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HomeServe expects to cut its fuel costs by 15% by using vehicle remapping technology in its fleet of light commercial vehicles.

Up to 3.6 million cars will be heading for continental holiday destinations this summer, according to an AA/Populus survey.

White Clarke Group has partnered with GBGroup to embed its ID verification solution ID3global into its software.

Technology is set to have a huge impact on the way the fleet industry chooses, operates and manages its vehicles, according to a new BVRLA survey.

Entries for the inaugural Van Excellence Driver of the Year contest have been flooding in, in the hope that they will be the first past the finish line next week.

The Road Haulage Association has appointed Richard Burnett as its new Chief Executive.

Volvo is launching a programme to help smaller fleets meet their duty of care requirements.

Over 700 of the UK's most talented vehicle repair technicians competed for the 'Top Technician' title.

Polls by Fleet News and ACFO have lent support to a claim by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) that the introduction of real-time information (RTI) reporting last year has drastically cut incidences of inaccurate tax codes.

Enterprise Rent-A-Car has appointed Reykjavik Excursions as a franchise partner in Iceland.

Balfour Beatty, the global infrastructure services group, has awarded Lex Autolease a contract worth over £100 million to manage its UK company car and light commercial vehicle fleet.

Four out of five British motorists admit to having broken the law while driving in the past year, a survey suggests.

Training company Retriever Sales Performance has joined the British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association (BVRLA), the representative body for companies engaged in the rental and leasing of cars and commercial vehicles.

Hitachi Capital Commercial Vehicle Solutions has now officially opened the doors to its £7 million purpose built office campus on the White Horse Business Park, in Trowbridge, Wiltshire.

Just Fleet, a dedicated motor fleet insurance broker where every vehicle is fitted with a 3G front facing accident camera, has teamed up with How’s My Driving to help reduce the human and financial cost of road accidents in the UK.

A pizza delivery company has underlined its commitment to employees by using the Identicom device as part of a health and safety initiative to protect staff working alone.

Venson Automotive Solutions is playing a key role in helping up to 80 businesses across South Yorkshire get on the road to switching from petrol and diesel power to electric vehicles, in a unique plan by Sheffield City Council.

Toyota and Lexus has questioned the merits of a CO2-based company car tax regime when a new emissions test is introduced. Instead, the manufacturer believes there should be an increased focus on mono-nitrogen oxides (NOx).

Companies are being urged to educate drivers about ‘morning after’ drink-driving after a major fleet operator found one of its drivers was two times over the legal alcohol limit.

Driver training is fast becoming an essential fleet management tool, with company car and van drivers its biggest advocate, a survey suggests.

Lexus says it will help its customers save even more money by adding a new Executive Edition model to the IS 300h range.

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is working in partnership with the RSPCA on a project which aims to save the lives of thousands of animals across England and Wales.

The Logistics Carbon Reduction Scheme (LCRS), managed by the Freight Transport Association (FTA), has been highlighted by the Government as a scheme that can help freight companies to complete energy audits.

Volkswagen Group Leasing, the multi-marque leasing arm of Volkswagen Financial Services (UK), has expanded its northern sales team with the appointment of Stuart Adam.

Patrick McGillycuddy, Head of Fleet at Skoda, talks about the Tour de France and the benefits of cycling for your business

Advisory fuel rates (AFRs) fail to reflect the real-world cost to diesel and some petrol company car drivers, according to data seen exclusively by Fleet News.

TomTom Telematics’ technology has been chosen by Alllianz France to underpin its new motor insurance offer.

Almost a third (29%) of fleets eat and drink while driving, even though it is almost as dangerous as using a hands-free or handheld mobile phone and greatly increases the risk of being in or causing a collision, a survey has shown.

Use of asset based finance by the UK’s biggest businesses has grown by 16 per cent in the past year, from £4.4 billion to £5.1 billion, says the Asset Based Finance Association (ABFA).

Two new EU reports support measures to boost the use of alcohol interlocks in passenger and goods vehicles in the EU.