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THE finest in the industry were recognised at the Fleet Oscars - the 2005 Fleet News Awards.

Mercedes-Benz has unveiled its second new model series in a month with the new R-Class six-seater, which made its world debut at the New York International Auto Show this week.

THE threat of companies being prosecuted for accidents involving their drivers is edging closer as official records will now be kept of work-related road crashes

FLEET News this week launches a new campaign following a European ruling set to ban companies from reclaiming VAT on fuel payments reimbursed to staff

GERMAN marques dominate a new survey which highlights the end-of-contract models that will fetch fleets the most money in three years’ time

FLEET drivers choosing small cars could help alleviate the UK’s growing problem of congestion

DEPARTING British Airways chief executive Rod Eddington is to advise the Government on how to fix Britain’s transport system, Chancellor Gordon Brown announced in last week’s Budget

A CLEANING equipment supplier is introducing a new international car policy in order to streamline its current leasing agreements

FLEET management and contract hire company Agility has announced plans to double the size of its business

AVERAGE fuel prices in the UK

A FLEET has put health and safety at the top of its agenda and introduced a new policy stipulating that only cars with a five-star safety rating can be chosen

GUESTS at the annual dinner of the British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association raised £20,000 for industry charity BEN

WHSmith News has ordered a fleet of 58 vans following a four-month evaluation process

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.

STRONG used car sales at the end of last year had an impact on sales during the start of this year, new research has found.

RESULTS from auction halls across the UK.

THE number of new car registrations across the European Union for the year so far were mixed, with 12 countries posting increases and the remaining 11 countries contributing to a fall of more than 2%. The fall in registrations of 2.3% is partly blamed on the economy as the number of working days was the same.

BCA is expanding its European presence by opening in Sweden and will launch in partnership with LeasePlan Sweden.

EUROPEAN full service leasing and fleet management company ALD Automotive is establishing itself in Croatia after opening offices in the country.

WHITE van man has to put up with a fair amount of stick from the general public in this country. But no-one seems to go on about the menace of silver car man, do they?

WHSmith News has ordered a fleet of 58 vans following a four-month evaluation process.

RESEARCH has revealed that the home of the white van man is not in fact Essex, but Sutton in leafy Surrey.

THE Fleet News FuelWise campaign, in association with Arval, will help fleet decision-makers deal with the challenges of impending changes to the way firms deal with fuel. Fleet News editor John Maslen launches the campaign.

THE Government is being urged to introduce higher taxes for ‘gas guzzling’ cars and tough environmental targets to reduce carbon dioxide emission.

A pre-election giveaway in this year’s Budget, announced last week by Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown, did not extend to the UK fleet market. However, although he didn’t give anything, his changes haven’t taken any more either.

WELCOMING the freeze on company car tax for 2007/08 and the decision to hold the company car fuel benefit charge at £14,400, Association of Car Fleet Operators (ACFO) director Stewart Whyte said: ‘Fleet operators must have a realistic time-frame against which to plan their strategies.

WHAT is the value of listening and learning? One leading leasing company believes it could be worth millions of pounds a year.

WHILE an international fleet may be part of one company or brand, operations in each country are likely to be as diverse as the cultures in which they operate.