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Letters to Fleet News’ editor Martyn Moore.

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

Cars capable of travelling more than 101mph (162kph) will be banned from European Union (EU) roads after 2012 if a European MP has his way.

Vehicle movement exchange business VMEX has opened a new centre to serve Eastern Europe and the Baltic States.

Values of used commercial vehicles are expected to fall at a more pronounced level this month, according to EurotaxGlass’s.

Liberal Democrat leader Menzies Campbell has reshuffled his shadow cabinet, appointing Susan Kramer as his transport spokesperson.

Tory leader David Cameron has reshuffled his cabinet just days after new prime minister Gordon Brown decided who would head up his government's departments.

With the English smoking ban now in force, confusion is still widespread as to its effect on vehicles used for work.

Several London firms have already signed up to use a new fleet of hybrid cars.

Nanjing Automobile Corporation UK has appointed its first dealers to handle sales of its reborn MGF roadster model.

CCiA, at the Millbrook Proving Ground, was more than just a showcase for new vehicles.

Fleets are being given the chance to have a say in how the scheme is altered

<img src="../_images/articles/Segers07thumb.jpg" hspace="5" vspace="5" align="left" alt="Andre Segers, Belron"> Andre Segers has taken the newly created role of repair development manager at glass repair and replacement group Belron, which owns Autoglass.

Flexible working could be offered to all parents if the Conservatives return to power.

<img src="../_images/articles/Stephenson07thumb.jpg" hspace="5" vspace="5" align="left" alt="Shaun Stephenson, Ryder Europe"> Ryder Europe has strengthened its engineering team with the appointment of Shaun Stephenson as general manager, fleet engineering.

<img src="../_images/articles/Findlay07thumb.jpg" hspace="5" vspace="5" align="left" alt="Tom Findlay, GE"> Tom Findlay, new business manager, GE

Fuel and fleet management group Arval has appointed Tony Grove as product manager, LCV focusing on the light commercial vehicle sector.

<img src="../_images/articles/Brock07thumb.jpg" hspace="5" vspace="5" align="left" alt="Moira Brock, EurotaxGlass’s"> Moira Brock, facilities manager EurotaxGlass’s

Key questions answered by the experts.

An electric-powered Ford Transit has been officially launched in the UK, aimed at the growing number of fleets which want to reduce their carbon footprint and save money at the same time.

The microvan sector is a relatively small part of the total LCV scene in the UK. For example, out of 327,000 odd vans sold, just 6,500 were tiddlers.

Britain’s fleets face a fine if they allow smoking in their vehicles.

The new Ford Transit has joined the growing ranks of vans that have traction control as standard. But what is ESP?

We list the country’s 10 largest van rental companies in the second annual FVR10.

For those of you who are paying attention, you may be experiencing a sense of deja vu.

During my time as an LCV journalist, I must have driven more examples of this van – and its twin brothers the Vauxhall Vivaro and Nissan Primastar – than any other.

With all the hoo-hah surrounding the recent launch of the new Mitsubishi L200, with its dashing lines, leather trim and macho chrome accessories, it’s all too easy to forget that there is another more workaday side to this truck.

<img src="../_images/articles/GraemeMellisthumb.jpg" hspace="5" vspace="5" align="left" alt="Graeme Millis, Inchcape Fleet Solutions"> Inchcape Fleet Solutions has launched a dedicated commercial vehicle division to capitalise on increasing demand from customers.

Volkswagen has revealed the first official images of its Tiguan, which will go on sale in the UK in February.

Fleet management company CLM says savings worth tens of thousands of pounds can be achieved by opting for pay-as-you-go maintenance packages for company vehicles rather than fixed cost maintenance.