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Nearly 29,000 drivers made claims against councils for damage caused to their vehicles by potholes in the last financial year.

Ubeeqo, whose majority stakeholder is Europcar, has launched its Bettercar proposition in the UK for the fleet and business travel sectors.

A vacuum is being created in the new car market for new prestige brands as the established upmarket choices go increasingly mainstream, says Glass's.

Licence Bureau has won a digital marketing award for its vehicle compliance website portal.

O’Donovan Waste Disposal attended the most recent Construction Logistics and Cycle Safety (CLOCS) working group to review the latest on the standard.

Roads Minister Andrew Jones has visited Carlisle and Newcastle upon Tyne to discuss a new dual carriageway to link Cumbria to the north east.

Days Contract Hire have appointed Tim Johnson to lead their sales team.

Countrywide has appointed ATS Euromaster to provide its tyre maintenance and checks across its 14 operating centres in the South West, Cotswolds, Midlands and Wales.

Company car drivers are more concerned about the increasing congestion on UK roads than any other issue, says the RAC Report on Motoring 2015.

A free service allowing car, van and lorry drivers to quickly check their vehicle’s tyre pressures at the services has been extended until the end of the year.

Nexus Vehicle Rental has made a series of new appointments and introduced new systems.

Mike Brown has been appointed as London’s new transport commissioner, following an international recruitment and selection process.

Former Porsche boss Matthias Müller has been appointed as CEO of the Volkswagen Group as its passenger cars division has named models affected by the emissions scandal.

Motrak is adding in-cab cameras to its asset tracking system.

CAP reports average used car values remained steady in September, moving down by 0.7% at the three-year, 60,000 mile point.

Kia Motors UK has turned to Paragon to support its supply chain as it seeks to sell 100,000 cars a year in the UK by 2020.

The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has recommended West Yorkshire Police improve driver training after a fatal collision in Leeds.

The winners of the Commercial Fleet Awards 2015 have been announced, at a ceremony in Telford on September 24.

Transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin has called on the EU to conduct a full investigation into emission defeat devices.

HMRC officer Elizabeth Ward-Lewis clarified the position over advisory fuel rates for electric vehicles at an ACFO seminar.

The company car "seems to be the way forward" for employees at the moment, Arval's Wayne Millward, told delegates at ACFO's A Day at the Taxes event.

The Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) has called for a raft of measures to reverse the increase in numbers of people killed and injured on UK roads in 2014.

Fleets are having to push renewal dates into 2016 as certain manufacturers have miscalculated the level of demand and are now unable to fulfil orders.

A project examining how the UK energy system needs to adapt in order to accommodate plug-in hybrid and battery electric vehicles (EVs) has been launched.

A hardcore minority persists in using phones while driving, despite opposition

Toyota is targeting 5% market share in 2015, but its main focus is in the core A, B and C segments where it has a 6.8% share.

Strong leadership and professionalism are key to improving the image of the LCV sector, according to the 2015/16 Van Excellence Report.

JJ Food Service has taken delivery of new Isuzu Forward 7.5 tonne rigid trucks.

Twenty police fleets across the UK are forecast to save taxpayers around £5 million under a new national vehicle purchasing agreement.

Employees should not print a copy of their driving licence record and give it to their employer, Paul Jeffreys of the DVLA told an ACFO seminar.