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MAIL management firm Pitney Bowes has signed a deal with rental company Avis that will lead to 50,000 rental days a year.

THE Government is poised to push through major reforms on speed cameras and will encourage the use of other road safety measures in a bid to win back support from motorists, it is reported.

LOTUS has released details of its 2006 model year Elise and Exige ranges, both of which are on sale now.

MORE than two million motorists in the UK never check their tyre pressures, according to the RAC Foundation.

SEAT has launched a new range-topping Leon model – the 182bhp 2.0 TFSI Sport.

THE Highland and Islands Fire Brigade in Scotland has taken on 10 new LDV Convoy vans.

HELP The Aged has installed satellite tracking systems on its 160-strong fleet of collection vehicles.

THOUSANDS of drivers are putting lives at risk by not wearing their glasses or contact lenses behind the wheel.

ONE of the UK’s major fleet management companies is calling for a ban on the use of iPods and personal computers such as Blackberries behind the wheel.

A COMPANY which sends mobile IT specialists out to repair computers is boosting its fleet of Nissan Micras.

THE much publicised agreement between HSBC Vehicle Finance and Lex Vehicle Leasing began this month after receiving regulatory approval.

A NEW way of paying for prangs promises the end of contract damage recharges.

MITSUBISHI is launching a Trojan special edition of its L200 pick-up.

EUROTAXGLASS’S has enhanced its Light Estimator product to generate light damage repair cost estimates for car-derived vans, pick-ups and panel vans.

EMPLOYEE car scheme provider Alphabet is offering businesses free safe driving guides. ‘Drive Alert. Arrive Alive’ gives tips on dealing with traffic hazards and dangerous situations as well as on driving in bad weather.

AVERAGE fuel prices in the UK.

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

DWINDLING new sales and a lack of demand in the used market have seen residual values of luxury cars plummet.

RESULTS from auction halls around the UK.

THE daily rental industry is fighting back against fraudulent insurance claims that are pushing up the price of rentals and costing it tens of thousands of pounds every year.

INDEPENDENT media group Chrysalis has outsourced the management of its 130-strong company car fleet.

BRITAIN’S longest contraflow, complete with 8,000 cones, speed cameras and no hard shoulder, has just opened on the M5.

SUBARU has set its sights on the police fleet market by pushing its vehicles for unmarked and liveried use.

LOCAL authority and public sector fleets are being provided with guidance on how best to dispose of their end-of-contract cars through auction.

VAUXHALL has produced a more efficient and more powerful version of its Zafira MPV.

BCA has auctioned off a range of unique lots to raise money for BEN, the motor industry’s benevolent fund.

LEEDS-based Springfield Healthcare Group is expanding its fleet of smart cars.

NORFOLK Wildlife Trust has ordered a fleet of seven Renault Kangoo vans for wardens to patrol the 600-hectare site covered by the trust.

RENTAL firm Reflex Vehicle Solutions has moved into new offices four times the size of its original accommodation with plans to double its existing fleet of 2,500 vehicles.