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The new British built Vauxhall Astra, launching this Autumn, will be priced from £15,295.

A quarter (25%) of British small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) with company-owned vehicles have failed a MOT, racking up £350 million in repair bills.

BT Fleet is working on a range of simulators that could offer a more cost-effective way to train company vehicle drivers.

Safety management technologies such as telematics are becoming widespread, but research suggests fleets could be making far greater use of them.

The absence of an advisory fuel rate (AFR) for electric vehicles (EVs) should not stop fleets including plug-ins on fleet policies.

The UK Government's 'HGV road user levy' has raised £192.5 million in its first year, with £46.5m coming from foreign lorries.

An expert panel brought together by Highways England has pledged to place more emphasis on the importance of good design within the road environment.

Bluemotion editions of both the saloon and estate Volkswagen Passat are to go on sale, with 76.3mpg and 95g/km emissions.

CAA Claims Management has implemented the Inter-cept accident assessment system to allow call centre staff to assess damaged vehicles.

FTA is pressing the French government to take action on the migrant situation in Calais, which has been described as “like a warzone” by some of its members.

Dayco has completed its restructuring process by opening its own centrally-based distribution centre in Redditch, West Midlands.

The motor industry is now in a position to “move forward with confidence” on GAP following the FCA competition remedies announcement, says The Warranty Group.

The Freight Transport Association (FTA) is urging fleets to be aware of the new traffic system on the A282 (M25) northbound approach to the Dartford Tunnel.

Yorkshire-based Nexus Vehicle Rental is partnering with the Yorkshire Air Ambulance to raise £12,000 – the daily amount needed to keep the service operational.

BGF has invested £7.5m in flexible van hire company LCV Hire Solutions, which trades under the name Reflex brand, to support its continued expansion.

Driver Hire Training, the nationwide provider of Driver CPC training, has delivered its 100,000th Driver CPC driver training days.

A car service sting by trading standards found "multiple failings" at a Halfords Autocentre site and led to fines and costs totalling almost £47,000.

T&J Haulage have taken on two Mercedes-Benz Actros tractor units, adding to its 20-strong fleet.

BT is working on a solution to prevent remote hijacking of company vehicles.

Insurance telematics provider Scope Technology has launched a claims management platform aimed at helping insurers tackle fraudulent whiplash claims.

Three hundred service engineers have resolved a long-running dispute with their employer over the installation of telematics in their vans.

Minicab booking app Kabbee is to offer its users Apple Pay integration from September.

The Government could benefit from salary sacrifice for cars, just as much as employers and employees, a report suggests.

Travis Perkins has appointed ARI to manage maintenance of its 2,700 company cars, in addition to its commercial vehicle fleet.

The new Skoda Fabia has been seen in police livery for the first time at the NAPFM conference.

A new course for finance professionals working in the automotive industry has been launched.

Volkswagen Group has gone live with a new automated system of updating the Leaselink procurement platform from Ebbon-Dacs.

Police in England and Wales have made 902 drug-drive arrests – equivalent to one person arrested by each force every three days - since the new law took effect.