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CHANGES to tax rules that could have a seismic effect on alternative company car schemes have sparked a series of investigations.

THE Government should bring company car tax bills for petrol models in line with those for their diesel counterparts, a leading UK contract hire and leasing company claims.

BRITISH Transport Police has taek on three Renault Grand Espaces which will be used to help tackle potential terrorist attacks in London.

LUXURY vehicle hire group Miles & Miles has introduced a new online car rental system for its prestige hire and chauffeur vehicles.

FLEETS are encouraged to start planning for Road Safety Week, which takes place later this year.

IVECO is offering fleets a special edition Daily van with air conditioning as standard.

CAR production output increased by 1.9% to 873,791 units for the year to June.

COMPANY motorists could be an ‘accident waiting to happen’ after research has shown that almost half of all drivers travel too close to the car in front on motorways.

RAC plc has announced half-year pre-tax profits 4% higher than for the same period last year.

A 5.5 metre-wide projector screen installed at Nissan’s design centre in London aims to speed up early development of the manufacturer’s company cars of the future.

HYUNDAI will be moving the Santa Fe upmarket in the next few months following the introduction of the new Tucson sports utility vehicle.

PHARMACEUTICALS giant Bristol Myers Squibb has celebrated a quarter of a century of deals with GE Capital Fleet Services by signing up to its personal car ownership plan (PCOP).

REMARKETING group Portfolio Europe has teamed up with residual value data specialists CAP to launch a new stock and retail analysis tool for franchise dealers.

STRONG year-on-year growth at Inchcape Fleet Solutions has helped its parent company increase half-yearly pre-tax profits by more than 30%.

THE new revamped Audi A6 S Line is now available in the UK featuring new engines, suspension system and styling.

A SPECIALIST company has developed a new van conversion which has sparked interest from the aerospace industry.

SOCIAL housing specialist Emcor Drake & Scull has installed the Cybit telematics system in a bid to reduce costs across the business.<P>

THE mark five Volkswagen Golf has made its debut at Manheim Auctions, achieving 100% conversion and selling for up to 88.18% of the new price.

A SPECIALIST company has developed a new van conversion which has sparked interest from the aerospace industry.

A PORTMERION-based hotel has ordered a specially-converted minibus to transport guests around the resort, made famous by the 60s TV series The Prisoner.

THE Conservative Party has launched an attack on the unfair use of speed cameras by pledging to tear down those it feels are not placed in genuine accident black spots.

THE European Commission has asked the vehicle leasing and management sectors whether it would like the existing patchwork of national passenger car taxation laws to be reformed and replaced with a more harmonised system.

MOBILE communication giant Orange has launched a massive new employee benefits scheme that offers its thousands of UK staff access to cut-price cars whether or not they are entitled to a company car or cash allowance.

A DIVISION of construction giant Lafarge is to put its staff through a driver-training programme as part of its duty of care to drivers.

MOTABILITY Operations has launched a new strategy outlining what it expects from dealers in the scheme in a bid to improve efficiency and service.

DAIHATSU is offering its new Extol microvan with free air conditioning worth £795.

FLEET drivers with a smart are invited to the 2004 smart annual rally from London to Brighton, which takes place on September 26.

BRISTOL-based private hire company Eurotaxis has added 10 Fiat Ulysse MPVs to its fleet.

HUMBERSIDE Police, which is making annual savings of £200,000 by operating LPG-powered vehicles, is adding 20 new Proton Impians to its fleet.

THE Honda Accord diesel has marked its used market debut with a 100% sell-out.