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FLEET drivers are backing a move to send speeding motorists back to school instead of automatically issuing fines and penalty points.

COMMERCIAL vehicle fleet managers have identified safety and security as key reasons why they are increasingly turning to telematics systems to manage their vehicles.

ROGUE drivers are forcing the average motorist to pay a premium of up to £60 for car insurance a year.

LEADING UK motor industry and transport organisations are backing a new global network aimed at lifting road safety standards in developing countries.

ARE you sitting comfortably? If you are, you are a lot less likely to suffer back pain at the end of a day behind the wheel of your company car.

THE whole area of driver training can be problematic.

IF the internet was designed to save time and help people find information easily, then the Lloyds TSB autolease website is an ideal example.

LAUNCH dates for key fleet models.

The latest appointments in the fleet industry.

STEVE Underwood, business development director with Hitachi Capital Vehicle Solutions, predicts a very different leasing industry by 2014.

A STRONG start to car sales this year, reflected in an increase in used car values, could be transformed within months, industry experts claim.

A TASTE of summer in early April saw hundreds of buyers attend a special sale of convertibles held at British Car Auctions (BCA) London.

TWO subsidiaries of remarketing giant Manheim – Portfolio Europe and Vehicle Remarketing Solutions – have announced plans to integrate.

'WORKING here at CAP, we discover a lot about the dynamics of new and used car choice. Take, for example, the common assumption that the favoured engines in sports models are the big powerful ones.'

SHOCK Government figures revealing 250,000 vehicles have 'disappeared' from the company car parc have prompted a major policy review at the Inland Revenue into why the number is falling.

THE emissions-based company car system has been a massive success in reducing the emissions from Britain's fleets, business mileage, fuel costs and administration for businesses, the Inland Revenue has claimed.

A EUROPEAN court has thrown out a case that threatened to make a vital VAT system used by Britain's leased fleets effectively illegal.

SEVEN teams from across the UK fleet industry competed in the second heat of the 2004 Kwik-Fit Fleet National Karting Challenge in association with Fleet News.

BODYSHOPS hoping to gain authorised repairer status following changes to the car distribution block exemption rules are set to hit a brick wall, according to the Retail Motor Industry Federation (RMI).

THE Highways Agency has ordered a new fleet as it gears up to help drivers on UK roads.

CHRYSLER has confirmed it will launch a high-performance version of the Crossfire and Crossfire Roadster and is on the verge of agreeing to import right-hand drive versions of the PT Cruiser Convertible.

A GROWING leasing and flexible rental business has invested millions of pounds in its fleet operations.

INTERLEASING has announced plans for a new European headquarters based near Birmingham Airport.

VAUXHALL'S Hydrogen3 fuel cell car this week started a 6,215-mile endurance test across Europe.

LLOYDS Register Quality Assurance (LRQA) has issued its management system auditors with Cybit satellite navigation units.

FLEET management and contract hire company Custom Fleet has extended a contract with National Car Rental for a further 12 months in a £500,000 deal.

THE number of motorists prosecuted for offences that were detected by a camera has increased by 40% from 1.1 million in 2001 to 1.5 million in 2002, the RAC Foundation says.

REMOTE parts of the UK are being serviced by fleets such as Star Rent-a-Car in Shetland and Orkney which has signed a deal to act as agents for Practical Car & Van Rental.

NEW figures revealed to MPs have exposed a large rise in car theft using vehicle keys – with crimes nearly doubling since 1997.

NISSAN has confirmed that the four wheel-drive Murano (pictured) shown at the Geneva Motor Show this year is to go into production for Europe.