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A NEW European Directive will introduce formal testing of van CO2 emissions from February 2005 - but proposals that would have required manufacturers or retailers to label fuel consumption figures for vans are not included.

LATEST new car sales figures for Europe have dropped slightly, suggesting the market has become flat. Figures for September show a drop of 0.6% compared to the same month last year.

RULES harmonising the design and award of driving licences in the European Union (EU) have been approved in principal by the EU Council of Ministers, which has struck a political deal over a proposed directive.

LEASING company ALD Automotive has expanded its European operation by opening offices in Switzerland.

THE EUROPEAN Commission is threatening legal action against France, Germany, Luxembourg and Denmark, for failing to implement key European Union road safety rules.

THE cost of insuring vehicles is one of the most significant financial burdens of running a fleet.

Letters to Fleet News' editor John Maslen

THERE are just three weeks to go until a series of industry experts take to the stage at the Fleet News Industry Conference.

IT would seem the Government is as frustrated as millions of drivers about middle lane-hoggers and recently launched a pilot scheme to see if it can change the habit that is the number one source of irritation for Britain’s motorists.

IF a businessman was looking for somewhere to turn for advice on running a fleet of vehicles, HM Customs & Excise would score highly as the least likely port of call.

IF you look up the word ‘enterprise’ in the dictionary, it is described simply as an undertaking, but often a bold or difficult one.

IT was two years ago when the BBC overhauled its UK fleet operation and introduced the myDrive scheme. Human resources executive Paul Farley explains the benefits of the system

A YEAR ago Nick Gregg took on a job that he admits will never be finished.

IMAGINE travelling to the moon and back 66 times a year. That is the distance Tesco.com’s delivery fleet achieves annually.

VAN leasing giant Northgate has become the first daily rental company to license its mechanics under a scheme which is backed by road safety groups.

FLEETS operating commercial vehicles are being warned to prepare for the new benefit in kind (BIK) tax changes set to come into force in the next two years.

A RADICAL shake-up of safety for commercial delivery fleets is just around the corner following a Government consultation into the use of seatbelts.

FLEET decision-makers are being urged to check that their van drivers are fully aware of the laws on speeding after a commercial vehicle motorist in a Volkswagen Transporter was fined for travelling at 58mph in a 60mph limit.

LAUNCH dates for key fleet models.

DAYS Contract Hire, a fleet management company with more than 7,000 vehicles on UK roads and one of the top 30 leasing companies by size, needs a website that users can easily get round to check its pedigree – and special offers.

APPOINTMENTS in the UK fleet industry.

PRICES on 17 Ford Transit models have been reduced with savings from £100 to £1,450 effective immediately.

PRINT supply company Sericol has signed a major telematics deal to help it manage the deliveries its drivers make across France, Germany, Holland and the UK.

FRENCH fleets could be affected by the ramifications of a case where a couple are facing a five-year prison sentence and a E75,000 fine for allowing a friend to drive home drunk after a dinner party.

FLEET drivers travelling throughout Eastern Europe could soon find their destinations more quickly due to digital map specialists NAVTEQ.

TOYOTA France has chosen Webraska Mobile Technologies to power the navigation system in its telematics product.

THE European fleet cars of the future produced by PSA Peugeot Citroen could take shape in the company's new E130 million design centre.