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A G-STRING in a sun visor and a wedding dress were just two of the more unusual items left in rental vehicles, a new survey has found.

ROAD safety experts are calling for a drug-drive limit to be imposed by law after a police campaign which stopped and tested drivers found one in seven had taken illegal substances.

IF you have the financial means to be chauffeured around, the best car to recline in is officially the Audi A8.

A NEW kitemark scheme for garages promises to drive up standards of vehicle service repair and customer service for fleets.

GE Capital Fleet Services has signed a two-year contract for the pre-delivery inspection of its Vauxhall and Saab fleet vehicles.

CONTRACT hire firm Toomey Eurolease has renewed its deal with supplier National Car Rental.

THE Frankfurt Motor Show saw a new concept offering from smart.

AVERAGE fuel prices in the UK.

FIAT has launched a limited-edition version of the Panda.

COVERAGE from the German motor show.

RISING fuel prices and the nation’s unfathomable panic buying of petrol last week have only been shoved down the news pecking order by England’s Ashes victory.

LETTERS to Fleet News’ editor John Maslen

USED buyers are increasingly considering purchasing a diesel car, and fleets will be able to cash in on the escalating demand.

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

GLASS'S experts give the lowdown on what’s selling and what’s sitting

PRICES achieved at sales across the UK.

All the glitz and the glamour of the show in pictures.

DELEGATES at the Fleet News Hit For Six Conference tomorrow have the chance to win the autographs of the Ashes-winning England cricket team.

THIEVES are using the latest mobile phones to pinpoint and steal hi-tech equipment left in cars in a major crime spree affecting company car drivers.

FLEET operators are being advised to check carefully the viability of offering free fuel for employees’ private use.

ALTHOUGH fears of long-term fuel chaos may have been premature, last week’s fuel debacle showed just how reliant the UK is on its supply.

BEN, the Motor Industry’s Benevolent Fund, has received almost £3,000 following a charity event held by BCA Peterborough.

BELFAST taxi firm Value Cabs has taken delivery of 40 new Skoda Superbs.

COMPANIES wanting to enter next year’s Queen’s Award for Enterprise have until the end of October to do so.

DOLLAR Thrifty’s expansion continues with the opening of new franchises in the south west and Manchester.

PRICE premiums for diesel cars are increasing, a new report has found, meaning savings over petrol models are taking much longer to show themselves.

TEAMS that tackle issues such as graffiti, litter, noise and abandoned vehicles across London have been given the use of Toyota Prius hybrid cars.

AS many as one in five British company car and van drivers could be driving with unsafe tyres, endangering their own lives and those of others.

INSURANCE firm Willis UK & Ireland has adopted a new accident management package for its 6,000 fleet clients.

AFTER speaking to Fleet News Award winner Sally Weeks for just a couple of minutes, it is clear to see where her priorities lie.