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DELEGATES at the Institute of Car Fleet Management annual conference were told they needed to expand their horizons and help embrace alternative means of transport.

THE Institute of Car Fleet Management (ICFM) has launched a new service for the industry, offering a best practice guide on key fleet issues.

FLEETS will be a key part of the drive to ensure emissions from new cars are nearly half the current level by 2012.

A LARGE passenger jet will create the same pollution in a single short journey that the average car would create in 12,000 miles of motoring.

EMPLOYERS with company car drivers will be asking 'for whom the road tolls' as the Government looks for new ways to tackle congestion.

FLEETS need to 'wipe' the slate clean if they are to get to grips with improving safety levels among their drivers.

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SMARTSELL, a new remarketing package from JTK Automotive, brings the latest technology to your disposal requirements – and it puts you in charge.

ALD Automotive has awarded Manheim Auctions a solus disposal deal.

AN anticipated need for extra parcel deliveries in the run-up to Christmas has boosted sales of used light vans.

BCA and Motability are teaming up on Monday to host the first ever fleet sale to use Live Online technology.

THE Volkswagen Golf R32 made its debut in the auction halls and achieved a 100% conversion rate at Manheim Auctions Bristol.

'ROAD safety and accident prevention may sometimes be background issues but that does not mean they are not relevant to us all. I was reminded of this by the recent phone call telling me my daughter was on the way to hospital after crashing her car.'

THE future viability of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) as a fleet fuel suffered a double blow this week with news that grants to help fleets buy LPG-powered vehicle have run out with five months of the financial year left and that Ford is on the verge of pulling out of the market for LPG-powered cars.

TWO-thirds of company car drivers have not had any guidance from their employers on the forthcoming ban on using mobile phones on the move, despite the majority of fleet managers claiming they are 'actively discouraging' their drivers from using them.

FLEETS have been encouraged to 'name and shame' drivers who regularly rack up penalties and fines for parking and congestion charges in a bid to curb the spiralling cost burden they face.

PRIME Minister Tony Blair has opened Ford's new multi-million pound diesel and education centre at Dagenham.

MERCEDES-Benz has given the go-ahead for a production version of its Vision CLS four-door coupe concept, shown at September's Frankfurt Motor Show.

SMALL and medium-size fleets using Fleet Alliance services could benefit from better rates and services following a partnership it has announced with Arval PHH.

THE Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has launched a website designed to develop and provide information on the Foresight Vehicle Programme.

A RADIO competition winner has won a Citroen Berlingo in a national competition to recall the 'Gear in the Rear'.

ZENITH Vehicle Contracts has launched a new online system that pledges to reduce administration for fleets and improve communications.

WORLDWIDE expansion and two new products are part of Epyx 1link's plans for the coming year, following the acquisition of industry rivals Oasis and TransLease.

LEISURE business Whitbread is trialling the use of daily rental vehicles fitted with telematics instead of operating its own pool car fleet.

THE motor industry is sounding a word of caution to Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown ahead of his pre-Budget statement.

TOYOTA has re-vamped its 2004 Hiace range to include a host of new safety features, including ABS brakes and driver's airbag as standard.

CAR parts company Central Auto Supplies has expanded its fleet by buying 13 new Renaults in a deal worth more than £140,000 at showroom prices.

EDINBURGH'S local authority has announced details of its proposed congestion charging scheme.

VAUXHALL'S VX220 Turbo roadster has been named Performance Car of the Year by Fleet News' sister publication Car.