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ONLINE grocery service Ocado has signed a £9.5 million contract hire arrangement for its fleet.

BRITISH user-choosers will get to drive BMW’s new entry-level 5-series diesel two years earlier than was originally planned after pressure from the firm’s UK executives.

ONLINE grocery service Ocado has signed a £9.5 million contract hire arrangement for its fleet.

RENAULT has launched a Monaco special edition version of its Megane Coupe-Cabriolet, offering uprated alloy wheels, leather seats, climate control and metallic paint as standard.

IF one of your drivers is going to have an accident, the chances are it will be betwen noon and 1pm.

SUZUKI has added a diesel model to its Swift supermini range.

A NEW low-cost fleet management system has been launched, aimed at growing small to medium businesses with limited IT resources.

FLEETS are being warned that thieves are increasingly targeting keys left in owners’ homes to steal vehicles.

A NEW service combining fleet management and satellite navigation services for the home delivery sector has been launched.

AVERAGE fuel prices in the UK.

EUROPE is a remote place. I don’t mean it is physically remote but ask any man, or woman, in the street about the part that Europe plays in their lives and you’re likely to get a blank stare or maybe a re-telling of the two weeks in fabulous Benidorm where you can get real English fish and chips for three-and-a-half Euros.

LETTERS to Fleet News’ editor John Maslen.

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

THE used car market is showing some signs of strengthening after a quiet summer.

RESULTS from sales across the UK.

A STABLE new car market across Europe is being propped up by strong performances in the premium lower medium segment, a new study has found.

NISSAN is creating a national sales company to cover Eastern Europe.

NEW research shows that two-thirds of small to medium-sized businesses do not ensure employees’ cars used for work are properly maintained and insured.

THIS stunning coupe is the production-ready version of Jaguar’s replacement for the ageing XK8.

AN increase in the number of construction worker deaths on UK main roads this year has prompted pleas for company motorists to slow down when passing through roadworks.

COMPANY car drivers are more often guilty of causing crashes than being innocent victims. They are also lethal when driving on country lanes and while travelling to work in the morning.

BIG Government grants for police vehicles are coming to an end and managers will have to use nationwide procurement deals to increase the efficiency of police fleets.

British Telecom has saved millions of pounds through safety initiatives. Dave Wallington, group safety adviser and winner of the Fleet News Risk Management Award 2005 explains how it was done.

BUDGET motoring doesn’t get any cheaper than the cars pictured below, but which one is the best bet for a fleet? Our panel of leasing experts benchmarks the latest city cars.

LAUNCH dates for key fleet models.

VAUXHALL’S website recently made the headlines as the most frequently visited automotive portal of 2004, according to research by internet analyst Hitwise.

LATEST appointments in the fleet industry.

DAIHATSU is recalling over 15,000 Hijet LCVs for a safety-related inspection and possible repair.

DAIHATSU is recalling over 15,000 Hijet LCVs for a safety-related inspection and possible repair.

The RAC Foundation has revealed that one third of drivers admit to regular feelings of anxiety when driving or considering driving on them, as we head towards the busiest motoring weekend of the year.