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Vauxhall Motors has enjoyed a fleet sales success in October in both the car and van markets.

Inchcape Fleet Solutions has presented a Lexus RX 400h to the British Red Cross with the car joining the charity’s UK emergency response vehicle fleet.

Norwich Union Insurance has announced a restructure of its RAC subsidiary.

The Government is planning to double the number of penalty points issued to speeding motorists, meaning drivers could lose their licence after two offences.

The Highways Agency is advising drivers to take extra care on the roads, with the Met Office forecasting patches of dense freezing fog on roads in the Midlands and southern England likely on Friday morning.

The number of road accidents involving drivers who were working at the time is being significantly under-reported.

Despite efforts to keep road-building costs in check, the Government committee charged with overseeing the costs of such projects has criticised the Highways Agency for allowing schemes to run over budget and over schedule.

The car remains the number one choice for UK business travellers who describe public transport as “not fit for purpose”.

The Minister for Transport, Rosie Winterton, has called on the fleet industry to engage more with her department.

The MP who claimed for an estimated 49,000 miles in car and parking expenses has been criticised for risking her own safety and that of other road users.

Fleet managers have just one week left to reserve their place with more than 100 other decision-makers at the inaugural Fleet Van Conference on November 22.

Excellence and best practice in the leasing industry were rewarded with two major awards during the FN50 dinner.

The second annual Leasing Personality of the Year Award was presented to Roddy Graham, of Leasedrive VELO, at the FN50 dinner.

Prices for Ford’s updated Focus range, which goes on sale in January, will start at £11,945.

Average fuel prices in the UK.

The Government has earmarked £50 million to bring more low carbon vans on to Britain’s fleets.

Motorways in the UK are the most congested in the European Union.

The sight of light commercial vehicles on Britain’s roads is becoming more common after it was found that LCV use is rising well above that of car or HGV use.

Company car fleets that use independent garages for repairs are increasingly risking their vehicles being fitted with counterfeit parts that could fail – the world’s largest think tank has claimed.

European Union researchers have devised a way of reducing the weight of noise insulation materials in cars without making them less effective.

The European Commission has approved the takeover of Italian fuel retail chain – Italiana Energia e Servizi (IES) – by Hungary’s MOL Hungarian Oil and Gas.

Letters to Fleet News’ editor Martyn Moore.

Renault is to expand its recently-launched Laguna range with two new models next year as it aims to rebuild its reputation in the upper-medium sector.

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

Road safety group TyreSafe has given its support to a road safety campaign by Hertfordshire Police after the force identified defective tyres as one of the top five causes of death and injury on the roads.

Women drivers are more likely to take advice from the Highways Agency and the Met Office and less likely to get caught out by the weather, according to newly published research.

Big changes are ahead in the coming years for the fleet industry.

A new seven-year deal has been signed by Motability Operations to continue to use the 1link Service Network e-commerce platform.

London’s morning rush hour traffic now moves more slowly than before congestion charging was introduced three years ago.

New research has revealed that the recent 2p increase in diesel duty will cost the UK’s van drivers an extra £108 million a year.