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NATIONAL Car Rental has launched a new version of its website carhirebooker.com, claiming enhanced systems including multi-booker access, reservation history for individual drivers and improved control for fleet managers.

THE Scottish Ambulance Service has taken on a fleet of 30 Volkswagen LT46s to use as emergency ambulances.

UK tunnels have been slated as some of the worst in Europe in a study.

KEN Livingstone is being billed as the highlight of this year's London Cycling Conference, where he will outline his plans for cycling throughout London.

A Bedfordshire-based fleet has cut its communication costs almost in half after adopting Minorplanet's vehicle tracking system.

TOYOTA is urging European institutions and governments to look more favourably on hybrid vehicles while claiming that other manufacturers are holding back progress on low emission cars.

UK fleets will be the first in Europe to be offered the next generation Toyota Prius later this year, while Toyota and Lexus plan to introduce three petrol-electric hybrid models over the next few years.

A BEHIND-the-scenes revolution among fleet management and leasing companies is aimed at improving services to fleet decision-makers.

VARDY Contract Motoring (VCM) has launched a new fleet management system.

THOUSANDS of fleet vehicles will be managed online following the launch of a new service from Citroen Contract Motoring.

THE German manufacturers have the premium sector sewn up, leaving the French makers to battle it out in the UK's fleet heartland.

CHRISTIAN Geraud has taken over as managing director of Peugeot in the UK. He replaces Tod Evans, who has moved to the new position of non-executive chairman of the board of Peugeot Citroen Automobiles UK.

GENERAL Motors and BMW Group have joined forces to develop refuelling devices for liquid hydrogen vehicles in a move that could hasten their adoption by European fleets.

NISSAN is boosting its pan-European fleet offering and has appointed Phil Henrick to head the service as European fleet sales manager.

FIAT Auto and Suzuki have signed a memorandum of understanding for the joint development of a new sports utility vehicle.

A SIX-step action plan to slash accident rates among company car drivers is set to push fleet safety to the top of the agenda in company boardrooms.

PROPOSALS to revolutionise minicab fleets in London have entered their final stages, with a push to introduce vehicle age limits and service standards.

ONLY a quarter of fleet managers believe the motor industry is doing enough to curb vehicle emissions, with many admitting they don't yet know about grants available to help produce cleaner cars.

THE BBC has awarded a three-year contract to supply and manage its 1,500 vehicle fleet to ING Car Lease.

SEAT has unveiled its latest performance model, the Toledo Sport, priced at £14,995 on-the-road.

GOVERNMENT departments have revealed the true cost of transport during a debate at the Houses of Parliament.

CROYDON-based water heating specialist HWCH has splashed out on five new Ford Transit Connect vans in an order worth about £40,000.

MERCEDES-Benz is planning to increase prices of some models by 1.3%.

VOLVO has unveiled five concept design studies of an entire range of small cars.

AUDI'S new TT Roadster is now even more affordable to fleets, with an on-the-road price of £21,450.

SAINSBURY'S Bank has signed a six-month contract which will allow it to sell new car insurance packages to users of internet portal, MSN.

AA Tyre Fit has secured a contract to supply tyres to a fleet of 400 vehicles owned by West Midlands Ambulance Service.

A LARGE number of fleet drivers could have been wrongly convicted of speeding because signs showing what limits are in force often fail to meet the legal minimum requirements.

PROPOSED amendments to laws designed to control money laundering could have a major impact on the motor auction industry, experts warn.

Toyota has unveiled its all-new Prius hybrid at the New York Auto Show.