fleet News’ editor Martyn Moore.

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has weakened the value of saleable CO2 emission permits, which would be issued to company car fleets should road transport be included in the European Union’s (EU) emissions trading regime.

The European Union Council of Ministers has blocked European Commission proposals that flat-rate road taxes be scrapped across Europe in favour of levies varied according to vehicle CO2 emissions.

Fleet managers have until December 31 to tell the European Commission about a possible pan-European road charging system.

Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs has listened to fleet managers and changed the way it reviews Advisory Fuel Rates to make the system more responsive and more regular.

A speed hump in Staffordshire has been named the worst in Britain.

The Department for Transport has said that targeting young people with information about alternatives to the car at key 'trigger points' in their lives could boost use of public transport more effectively.

Contract hire and fleet management company MNH-Platinum, has signed up to use epyx's 1link Disposal Network e-commerce platform.

A special van has joined the fleet at property services group, Connaught.

Otto UK, the direct mail company that trades as Grattans and Freemans, has appointed Zenith Vehicle Contracts to manage its company car fleet.

Companies are being advised to ensure they have a robust drug and drink policy in place before the festive season gets underway.

A new rule governing the amount of time insurers have to update the Motor Insurance Database (MID) only affects private vehicles.

The Commons Transport Committee has warned that the cost of the European Union’s (EU) satellite navigation project, Galileo, is spiralling out of control and that serious consideration should be given to abandoning the project.

Mazda is aiming to move its new 6 upper-medium car into a “semi-premium” market along with the Volkswagen Passat and Honda Accord.

Martin Ward, CAP’s manufacturer relationships manager, scours the globe for the week’s insider fleet intelligence.