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MOBILE bodywork firm Revive has turned to Vauxhall for a brand new fleet of vans.

AVERAGE fuel prices in the UK.

FLEET NewsNet looks at how new cars taken on to a typical fleet might perform over the next three years/60,000 miles.

FLEETS can improve residual values by up to 15% by upgrading to facelifted versions of existing cars.

AFTER last week’s headline ‘Training scheme aims to tame white van man’, you’ll hardly be surprised to learn that I am about to pontificate – once again – about this terrible threat that apparently stalks mankind at every junction.

LETTERS to Fleet News’ editor Martyn Moore.

RESULTS from auctions around the country.

Have YOU cast your vote yet? Click <a href="http://www.fleetnewsawards.com" target="_blank">HERE</a> to get voting for who you want to win Fleet Manufacturer and Company Car of the Year in the 2006 Fleet News Awards.

HUMAN resources departments are wielding too much power when it comes to running a company car fleet and putting lives at risk on the road as a result, fleets have been warned.

ALFA Romeo has taken the wraps off two new models which will make their debut later this month at the Geneva Motor Show.

A FIRM’S switch from a company car scheme to a cash allowance system has cut both insurance premiums and accident rates.

SALES of diesel-powered cars are set to outperform their petrol equivalents across Europe during 2006, a new study has found.

THE Scottish region of Acfo, the fleet managers’ association, is looking for candidates for a new chairman to elect at its AGM in March.

TOPS Pizza has taken on a posse of smart cars for deliveries in London and the Home Counties.

TWO-thirds of drivers think the UK penalty points system for speeding convictions is unfair and fails to deter people.

ENTERPRISE Rent-A-Car’s ongoing graduate recruitment campaign has won Best Graduate/School Leavers Campaign and Best Employer Website at the 2006 Recruitment Advertising (RAD) Awards.

STAFF at contract hire and leasing firm Custom Fleet have raised £1,126 for the Great North Air Ambulance Service, following a series of fund-raising raffles.

MERCEDES-Benz has blamed the 10% fall in its van sales last year on supply problems from the Sprinter factory in Dusseldorf.

THE new Sprinter, which goes on sale in the UK in May, will scale new heights in safety, comfort, power and driveability.

A FLEET manager has come up with a simple solution to tackle the expensive problem of misfuelling.

A DIRECTOR of a risk management firm is using first hand experience to warn about the need for vigilance when parking in dark, unlit areas.

TRANSPORT minister Alistair Darling’s announcement last week that he is pumping £1.3 million into a new voluntary training scheme for van drivers in a bid to rid Britain of the scourge of white van man has once again opened up a long-running and bitter debate.

IN the past year, thousands of drivers will have received a message in their inboxes signalling an industry revolution.

IT seems almost impossible in today’s gridlocked society to complete a journey without encountering congestion, roadworks or the remnants of an accident.

THE UK has become a gadget nation. Portable MP3 players and digital camera phones can be found vibrating in pockets across the nation. And cars are no different.

LAUNCH dates for key fleet models.

LATEST appointments in the fleet industry.

LOOKERS has withdrawn its offer to buy Reg Vardy for 875p per share after rival dealer group Pendragon offered 900p per share on Friday.

GERMAN carmakers have pledged their commitment to biofuel-powered vehicles and are calling on the country’s government to ensure the fuel is not taxed too heavily.