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AS the final few cars were finished on MG Rover’s production lines this week, administrators were attempting to allay fears among workers that they will face huge bills for the 12,000 vehicles on the employee car scheme

NEW TransportEnergy funding levels, due to come into force later in the year, will only provide grants for one mainstream car currently on sale in Britain, and there is unlikely to be grant aid for fleets to buy LPG-powered cars

CUSTOMERS of the UK’s biggest leasing and fleet management company have been forced to spend tens of thousands of pounds on repairing cars that have been filled up with the wrong fuel this year

THE problem of fleets having to pay for vehicle damage as a result of accidents with at-fault uninsured drivers could soon be coming to an end

FORD’S revised Mondeo range goes on sale early next month with numerous styling tweaks, new hi-tech features such as Bluetooth and MP3 compatibility, minor mechanical updates and a simplified model line-up

THE average CO2 emissions of new cars are continuing to fall, according to figures published by the Society for Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT)

PEUGEOT has added a diesel engine option to its folding roof 206CC and has also revised the range line-up

A COMPANY that provides replacement cars to people whose own vehicles are off the road as a result of an accident has added 200 new smart vehicles to its fleet of more than 3,000 cars and motorcycles

LEASING company Inchcape Fleet Solutions is now using the 1link system for its online maintenance and servicing authorisation

A HIDDEN danger lurking in garages is costing fleets thousands of pounds – the rogue rodent

VAUXHALL has topped and tailed its Astra range with two new models – the 237bhp Astra VXR hot hatch and a more sedate 88bhp version of its CDTi common-rail diesel

GREEN-MINDED Essex County Council has added two environmentally-friendly cars to its 1,000-strong fleet

VOLKSWAGEN has added two new trim levels to its 2.5-litre TDI-engined Touareg off-roader

A NEW guide to help local authority-elected members tackle road safety issues has been published by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA)

LEASING company FleetLine, part of LeasePlan, is moving to bigger premises due to growth in business over the past 12 months

EMPLOYEE car ownership company Provecta Car Plan has also moved into bigger offices at its Reading premises

A NEW website has been launched detailing information about smart repair firms

MOTOR and Allied Trades Benevolent Fund BEN is urging companies to back its week-long campaign, running from July 18 to 24

AVERAGE fuel prices in the UK

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

THE average price of a three-year-old car has fallen in the first quarter of 2005, with further drops likely this year

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

RESULTS from auction halls across the UK

MTHL Fleet Services has opened an LDV light van franchise in Feltham, West London.

John Thurso, Shadow Transport Secretary, Liberal Democrat Party

LETTERS to Fleet News’ editor John Maslen.

KEEPING calm in the car can be good for your health and also for the environment according to the RAC Foundation and the Energy Saving Trust, launching their top ten tips for stress free driving today.

THE mood of optimism at MG Rover in 2000 when it was thrown a lifeline is in stark contrast to the atmosphere at the doomed car firm this week.

FLEETS attempting to change their company car policies will be affected by new regulations that govern how large firms communicate with their employees.