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THE Government has put company cars at the forefront of its battle to clean up the environment, using the new carbon dioxide-based company car tax system as a weapon.

The UK disposal industry is one of extremes, with small local sites at one extreme and the large national companies at the other. Keith Moody assesses who is best for your business.

BCA has announced a major redevelopment of its facilities in Glasgow, giving the auction centre a new look by Autumn 2002.

THE UK used car market grew to 7.33 million units last year, nearly three times the size of the new car market.

MG ROVER and BCA launched the new range of the Z-car saloons on to the used market with a special closed sale at Longbridge.

THE UK's leading contract hire and leasing companies are forecasting the lowest residual values for a decade, according to exclusive research obtained by Fleet News.

INLAND Revenue tax experts are misleading fleet drivers about the carbon dioxide-based company car tax system.

RAC Auto Windscreens has launched a 'safe sack' to help fleet drivers fight car crime.

NEWCASTLE City Council has undertaken a commitment to convert nearly half its fleet to LPG by the end of May, following grants of nearly half-a-million pounds from Transport- Action. It will eventually phase out its diesel fleet in favour of LPG.

VAUXHALL is claiming increased interest in its range of Dualfuel vehicles following the announcement of the £5 weekday congestion charge for central London from February 2003.

TWO business driver safety organisations, The Fleet Driver Training Association and Fleet Forum, have merged to form the Fleet Safety Association.

THE Government is preparing to compile a comprehensive picture of how many accidents involve drivers using mobile phones at the wheel.

MUNICIPAL services firm Quadron has awarded a £2 million supply contract to Peugeot as part of a review of fleet supply.

VIPs flying into Heathrow and Gatwick will be chauffeured from their planes by a new fleet of Lexus cars.

GLASS'S Information Services has introduced a feature into its new Company Car Tax CD-ROM that lets fleet managers filter and select cars that fit criteria such as CO2 levels, list price, body style and insurance groups.

VAUXHALL is offering three satellite navigation systems as aftermarket options for its cars and vans.

FOCIS Fleet Management is offering a free software CD containing a cash-for-car calculator to Fleet News readers.

The Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) has been awarded Investors in People (IiP).

ROCHE Products, the pharmaceutical products manufacturer and supplier, has appointed vehicle management firm Fleetlease to handle its 350-vehicle fleet.

VOLKSWAGEN has announced prices for its first diesel Beetle, the 1.9TDI PD 100bhp that hits the road at £14,175.

FLEET sales at dealer group Dixon dropped by nearly 20% last year as the firm shunned low margin business.

THE nation's ambulances could be heading for a 'Changing Rooms' style makeover, if a European committee has its way.

FLEETS have been warned to double-check the credentials of garages converting vehicles to run on gas, after a man was fined for carrying out unsafe conversions.

SPECIALIST equipment rental group Vp has taken delivery of its first Citroen C5s, with the company expecting to add up to 50 2.0 HDi models a year to its fleet.

THERE are new leaders in the Fleet News/ATS Euromaster Rugby Challenge, as two oddly-named teams seize the initiative.

NISSAN is exercising maximum control over its new Primera, which went on sale last week, in order to deliver optimum running costs for fleets.

MITSUBISHI has appointed a new fleet chief to spearhead the firm's new fleet strategy.

2001 has officially become the most successful ever for BMW, the company revealed at its annual meeting in Munich.

2001 has officially become the most successful ever for BMW, the company revealed at its annual meeting in Munich.

MAZDA is seizing the opportunity to reassert its standing in the corporate market at Fleet News Drive, the two ride and drive events taking place in April and May at Brands Hatch and Oulton Park.