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Venson Automotive Solutions has appointed Matthew Pretorius as business development manager and David Goldfinch as public sector account manager.

Runners of the London Marathon fundraising for automotive charity BEN have raised over £12,000 so far.

Packing specialist Lightning Packaging Supplies have added to their growing fleet with the latest Mercedes-Benz Sprinter recently being delivered to their Hatfield premises.

The National Association of Bodyshops (NAB) is calling on the Competition Markets Authority (CMA) to consider an emerging practice in the body repair industry whereby insurers and claims management companies are requiring data outputs from specified bodyshop management computer programmes that are currently not capable of being linked to each other.

Fleet managers are being offered a guide that claims to show them how to save fleet costs in nine hours at the CV Show.

Office Essentials has increased control over its vehicles and seen delivery times cut by over half since implementing Masternaut’s telematics solution.

A new project funded by Transport for London (TfL) will independently test blind spot safety technology, which can be fitted to Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) to help reduce the risk of collisions between HGVs, pedestrians and cyclists.

The Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid is now also available in Volvo Cars’ R-Design specification.

The RAC is launching its first mobile electric charging system at GreenFleet Scotland to cater for the UK’s expanding electric vehicle (EV) market which now consists of more than 9,000 vehicles in the UK.

Seventy-one per cent of young drivers think they are better than the average driver, according to survey by Vision Critical and the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM), yet they are 2.5 times more likely to be involved in a serious crash.

Councils are being invited to bid for a share of a £168 million pothole fund to repair local roads, making them safer and smoother for motorists, cyclists and other road users.

Peter Davenport, group managing director of Motiva, has been selected as a regional finalist in the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year awards.

Accident rates are falling in most fleets thanks to an increased emphasis on reducing road risk, research has suggested.

The fleet recognition scheme ECO Stars has expanded to the North West with the launch of the scheme in Warrington.

TomTom Telematics (formerly TomTom Business Solutions) has achieved a 38% year-on-year growth with 28,000 customers and 350,000 vehicles subscribed to its Software as a Service (SaaS) fleet management service.

Growth in the home delivery market and a trend in downsizing are driving significant growth in the light commercial vehicle (LCV) market, research suggests.

Fleet Assist, which delivers to contract hire and leasing companies a national network of more 7,000 service outlets, is to hold an Open Day on April 30.

Mini has the strongest UK residual values of 34 car manufacturers, an independent study by Glass’s has found.

Fleetmate, created by Fuelmate, allows fleet operators to pay one price at the pumps regardless of the fuel brand they are using or where they are in the country.

London-based Comfort Executive has partnered with electric vehicle operator, eConnect Cars, to bring an electric vehicle (EV) offering to the private hire market.

Another section of ‘smart’ motorway will open next week on the M25 in Kent and Surrey.

Vue will be launching Vuematics, a combined CCTV camera and telematics product developed specifically for fleets of 10 to 150 vehicles at the CV Show next week.

NSL Services, which provides a range of outsourcing products to the public and private sector, has signed up to use 1link Service Network.

Citroen has revealed the new version of the Relay panel van ahead of its debut at the Commercial Vehicle Show next week.

Fiat has taken the wraps off a revised version of the Ducato, which will be sold under the Fiat Professional LCV brand this summer.

Toyota will introduce a revised version of the Yaris this summer, including refreshed styling, an improved interior, better vehicle dynamics.

Fleet management software provider Chevin Fleet Solutions is holding a user day for its customers to help shape the company’s future product plans.

Leicester City Council has been shortlisted in the ‘Best Staff Travel Policy’ category at the Employee Benefits Awards for its low carbon salary sacrifice car scheme.

Skoda will offer 20 low-CO2 Greenline variants on the Motability scheme.

Brake is renewing its call to ban hands-free kits after a Brake and Direct Line survey revealed that almost half (45%) of drivers admit to using the devices when driving.