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Aberdeen-based King Foods has added two new Sprinters to its Mercedes fridge fleet.

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has stepped in to clarify the position of a company car’s CO2 emissions after engines have been remapped.

A ‘road train’ of commercial vehicles, travelling in convoy and being driven autonomously, will be tested for the first time on UK roads next year.

Only a handful of UK employers have achieved accreditation of an international management standard for corporate road safety, two years after it was launched.

Aston Barclay has helped raised more than £5,000 for national and local charities around its Westbury, Prees Heath and Leeds auction centres with a series of special sales on behalf of Alphabet.

Bob Lowden has been appointed managing director of Iveco after three years heading up the company’s operations in South Africa.

Richard Parkin has become the newest addition to Grant Thornton's automotive practice, from valuation guide Glass's.

Dyno Plumbing Scotland has added 17 new Volkswagen Caddys to its emergency response fleet.

MG has announced latest business lease deals on MG6 GT models.

Cenex will be hosting a three-day residential programme for fleet managers from December 9 to 11, 2014 in Loughborough.

A licence checking service provided by Licence Bureau is now a key part of Severn Trent Water’s 'proactive' risk management and compliance strategy.

Scotch Whisky and premium gin company, Chivas Brother has turned to Vauxhall to increase its fleet, ordering 15 Combo Crew vans.

The Council of the Institute of Car Fleet Management (ICFM) has unanimously elected Council member and deputy chairman Paul Hollick as its new chairman.

Administrative problems for plug-in car and van grants could result in money due to dealers being delayed and even withheld, claims Malcolm Pearson, group fleet director at Stoke-on-Trent based Holdcroft Motor Group.

Fleets continue to remain in the dark as to the finer details of the new free flow Dartford Crossing scheme due to launch this month, prompting warnings that it could be an administrative nightmare.

Around a third (30%) of motorists feel uneasy at the prospect of driverless cars and fear they could be dangerous, according to research by Autoglass.

Hitachi Capital has donated two vans to the Marie Curie Hospice, West Midlands.

Real-world testing of a new online platform that gives fleets access to the V5C vehicle registration certificate will begin in a few months.

Company cars and diesel should be taxed more heavily to cut CO2 emissions and traffic congestion, and improve air pollution.

The corporate European sector will face increasing pressure to rethink or even halt the company car culture by 2040, according to IHS Automotive.

Jaama has successfully achieved ISO9001 re-accreditation for its quality management systems.

Almost 90% of professionals working in the automotive retail sector agree that some form of licence to practise is needed for vehicle technicians, according to the results of a survey conducted by IMI.

Paragon Vehicle Services has promoted current director,Paul Bromley, to the role of managing director over its operations in the UK

Licencecheck has completed its transfer to the DVLA's new Public Service Network (PSN), ready for real-time licence checking.

Kia Motors has launched its Kia Rental programme at 12 dealers across the UK.

Martin Wedge, managing director of OVL Group discusses the highly-charged subject of alternative fuel.

The anti-skid system ESP, which is mandatory for all newly registered passenger cars and light commercial vehicles from tomorrow (November 1, 2014), has prevented 190,000 accidents and saved more than 6,000 lives across Europe since its launch in 1995.

More than two-thirds (68%) of motorists surveyed by the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) would like the proposed Scottish drink-drive limit to be introduced across England and Wales.

Wiltshire Council is installing electric vehicle rapid charging points across the county which can top up a plug-in car or van in just 20 minutes.

TomTom Telematics has signed a deal with Signal Iduna, a German insurance provider that has launched an innovative new car insurance policy through sijox, its young customer brand.