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RESULTS from sales around the UK.

HE may not have mentioned it in his statement to the House of Commons, but the small print of Chancellor Gordon Brown's Budget reveals changes to company car taxation.

THE revelry at the Fleet News Awards raised more than £13,100 for the cancer charity Marie Curie.

THE Government must commit to long-term incentives if fleets are to embrace widespread use of biofuels in their cars.

ROAD deaths could be slashed if company car drivers of the future are trained in first aid.

TRANSPORT Secretary Alistair Darling has announced details of a car sharing lane for a Yorkshire motorway.

TORY party leader David Cameron’s company car costs £5,900 each month – excluding VAT.

ENGLAND cricketer Ashley Giles is at the centre of a new drive to promote road safety to professional cricketers.

SMITH Electric Vehicles has launched a website.

LEX Vehicle Leasing has been chosen by car accessories giant Halfords to provide its new car buying scheme.

FLEET software house epyx has added a new auction management module to its 1Link Disposal Network package.

UK fleet software firm cfc solutions is to exhibit at the US National Association of Fleet Administrators (NAFA) Exposition as it attempts to break into the US market.

SUPPORT for the Government’s road pricing proposals has waned, according to a new survey.

FLEETS can protect their employees’ personal safety by giving advice on what to do if they break down.

HAMPSHIRE Ambulance Service has added six Volvo V50 2.0Ds to its emergency response fleet.

CONSOLIDATING a pan-European fleet of diverse countries and cultures poses major challenges for any fleet manager.

WITH rising fuel costs, congested roads and a long journey ahead, fleets might do well to look at alternative forms of transport. Sandie Hurford investigates the different methods.

LATEST appointments in the fleet industry.

LETTERS to the Fleet News’ editor Martyn Moore.

FUEL and road tax in their current form are stealth taxes, which road users are paying dearly for without delivering them any direct benefits.

THE best in the fleet industry were acclaimed last night in front of a 1,400-strong audience at this year’s Fleet News Awards.

TRANSPORT Minister Stephen Ladyman has been accused of setting a bad example to at-work drivers after admitting that he has a speed camera detector fitted in his car.

CAR dealership group Pendragon has launched a hostile ‘take it or leave it’ bid for fierce rivals Lookers.

THE driving skills of peers and MPs were put to the test as part of a unique challenge hosted by the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM).

DAILY rental company Europcar is being sold in a deal worth €3.32 billion.

SAFETY campaigners must focus on promoting profits when they try to persuade boardroom chiefs to commit to reduce accident levels among their fleet drivers, an expert industry panel has claimed.

AUDI’S new S6 performance car range will be priced from £55,330 when it goes on sale in July.

A SCOTTISH police force is using a software system to monitor its 200-strong vehicle fleet.

FLEET News award-winner John Webb has moved from HM Revenue and Customs to Lex Vehicle Leasing.

INCHCAPE Fleet Solutions has announced plans to replace its in-house long-term rental fleet with one supplied by Avis UK.