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LAND Rover has competitively pitched its new Range Rover Sport right in the middle of SUV heartland, with prices starting more than £10,000 below the full-size Range Rover

FLEETS are being urged to encourage their drivers to take extra care and adapt their driving techniques during freezing conditions

THE European Parliament transport committee is pushing for a firm 10-year deadline for the complete introduction of plastic driving licences across the European Union (EU)

THE Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (ROSPA) is staging two seminars in February on occupational road risk

CONTRACT hire provider TCH Business Link has chosen CAP to provide all of its data and risk management solutions

SEAT belts, health checks, driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol and vehicle maintenance are some of the topics covered in a new free guide produced by GE Commercial Finance Fleet Services

ATTEMPTS by the Department for Transport to encourage fleet operators to switch to cleaner-air fuels are under serious threat following an EC ruling

SOARING fuel prices have left many fleets out of pocket because decision-makers failed to introduce measures to counteract the hikes seen last year, it is claimed

THE Helphire Group has launched into the prestige vehicle accident management market after signing a new partnership deal with UK car retailer Reg Vardy

CAR rental giant Hertz is expanding the number of its airport sites that open 24 hours a day

USER-choosers opting out of company car schemes are not picking vehicles with high emissions, new research suggests

INCHCAPE Automotive has expanded its web-based inventory management service, called V5 Store, to fleets

MATERIALS and services supplier to the construction industry, Hagemeyer UK, has chosen National Car Rental as its daily rental supplier for the next year

Lexus has introduced new standard features on its IS200 SE, including full screen satellite navigation

Average fuel prices in the UK

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

FLEETS will find premium 4x4s continuing to outperform the market in the coming years, despite increasing numbers coming onto the used market and concerns about their environmental impact.

Glass’s experts give the lowdown on what’s selling and what’s sitting

The latest results from UK auction halls

WITH the new 2005 Grand Voyager, Chrysler has solved one of the great conundrums facing owners of multi-purpose vehicles (MPVs): how to address the competing demands of passengers and luggage.

THE Jeep Cherokee Pioneer has been improved for 2005 with a new 2.8-litre diesel engine with variable geometry turbo, which has increased the payload and towing capacity of this four-wheel drive commercial vehicle.

THE average value for a three-year-old car in December 2004 was £6,175, some £485 lower than at the same point in 2003.

LETTERS to Fleet News editor John Maslen.

LIGHT commercial vehicle sales hit an all-time high in 2004, up by 9.4% on the previous year.

HITACHI Capital Vehicle Solutions has launched a new product called Flexirent, giving companies the flexibility to hire vehicles for as long as they are needed, without being locked into traditional three or four-year contracts.

THE European Union (EU) Council of Ministers has, after months of debate, struck a deal over the future of EU working time rules for professional road transport drivers, cutting the maximum driving time per week to 56 hours from the current 74 hours.

A NEW breakdown and recovery service has been launched specially aimed at commercial vehicles.

TOYOTA has revealed the face of its new Hilux pick-up truck which it hopes to reveal to the British public at this year’s Commercial Vehicle Show.

FOLLOWING a record breaking 2004, the used LCV market has quickly accelerated after the extended Festive break.