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THE Government has unveiled full plans of new road safety measures that will affect fleet drivers caught speeding or using a hand-held mobile phone while driving

BCA has started work on its Bedford remarketing supercentre

VENTURE capital group 3i has appointed Zenith Vehicle Contracts to manage its 120-vehicle user-chooser fleet following a competitive tender

A NEW vehicle inspection system which operates from a personal digital assistant (PDA) is now available to fleets

EXECUTIVES responsible for fleet disposal are invited to a series of workshops demonstrating the latest American smart repair techniques run by Dent Wizard

FLEET registrations have broken the one million barrier in 2004 and are threatening to overtake the previous best of 1.09 million by the end of the year

VOLKSWAGEN has unveiled the latest addition to the Golf family, which will go on sale next year

A FIRM that supplies nursing cover and urgent IT support to doctors’ surgeries throughout the UK has ordered a fleet of Toyota Avensis cars because they come with satellite navigation as standard

VAUXHALL Motors has been recognised for its green initiatives with a Green Supplier award from one of its customers

NATIONAL Car Rental has secured a further three-year deal with leasing and fleet management firm Bank of Scotland Vehicle Finance (BoSVF) for short-term daily rental

FATHER Christmas has arrived early for charities operating in the fleet industry with cfc solutions giving away software to the sector worth a potential £165 million

CAPABLE of 83mpg on the combined cycle and with carbon dioxide emissions of just 80g/km, the Honda Insight is probably the least likely candidate for the ‘Max Power’ treatment

THE MG ZR has become MG Rover’s most popular selling car in its range, and is the first MG in recent history to consistently outsell a Rover equivalent

FLEETS which deal with online leasing and fleet management company Tuskerdirect can now benefit from a driver risk awareness and training programme being offered by the group

MAZDA’S RX-8 has set 40 international time and distance records in a 24-hour endurance event

Average fuel prices in the UK

Stephen Briers<br> Editor, <i>AM</i> Magazine

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

THE British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association has denied that its recently launched residual value database has been set up as competition to the price guides.

Two examples of cars in the auction halls

EXPERTS from Glass’s give the lowdown on what’s selling and what’s sitting

Latest prices achieved at auctions around the UK

MITSUBISHI has revamped its L200 range for 2005.

LINCOLN-based Simons Construction Ltd has placed an order for its first Citroen vans.

COMMERCIAL vehicle fleets are being targeted by a new flexible rental product launched by Hitachi Capital Vehicle Solutions.

A HOST of expert speakers have been announced for the Fleet News Europe Conference 2005.

THERE is never a good excuse for speeding, but one anti-speeding organisation has decided to make light of some of the more unbelievable ones that include being distracted by UFOs, sneezing and dying hamsters.

DUTY of care responsibilities are prompting an increasing number of fleets to review their approach to cash for car schemes, according to executives at one of the country’s biggest leasing firms.