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THE following readers are the winners of ATS Euromaster branded fleeces after entering a competition in the May/June issue of Fleet Van and on Fleet Van.Net.

POLICE patrol cars around the country are being armour-plated in response to the increased terrorist activity in Britain.

OFFICIALS at HM Revenue & Customs have vowed to work with fleets to avoid swamping them in red tape during a major VAT overhaul – dashing hopes that the controversial changes will be scrapped.

COMPANY car motorists will be able to set the next-generation Vauxhall Vectra on auto-pilot and let computers do the driving.

POLICE forces across the country are set to trial Lexus’ new hybrid SUV, the RX400h.

A DISGRUNTLED ex-employee who stole a company car was caught by the vehicle’s tracking system even though he thought he had disabled it.

SECURITY firm Protek-dor has launched a product to boost protection for van doors.

FORD has revealed a host of changes to its Mondeo range.

TECHNOLOGY giant Robert Bosch has appointed DaimlerChrysler Services Fleet Management (DCSFM) to look after its fleet and supply new vehicles.

THE following readers are the winners of ATS Euromaster branded fleeces after entering a competition in the May/June issue of Fleet Van and on Fleet Van.Net.

KIA will launch its new Magentis upper-medium saloon at next month’s Frankfurt Motor Show.

THE European Commission has cleared the £800 million takeover of Kwik-Fit by French equity firm PAI Partners

A FURNITURE company has ordered 10 vehicles for use by its surveyors and installation team.

BMW is offering particulate filters as an option across its diesel-engined range.

FORD of Britain’s policies on diversity in the work place have been recognised in a national awards ceremony.

SECURITY firm Protek-dor has launched a product to boost protection for van doors.

THE rising price of petrol and diesel has reignited the row over the viability of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).

THE likelihood of company car drivers illegally using a hand-held mobile phone behind the wheel depends on how many business miles they cover.

JOHN Robinson, a member of the Association of Car Fleet Operators (ACFO) and sales director of Manchester-based Fleet Accident Repair Group, died suddenly on August 19. He collapsed after a game of football.

TIME is ticking away for fleet managers yet to sign up to the Fleet News Hit for Six conference on September 21.

THIS is a sneak preview of Mitsubishi’s new L200 model which goes on sale in March next year.

NETWORK Rail has signed a £12 million deal to lease more than 1,200 new bespoke vans and company cars.

BISHOP’S Stortford Vauxhall dealership Charvills has moved into new purpose-built premises.

IF you want to stick two fingers up at the green campaigners, why not put one of these on your company car fleet?

AVERAGE fuel prices in the UK.

FLICKING back through some old issues of Fleet News the other day, I discovered that a lot of people who are invited to contribute their opinions on this page take health and safety as their chosen topic on which to pontificate.

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. Using data from used car expert CAP Motor Research, we benchmark two cars against each other to see how they perform over the traditional fleet cycle.

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

RESULTS from sales across the UK.