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ESSEX Ambulance Service NHS Trust has taken on 34 new Honda models, including diesel Accord Tourers that will be used as rapid response vehicles by its operational managers.

BMW’S new high-performance diesel 5-series will be priced from £36,575 on-the-road when it arrives in the UK.

THE decision to defer September’s petrol duty increase has been welcomed. The Government said it would look again at the planned increase in November.

BRITAIN’S motorists have criticised the use of speed cameras – but there is also a lack of awareness over national speed limits, a new survey reveals.

A ‘HAIL catastrophe team’ has started work in Dover to remove the dents from hundreds of cars hammered in a recent hailstorm.

FORD has launched six special editions across its range.

FLEETS trying to dispose of high-mileage cars will struggle during the next few years, according to a vehicle forecasting service.

VAUXHALL is launching its new Vivaro Doublecab in both short and long wheelbase at the end of next month.

MANHEIM Europe has brought together many of its services under one brand in order to offer fleets a complete package of logistics, administration and remarketing.

AUDI’S A3 Sportback will command a £500 premium over the three-door model when it arrives in the UK in September.

OFFICE products and business services company OyezStraker has chosen Alphabet to supply and manage its fleet of 200 cars and commercial vehicles.

AMTRAK Express Parcels has won a £1 million contract with online wine retailer Virgin Wines.

THE new MG TF Spark Special Edition hosts a number of key features.

AVERAGE fuel prices in the UK.

TIME is running out to have your say on the latest essential event organised by Fleet News.

A GUIDE to combating thieves has been launched after research showed a third of thefts came during summer.

THE inconvenience car crime causes to fleets is becoming less common as latest Government figures show the battle against car thieves is being won.

SMART has announced prices for its new hatch – the forfour – which goes on sale on September 1.

NISSAN has improved the specification and pricing of the Primera in a bid to improve fleet sales.

FLEET decision-makers are being offered an at-a-glance legislative and tax information guide.

CAR dealers are calling on the fleet industry to recognise the pressures they are under and the work they do to provide high levels of service to the fleet industry.

AN INCIDENT management company is taking advantage of an increase in the number of two-wheeler fleets by launching a fleet motorcycle repair network.

VAUXHALL'S next Frontera model range is to be built by Daewoo.

BUDGET Rent-a-Car has signed a pan-European deal with GM Daewoo Europe to supply 1,000 cars. The manufacturer will supply Matiz, Kalos and Tacuma models to Budget's daily rental fleet between now and the end of the year.

THE Automobile Association (AA) has opened a new Leicestershire-based training centre.

DAIHATSU has launched a limited edition version of its Copen roadster and is only producing 200.

CAR Crash Line Group has changed its trading name and is now called CCL UK Group.

TO hear most motor manufacturers speak, it might seem that supplying vehicles to rental companies was equivalent to striking a deal with the devil.

THRIFTY Car Rental's Burnley franchise has been acquired and relocated.

NATIONAL Car Rental is predicting a 6% to 10% year-on-year increase in Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs) incurred by its customers, as the extent and variety of fines continues to increase, adding to the overall cost of motoring.