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Road safety charity Brake has published an advice sheet for drivers on staying safe in bad weather.

Staffordshire’s district nurses are receiving a helping hand this winter to help them reach patients in more remote parts of the county in severe weather.

Tail-lift manufacturer DEL Equipment (UK) and commercial vehicle bodybuilder Bevan Group have signed a new agreement to provide an enhanced aftersales service.

Vehicle provider Motiva Group has increased the size of its fleet by 19 per cent this year and was last week named among the top 30 companies of its type in the UK for the first time.

Mazda is about to enjoy its best time in more than a decade as it launches five new generation models globally in less than three years.

Car manufacturers need to adopt a shrewder pricing strategy based on value for the consumer to continue to prosper, according to KPMG.

The £5.2m project to create an electronic toll system at the Humber Bridge is progressing well, following the completion of the second phase of installation last week.

There can be dramatic falls in claimed business miles once a mileage management system is implemented due to changes in driver behaviours, according to mileage capture provider Vertivia.

SMA Vehicle Remarketing is extending its partnership with Vehicle Trading Group to offer dealers an even wider stock funding service, backed tup with on-site stock funding offices and support across the SMA network.

Mitsubishi has confirmed its new Outlander plug-in hybrid will receive a 100% discount on the London Congestion Charge when it arrives in the UK in 2014.

Younger drivers (18-24 year olds) are the age group most likely to ignore maps, with 43% depending on their sat-nav alone to navigate, according to an AA Populus poll of 23,824 drivers.

The Freight Transport Association has written to the Chancellor of the Exchequer ahead of his Autumn Statement on December 5, asking him to confirm his commitment to freeze fuel duty until 2015.

The Department for Transport will not withdraw the paper counterpart of the driving licence until it has produced a viable alternative solution for the daily rental industry.

Days Contract Hire has integrated new internet-based technology to deliver improved efficiencies to the business and increased levels of management reporting to clients.

Online driver profiling and e-driver training specialist, E-Training World, has launched a new on-line assessment and operating system specifically for the Republic of Ireland.

BMW i has partnered with Good Energy to offer i3 and i8 owners with a supply of 100% grren electricity.

Manheim is warning that dealers collecting stock in December and waiting for the January 'bounce' could be taking a risk.

Itec expects to save on costs and carbon after Agility Fleet secures a £1.5 million contract to supply more than 60 Toyota and Lexus hybrids vehicles to the international print specialist.

Around half (51%) of drivers admit to some form of anti-social parking behaviour, according to a survey of more than 2,800 British drivers by Purple Parking.

Safer driving expert Road Skills is urging all drivers to take advantage of Road Safety Week to improve their driving skills and help make the country's roads safer.

The November issue of Ignition, the company car news and views magazine, is out now.

Infiniti will add a turbocharged 2.0-litre petrol engine to its powertrain portfolio for the Q50 saloon.

More than one thousand animals have been successfully rehomed since Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles loaned an Amarok to the Southridge RSPCA centre in Hertfordshire a year ago.

Grosvenor has unveiled a new corporate image to underpin the company’s continued growth and expansion of its fleet services.

Car and commercial vehicle parts distributor, Mill Autoquip, has strengthened its Citroën LCV fleet with the delivery of 40 Nemo X and six Berlingo vans.

Three new appointments have been made at online motor industry recruitment firm Jobco-op Automotive this week as the company continues to expand.

E-Training World, has enhanced the functionality of its 15 E-Driver training modules to enable further analysis of employees’ ongoing driving needs.

Nottingham-based Pedigree Wholesale has specified the Isuzu marque as one of its vehicles in its fleet for the first time.

A wood recycling company has been sentenced for serious safety failings after a worker was killed after being struck by a loading vehicle and run over.

The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has launched the Logistics Carbon Reduction Scheme (LCRS) Awards for 2014, developed to celebrate green leaders in the freight industry.