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A PARTNERSHIP between a risk consultancy business and an insurance firm claims to have saved one fleet £100,000 on its insurance costs over two years.

FINANCIAL giant Standard Life has completed a tender process for the management of its car fleet.

OXFORD Plant Hire has taken on dozens of Peugeot 206 vans for use by its machine operators when out on site.

TUSKERDIRECT has announced a set of enhancements to the latest generation of its online Fleetdesk3 fleet management system.

GUY Salmon Prestige Rental has added four new models to its fleet – and opened a new site at Heathrow’s Terminal One.

THE executive director of automotive design at Ford Motor Company, Peter Horbury, has been announced as keynote speaker at this year’s Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) annual dinner.

FLEETS with vans or 4x4s that may require tachographs can obtain a free booklet on the issue surrounding their use.

ASK people about their ancestry and, almost without fail, they point out their family tree has roots in Scotland.

THE reason many fleets introduce risk management policies and driver training is simple – drivers have accidents.

WHAT single factor has had the greatest impact on the fleet sector over the past 10 years?

CELEBRATING its 100th birthday this year, the AA has faced some tough challenges during its time trying to keep motorists on the road.

LAUNCH dates for key fleet models.

A JOINT venture between Toyota GB and IS Solutions, getmethere.co.uk is a website that aims to help you plan every aspect of a journey.

LATEST appointments in the fleet industry.

THE vast majority of company car drivers have no idea what the carbon dioxide rating is for their current company car and less than half know how to work out their benefit-in-kind tax bills, a new study has found.

THERE will be no ‘meltdown’ in residual values for diesel models, despite increasing registrations and continuing negative perceptions among used buyers.

FLEET operating costs would soar if they answered an industry call to change tyres when their treads reach 3mm to improve road safety, industry leaders fear.

THE police have come under fire again after 59 officers from a Derbyshire force were let off after being caught speeding on camera.

A SIMPLE label costing a few pence could avoid drivers accidentally putting petrol in diesel cars and costing their companies up to £3,000.

THE quality of relationships between fleet operators and vehicle manufacturers is improving, according to a new survey.

THE average cost of building one mile of new motorway is £23 million, with dual carriageways costing £12 million.

Porsche’s new Cayman S is essentially a Boxster with a roof and more power.

A VIRTUAL network is sharing ideas and best practice in the pan-European rental sector.

THE Energy Saving Trust (EST) has called for the differential between VED bands to increase and experts say the tax could rise to £900 per year on vehicles achieving less than 35mpg.

LOW-speed accidents such as rear-end shunts at just 10mph pose the greatest risk to fleet drivers as poor vehicle design has made whiplash the most common road-related injury in the UK.

A NEW comprehensive fleet driver safety service that can be paid for within a monthly vehicle lease is one of a number of initiatives being developed at Lloyds TSB autolease.

HITACHI Capital Vehicle Solutions has plans to expand its 45,000-strong vehicle fleet following the appointment of two new corporate managers and a sales controller.

VAUXHALL is planning to strengthen its place in the UK and Irish fleet markets following the appointment of two new fleet staff.

SAAB’S stylish 9-3 SportWagon will cost from £17,995 on-the-road when it goes on sale in September.

THE Isle of Wight police have taken delivery of three new Volvo XC70s to be used by frontline patrol officers.