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Burnt Tree has been named as winner of a Gold Award in the recent RoSPA Occupational Health and Safety Awards 2014.

It may now be cheaper to rent a commercial vehicle long-term than buy it, according to Jeremy Feeney of Hiremorecar.com.

Drivers in London are being warned of likely traffic disruption from a protest by taxi drivers on Wednesday, June 11.

Microlise has launched a real time driver performance management app, that presents information from the company's telematics system.

A survey by Warrantywise shows mobile phone use is the UK's biggest pet hate when on the road.

Mini is seeking to boost its share of the small car market in the fleet sector with the first five-door version of the Mini hatchback, which is now available to order.

Richard Parkin, director, valuations and analysis, Glass’s, looks at defleet opportunities.

A deal has been struck to sell the AA for more than £930 million with its new owners announcing plans to float the company on the London Stock Exchange.

Around two-thirds (65%) of leasing companies have been under pressure from customers to renegotiate the terms of their agreements in the past 12 months, according to research from Creditsafe.

An increasing number of UK commercial fleets are turning to in-vehicle technology for protection against the sharp rise of insurance fraud, according to CCTV vehicle company, Vision Unique Equipment (VUE).

Enterprise Rent-A-Car is now available to customers in Belgium, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Bosnia Herzegovina and Macedonia.

Fleet managers have called on contract hire and leasing companies not to automatically pay and recharge parking fines incurred by company car and van drivers.

Commercial vehicle buyers are purchasing more car-derived vans (CDVs) and small panel vans, due to a chronic lack of larger panel vans over 3.5 tonnes, according to the latest market analysis from Manheim.

Green Tomato Cars, a minicab service that operates a fleet of hybrid cars in London, has switched to Magenta Technology’s Echo software – helping it achieve year-on-year growth.

Twelve colleagues from Motiva Group are taking part in this year’s Potters Arf road race.

Burnt Tree has opened its latest supersite in Leeds, with the two acre site offering their range of rental, contract hire and maintenance services.

Renault is sponsoring the Pod Point tour, as its Zoe supermini drives 2,000 miles around the UK in 17 days.

The Government has published new legislation designed to encourage investment in Britain’s infrastructure.

The number of drivers aged 17-24 killed in an accident has decreased by 10 per cent since 2010, according to the latest analysis by road safety charity Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM).

Patrick McGillycuddy, Head of Fleet at Škoda, explains the importance of communication between fleet managers and drivers

May's registration figures mark the longest ever period of sustained growth in the new car market.

TTC has partnered with Truckminder Worldwide Ltd, a company that specialises in technology designed specifically to prevent catalytic converter, DPF (Diesel Particulate Filter), fuel and battery theft plus ECU (Electronic Control Unit) theft exchange.

Mini has confirmed a five-door version of its hatchback model will go on sale later this year.

Northgate Vehicle Hire has refurbished its Banbury site and appointed Kam Durall as branch manager.

The RAC is calling on fuel retailers to reduce the price of diesel at the pumps as the wholesale cost is now almost the same as petrol, yet average forecourt prices are still 6p a litre more expensive.

Lex Autolease has opened a new multi million pound car supermarket and vehicle processing centre in Coventry, creating 30 new jobs.

A major barrier to electric vehicle (EV) adoption has been the doubt over battery life and vehicle resale potential, but now a new project is developing the ability to accurately forecast the performance and residual values of EVs.

An influential, left-leaning think-tank has added its voice to the debate on road pricing by labelling the status quo unfair, fiscally unsustainable and unhealthy.

The new boss at Nexus Vehicle Management believes the private equity-backed business has the potential to tap into a growing trend in outsourcing.

Increased connectivity through in-car apps promises to make life a lot easier for the company car driver.