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THE popularity of mobile fast-fit services is set to escalate in response to fleet-specific requirements.

MAZDA has launched a revised B-series pickup truck as it expects sales of double-cabs as lifestyle vehicles to continue to rise.

Fleet Audits is offering a series of fleet management courses.

A SURVEY of 2,000 personnel directors has shown an increase in the number accepting cash alternatives to the company car.

VAUXHALL dealer Charvills is offering fleets in Essex and Hertfordshire a free brake safety check this month as it campaigns against the number of brake-related accidents in the UK.

SWITCHING to nitrogen filled tyres could reduce fuel consumption by 5% for fleets according to tyre inflation group, Pneu Air.

CONWAY County Council has ordered three LDV liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) vans as part of its environmental fleet strategy.

FLEETS using alternative fuels are set to save more than £3 million this year alone as a result of London's congestion charging scheme.

THE UK's emergency services vehicles could soon all be coloured bright yellow as part of a European standard specification to ensure they are highly visible on the roads.

PARCEL distributor Tiger Haulage has got its claws into a new contract with Mercedes-Benz.

TIMAC UK, an agriculture supplier, has reduced costs by 50% after signing a contract hire deal with leasing firm Arma.

FLEET drivers can now calculate their benefit-in-kind (BIK) tax payments through an online tax calculator supplied by Arval PHH.

Fleet decision-makers gathered at the Fleet News Budget Briefing, sponsored by Arval PHH and AllStar, to be given a post-Budget action plan by industry experts.

A THREE-point action plan was unveiled for fleet decision-makers at the Fleet News Budget Briefing.

OPERATING costs, driver safety and the growth of congestion charges are some of the key issues drivers will be facing this year, according to Vincent St Claire, managing director at Arval PHH's fleet division.

THE Government has been warned by fleet experts not to adopt a system of taxing vans using carbon dioxide emissions after its review of benefit-in-kind taxation for light commercial vehicles.

DIESEL fuel duty could increase in the long term as the Treasury tries to claw back revenue lost through increasing diesel sales, according to experts at the Fleet News Budget Briefing.

A major new study by Godfrey Davis Contract Hire aims to provide fleet decision-makers with an insight and understanding of company cars drivers' attitudes and behaviour.

PLANS to change the benefit-in-kind (BIK) taxation system for van drivers announced in the Budget last week threaten to open up a whole new series of minefields for both manufacturers and fleet decision-makers.

CITROEN is launching a new initiative this month to increase the value of its used cars.

First National Motor Finance has extended its partnership agreement with Manheim Auctions to dispose of its returned vehicles for the next three years.

FLEET and lease car remarketing specialist Cars Direct has launched a new added value service for customers at its Corby site.

REFORMS to the car distribution block exemption system could damage residual values on luxury cars, according to CAP Monitor.

THE Fleet Auction Group claims its 'trade-only, no cash-sales' policy is attracting quality stock which in turn is attracting trade buyers with real spending power.

Martin Ward National Research Manager, CAP

THE European Commission is taking five countries to the European Court of Justice for failing to implement the Fourth Motor Insurance Directive by an agreed date.

MILITARY action in Iraq does not appear to have affected European new car sales, latest figures show.

SKODA has reached a milestone with its most popular vehicle as the 750,000th Fabia rolled off the production line.

LEX Vehicle Leasing is to sell all of its ex-fleet vehicles through auction in a partnership with British Car Auctions lasting three years.

MANHEIM sold all 140 smart cars available at its Coventry auction held last week, including a Brabus version which fetched £11,000.