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Users of a car supermarket website back the Government's decision to scrap the paper tax disc.

More than 200 fleet customers have signed up to Road Haulage Association’s (RHA) Analysis system since its launch on November 1, 2013.

Rail plant operating specialist Railway Drainage Limited (RDL) has invested in five fuel-efficient Citans from Mercedes-Benz of Weston-super-Mare.

Peugeot has revealed the 308 SW, as estate version of the new model launched in the UK this month.

Northgate Vehicle Hire has supported Basildon’s food bank not for profit organisation, Choices Family Support Service, by providing a vehicle free of charge to allow the charity to transport donations.

Fleet software company Jaama, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year, is anticipating at least a 10% increase in its workforce to deliver further customer service improvements and product enhancements.

Andy Palmer, chief planning officer and executive vice president for Nissan Motor Corporation, has been named in the Queen's New Year Honours List.

Launching a report on transport preparations for winter weather, Louise Ellman MP, chair of Transport Committee, has warned that there remains considerable scope for further improvement across the transport sector.

An in-car camera from Smart Witness has shown three vehicles narrowly avoiding a head-on collision due to the reckless overtaking manoeuvre of one driver.

Northgate Vehicle Hire’s Portsmouth branch has supported the RNLI with the donation of three vans for the Portsmouth Coastal Waterside Marathon.

Employees at Enterprise Rent-A-Car in Birmingham have delivered a cheque for £1,000 to Queen Elizabeth Hospital Charity.

David Brennan, managing director of LeasePlan UK, looks to the year ahead.

Managing director Mike Street has decided to reduce his workload at SHB Hire, appointing son Paul Street as his replacement.

Northgate Vehicle Hire’s Exeter branch has appointed a new branch manager.

Government efforts to make it easier for people to choose greener ways of travelling to and from public transport hubs are working, according to a new progress report.

Volkswagen has introduced new Executive and Executive Style trim levels in its Passat range, replacing the Highline, Sport, and R-Line variants.

Lighting design and installation specialist Challenger Lighting Services has recruited the new Toyota Proace van to its fleet.

BT Fleet has completed a record-breaking year by winning an unprecedented sixth award in 2013, scooping the ‘Leadership Award’ at this year’s Energy Saving Trust Fleet Hero Awards.

ATS Euromaster says tyre safety inspections carried out on vehicles driven by more than 300 fleet managers has demonstrated tyre safety standards are relatively high, with 94% of cars and vans getting the green light.

Zenith has created a ticketing system to provide data on common fleet issues or complaints in a move it says which create more “transparency” with fleet customers.

Vauxhall is planning for a “moderate share growth” in fleet next year, according to fleet sales director James Taylor.

Zenith has introduced a new dashboard setting for its Pulse management system to enable fleets to more easily find key data they need to access on a regular basis.

Leasing companies will become increasingly dominant in the key decisions made by companies operating vehicle fleets.

Zenith has developed a salary sacrifice tool which shows manufacturers at what level to price their cars in order to win business with each of the leasing provider’s salary sacrifice customers.

Vauxhall wants to offer fleets the best deal in terms of wholelife costs across its model range. The manufacturer is benchmarking its costs against mainstream competitors and newer rivals from Kia and Hyundai.

The Independent Automotive Aftermarket Federation (IAAF) and its members have raised more than £85,000 for motor trade charity BEN in 2013.

The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has stated that the half a billion pound profit for councils in England generated by parking fines last year, is a “tax on business too”.

Peter Cakebread, managing director of Marshall Leasing, reflects on the past year and looks ahead to 2014.

Honda is introducing a new suite of advanced active safety features, including laser-radar cameras and sensors, in British-built Civic models from 2014.

A fleet of the all-new range-extended electric Metrocabs will be trialed in London in 2014.