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A record number of people are now reliant on a car or van to go to work, with dependence high even in urban areas.

Forget electric vehicles (EVs); the immediate future is biofuels. That’s the view of oil giant BP which conducted a thorough investigation into all forms of alternative fuels when it created its ‘future fuels team’.

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) will have a Sim card embedded into all its future models enabling companies to better manage the cost of running their fleets.

A test conducted by Volvo Car UK has shown how winter tyres could help keep company car drivers safer in treacherous road conditions in the coming months.

Tax expert warns of potential effect of changes to lease accounting standards.

For the first time in its UK history, Mercedes-Benz has sold 100,000 new cars within a year.

The Verso 1.6 D-4D compact MPV will be the first Toyota be equipped with an engine supplied by the BMW Group under a contract agreed by the manufacturers two years ago.

Leasing company will launch software for smartphones and tablets next year

Blog by Matt Dale, director of G3 Remarketing, on DVLA office closures.

Zenith has refused to comment on media speculation that it is about to be sold to HG Capital.

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has further invested in its Crafter Engineered To Go scheme by ensuring available stock across its UK Van Centre network.

The EU has agreed a new compromise on cars and CO2 regulation after German pressure forced European environment ministers to scrap an agreement to introduce a cap of 95g/km from 2020.

Audatex has strengthened its long-standing partnership with vehicle repair network Vizion by signing a new contract.

The all-electric Volkswagen E-Up is now on sale priced at £24,250 on the road(or £19,250 including £5,000 Government grant).

As colder weather kicks in there are more than twice as many searches on the AA used car website for 4x4s in South West London than in rural Aberdeenshire, Cumbria, Dorset, or Monmouthshire.

Discussions are taking place between leasing company representatives and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) that could trigger further reform of capital allowance rules in the light of proposed changes to international financial reporting standards.

Bed company Dreams has boosted the efficiency of its home deliverys using Paragon HDS.

Technology firm iPointlive has launched a mobile phone app for recording mileage.

Intelligent Energy, the global power technology company, has been awarded the Barclays Social Innovation Award by The Sunday Times Hiscox Tech Track 100 for its efforts in power efficiency.

Yodel, the parcel delivery company, has opened a new service centre in Basildon, Essex, adding to its estate of over 60 locations around the UK.

Volvo Cars will play a leading role in the world’s first large-scale autonomous driving pilot project in which 100 self-driving Volvo cars will use public roads in everyday driving conditions around the Swedish city of Gothenburg.

By Jim Sadler, Chief Information Officer, Xchanging

Private equity group seeks to become ‘powerhouse’ in leasing

The Highways Agency took top honours at the TyreSafe Awards in recognition of its efforts in raising public awareness of tyre safety issues.

Leicester City Council has launched a new low carbon salary sacrifice car scheme to complete the transport solutions it offers to more than 13,600 eligible employees within its 18,000-strong workforce.

Lex Autolease has delivered its 100th vehicle to the Royal British Legion.

Brake, the road safety charity, is calling on drivers to commit to not drinking alcohol if driving home from Christmas festivities.

Fuel Card Services, part of The Fuel Card Group, has extended its Leeds headquarters and is recruiting more staff, thanks to its continuing success.

GE Capital’s Fleet Services division has introduced an enhancement to its Safe Solutions risk management product through the development of a monthly, fixed cost payment model.

Industry bodies are calling on the European Commission and national governments to step-up road maintenance standards.