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Andrew Cronin has joined Zenith’s consultancy team after moving from GE Capital. He has over 12 years of experience in the fleet industry, previously working at GE Capital Fleet Services and Lex Autolease as a fleet consultant.

Supermarket price wars, the strength of sterling and recent falls in the wholesale cost of oil are among the main reasons why petrol and diesel prices have dropped to their lowest levels for more than two and a half years.

The planned fuel duty increase for September 2014, expected to be worth 1.61p per litre, will be cancelled.

Citroën is celebrating after the Berlingo van won Fleet Van's Small Van of the Year Award for the third time.

Seat has released a new video that condenses the entire build time of a new Leon ST into just a couple of minutes.

A sub-100g/km diesel Toyota Yaris will be available in 2014 as range structure changes bring it in line with other Toyota models.

Future Energy Solutions (FES) will be undertaking a retrofit of NCP car parks across the UK with new energy efficient lighting systems in up to 149 locations over the coming year.

The Chancellor George Osborne is expected to announce in the Autumn Statement today (Thursday, December 5) that the tax disc will be scrapped.

Contract hire provider Tusker has been named in the London Stock Exchange Group’s inaugural list of the top 1,000 Companies to Inspire Britain, a new index identifying the most exciting small and medium-sized companies in the UK.

The AA’s specialist severe weather team, AA Special Operations, is being deployed in North Wales, Scotland and Eastern England coastal locations today (Thursday, December 5) as warnings of coastal flooding escalate.

BT Fleet, part of BT Group, has signed a four year sole supplier agreement with Wales & West Utilities, to manage their fleet of 1,200 in the UK.

Isuzu Truck’s southwest dealership T Harvey & Sons reports it has already broken its record from last year having sold 118 new trucks in the first 11 months.

Solent Rib Charter has again turned to Auto Styling Truckman to acquire a set of hardtop units for its new fleet of pick-up trucks.

Rob Flello, chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Freight Transport has written to the Chancellor, calling on him to review the Government’s approach to the use of bio-methane.

Peugeot’s plan to reduce exposure to short-cycle growth is beginning to pay dividends, according to its outgoing fleet and used vehicles director.

Company directors and fleet managers can benefit from a new information and advice packed publication from Interactive Fleet Management.

The Government has decided against introducing road pricing to help pay for the planned A14 scheme between Cambridge and Huntingdon, construction of which is planned to start in 2016.

Nissan is planning a growth offensive across Europe to establish itself as the number one Japanese car manufacturer for sales.

Councils and local authorities are facing a ‘mileage minefield’ as attempts to cut reimbursement rates falter in the face of resistance from unions and employees.

The UK’s leading women in transport and logistics are being encouraged to enter the 2014 Freight Transport Association Everywoman in Transport and Logistics Awards.

ARI Fleet UK has appointed two new director-level members of staff to its senior leadership team.

Well-known fleet industry figure, Chris Birch, has passed away recently following a long illness.

The new Nissan Qashqai will have stronger RV percentage than rivals according to the retail-focused three years/30,000 miles benchmark in the latest CAP data.

A new innovation is helping Volkswagen Financial Services to automatically authorise more online fleet service and maintenance transactions with dealers.

Ten years after the use of a hand-held mobile phone while driving was made illegal, evidence is mounting against the use of hands-free devices while behind the wheel.

Millions of people risk losing their job or face difficulty getting work if they drink and drive this Christmas, the Government’s latest THINK! drink drive campaign has revealed.

‘Morning after’ drink driving is on the increase with more motorists putting themselves and other road users at risk.

Roddy Graham, commercial director, Leasedrive, and chairman, ICFM, on why we need to keep UK plc on the move, not waste billions in some flag-waving exercise.

Joe Fielder, sales and marketing director, BT Fleet, on how technology can better protect businesses and their employees.

FMG has reduced Ingersoll Rand’s incident rate by 20%, saving the company around £50,000, in the first few months of a new contract with the commercial product manufacturer.