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VAUXHALL MasterHire, the contract hire and fleet management arm of Vauxhall Motors, is to become a division of Interleasing in the latest in a string of changes that have reshaped the UK leasing industry in the past year.

A LEADING fleet expert has warned UK employers to introduce cast iron procedures for regularly checking the driving licences of company car drivers, or risk falling foul of corporate manslaughter legislation.

THE UK's largest independent window cleaner, Tasker, has awarded a solus supply deal for its 58 vehicle fleet to First National Vehicle Holdings.<P>

HONDA will be making its first bid for a share of the growing diesel market in January with common rail diesel versions of the Civic.

SMART cars could be achieving 100 miles to the gallon with CO2 emissions of less than 80 g/km if a revolutionary new hybrid engine developed by DaimlerChrysler and British firm Zytech gets the go-ahead.

FLEETS could slash maintenance costs by using quality recycled vehicle parts without affecting the safety of employees, the National Salvage Group is claiming.

CHAUFFEUR car hire company Movements Unlimited has cut its fuel bill by 10% after fitting black box technology to four cars in its fleet.

ATS Euromaster is streamlining its operations with the launch of a national administration and finance centre in Birmingham, creating more than 150 jobs.

A LIFESAVING concept that could reduce injury beyond current protection systems and help cut employer liability in road accidents will be unveiled by Mercedes-Benz at the Frankfurt International Motor Show.

FLEETS with upper-medium company cars could be frozen out of a recovery in residual values because of poor demand for this size of car in the market.

SIXTEEN fleets and management companies are trialling a new extranet website from the RAC that allows them to retrieve vital management information online.

ANTI speed-camera culture has been lambasted by a leading transport expert.

VAUXHALL'S new managing director Kevin Wale is drawing up 'aggressive' sales targets for the company to protect and increase its fleet and retail market shares.

THE UK's largest practical conservation organisation has signed a deal to use the vehicle repair services of bodyshop network ABS.

PEUGEOT is offering two new aftermarket fit satellite navigation systems.

THE failed Edinburgh City Car Club, which collapsed at the end of March last year, has been resurrected.

FORD is contacting owners of the new Mondeo to check for a possible fault with the cruise control system.

BRITAIN'S most senior policeman has attacked the Government's plan to increase the number of roadside speed cameras as a revenue collecting measure that threatens to undermine police independence.

A SMALL forestry contractor has a won a tax battle with HM Customs & Excise regarding the VAT treatment of an Isuzu Trooper.

FLEET drivers will be able to avoid the controversial 3% diesel supplement on company car tax almost as soon as the new emissions-based <A HREF="http://www.fleetnewsnet.co.uk/newshome/home_fullarticle/?articleid=22103" class="Sitelink" target="_blank"><u>tax rules</u></A> come into effect next year.

OIL and gas giant Shell has launched an initiative to offer vehicle finance to fleet drivers opting for personal motoring schemes instead of company cars.

NEW research has revealed that 97% of new car buyers are unaware of the new number plate system that comes into force on September 1.

NATIONAL Grid has launched a new online service to offer ex-fleet vehicles direct to its 8,000 staff.

BUSINESS directors are selecting cars for their fleets that will qualify for lower benefit-in-kind tax bills under next April's emissions-based <A HREF="http://www.fleetnewsnet.co.uk/newshome/home_fullarticle/?articleid=22103" class="Sitelink" target="_blank"><u>company car tax</u></A> system.

THE chairman of the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) procurement committee has savaged the idea of public/private 'outsourcing' initiatives for police fleets.

THE life of the disposal manager can be very frustrating from time to time, as I found out last week.

DaimlerChrysler UK is to start selling used Mercedes cars online from September 1.

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BMW has chosen Tracker as the officially approved vehicle recovery system for the MINI.

DAIHATSU fleet customers are being offered Isuzu Troopers as alternatives to the Fourtrak off-roader, which is being phased out by the end of this year.