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CUSTOMERS of chauffeur company Graham Brit Services could soon be transported in a petrol-electric hybrid Lexus RX400h, which goes on sale next year.

A PROPERTY support services group has ordered a new fleet, with many of the vehicles equipped with satellite navigation to help meet its duty of care to employees.

THE distance van drivers can travel without wearing a seatbelt when making deliveries looks set to become 50 metres from next year.

A NEW Porsche Boxster goes on sale in November, with increased power from its 2.7-litre and 3.2-litre flat-six engines.

SCOTTISH fleets look set to benefit from a decision to pump £300 million into the country’s road and rail network in a bid to improve transport links.

CASH-for-car drivers can take advantage of a ‘buy one get one free’ offer from Daewoo.

COMPANY car drivers are increasingly confused about whether or not they are driving Euro IV compliant diesel vehicles.

BASIC safety policies, including examining tyres, may result in drivers becoming defensive and even aggressive, despite the checks being designed to keep them safe.

AUDI has confirmed it will build a sport utility vehicle for sale in 2006 badged Q7 based on the Audi Pikes Peak Quattro concept car unveiled at last year’s Detroit motor show.

A NEW organisation urging companies to consider alternatives to the car when planning journeys has been launched.

THE Forestry Commission has awarded a three-year contract to Lex Vehicle Leasing, in part because of the leasing firm’s environmental policy.

NATIONAL courier company JC Couriers has introduced new online booking, tracking and management tools to its website.

MEMBERS of the Association of Car Fleet Operators in Scotland have been asked to put their names forward to sponsor future meetings.

Average fuel prices in the UK.

A MAJOR new study has suggested that UK companies could be heading for a ‘potential disaster’ if boardrooms fail to put fleet safety at the top of their agendas.

AS 2005 approaches, fleets can expect to read about insurance and accounting issues as two separate legislative changes take effect.

FLEET NewsNet takes a look at how new cars taken on to a typical fleet might perform over the next three years and 60,000 miles.

THERE should be an increase in used stock until the end of the year as fewer sellers hold vehicles over for the January rush, but fleets are being warned there may not be buyers for the cars.

A LOOK at two vehicles in the auction halls.

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

Results from the UK’s auction houses.

USED value price rises of typical fleet cars across Europe are starting to slow down after a strong start to the year, new research suggests.

SALES of new vans across Europe have increased by more than 8% so far this year.

THE European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has announced two loans that will allow Romanian and Slovenian companies to lease commercial and passenger vehicles.

LATEST analysis of European new car sales shows that registrations for the year are up by 2.1% on the same period in 2003.

A GROWING corporate sector in Serbia and Montenegro has prompted National Car Rental to expand into the area.

FLEET News meets the two men whose job it is to make sure Ford’s new lower-medium contender is as successful as the outgoing model

MORE than 200 fleet decision-makers attended the Fleet News Hit For Six conference in Oxford to hear a range of top industry speakers.

SUPERMINI MPVs are becoming more popular as they offer more space on a compact footprint than normal small cars. Our panel assesses which are the best of the new breed for fleets to run.

CONTRACT hire companies failing to tend to the needs of larger fleets by imposing impersonal, compromised packages, could be jeopardising future business.