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BRAKE is calling on companies to show their support for Road Safety Week which begins on Monday.

A NEW 10-point plan for the future of motoring that will make the UK a world leader in green transport includes wider use of alternative fuels and the potential launch of an emissions-trading scheme for fleets.

FLEET service companies are being invited to enter submissions for this year’s Fleet News Awards.

FLEETS face a ‘nightmare November’ this month as accidents increase sharply as darker evenings and colder weather make driving more dangerous.

THE Fleet News Industry Conference is now less than a week away.

LEASING company Alphabet has launched what bosses describe as the industry’s first complete vehicle funding package.

A NORTHERN Ireland-based shipping boss was on cloud nine when his new company vehicle was delivered to him – by an RAF Puma helicopter.

VAUXHALL has revealed a £7 billion car – it’s the one millionth Corsa in the UK.

PRESTIGE diesel models are continuing to gain high premiums in the used market according to research from Glass’s which has shown they are outperforming their petrol counterparts.

FINANCIAL services provider Bradford & Bingley has renegotiated and extended a fleet policy agreement with car ownership specialist Whitechapel.

MORE than 325 guests attended this year’s Association of Car and Fleet Operators (ACFO) North East Region’s 10th Annual charity dinner.

The Peugeot 407 has been named Scottish Car of the Year.

FORD has swept the board at this year’s Association of Car Fleet Operators (ACFO) Fleet Car and Vans of the Year Awards.

FLEETS operating in and around Heathrow Airport have started changing their vehicle selection policies as part of a programme to cut pollution in the area.

FLEETS which allow staff to drive their own cars on company business should put strict safety procedures in place - or ban the practice altogether.

FLEETS should follow a 10-point action plan to avoid prosecution under corporate killing laws.

FLEETS operating vehicles made with aluminium bodies rather than steel are being warned by one industry repairer that they may face higher repair costs.

ACCIDENT management group CCL has ordered 300 new Saab 9-3s, making it one of the manufacturer’s largest fleet orders.

ALFA Romeo has launched a new special edition 147 with £1,000 worth of added extras.

HOUSING company Ashfield Homes has installed telematics systems in 46 service fleet vehicles.

FROZEN food home delivery company Eismann is incorporating 50 new Iveco Daily City Trucks into its fleet of 100 vehicles.

MOTORCYCLE fleets can now take advantage of a new tracking system which up to now has only been available on cars.

Average fuel prices in the UK.

TAKING an old wardrobe to the city dump should not prove too much of a problem, should it? Thirty minutes should do it.

FLEET NEWS takes a look at how new cars taken onto a typical fleet might perform over the next three years/60,000 miles.

FLEETS that adopt a range of methods for remarketing their vehicles could improve returns by hundreds of thousands of pounds in reduced holding costs and improved residual values.

TWO examples of cars passing through the auction halls.

USED value experts give the lowdown on what’s selling and what’s sitting

Results from auctions halls across the UK.

GOVERNMENT attempts to urge wider use of legislation to punish fleet and company executives who ignore their duty of care to drivers, are likely to fail, claims former Conservative minister Steven Norris.