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BEN has confirmed the evening of the annual Ball as Wednesday December 11th at the Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane, London.

Over the past month, the average selling price of ex-fleet cars has risen by £131, confirming the continuing upward trend in residual values, according to the latest Manheim Market Analysis.

Legal experts are backing the adoption of video technology by fleets to help in the fight against fraud, as a new camera telematics product is launched this month.

Euro6 regulations could act as a catalyst for a rise in demand for petrol engines from fleet operators, according to the fleet director of Peugeot.

Cambridgeshire County Council has introduced a car sharing programme provided by car hire company Enterprise Rent-A-Car.

Ringtons has rolled out Isotrak telematics to improve fleet efficiency and performance after achieving a 25% reduction in fuel usage during trials.

A long period of stability in used car values has given way to falling prices in the trade, according to CAP.

The Government has been accused by MPs of not doing enough to encourage fleets to invest in plug-in vehicles.

Global demand for crude oil rather than simply a battle for footfall is behind the recent fall in pump prices on supermarket forecourts.

New research has found that the life of vehicle parts can vary greatly depending on the model, with some high ‘burn’ components not even included in SMR (service, maintenance and repair) calculations.

Infiniti has appointed Steve Oliver as the new regional director for north Europe covering the UK and Holland, effective immediately. In this role, he will be based at the regional office in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire.

BCA’s latest Pulse report shows that the headline average monthly used car value declined by 7% in April compared to March, although year-on-year values were up by over 16%.

VOSA has warned van operators that those not complying with regulations will be targeted by the authorities.

Tracker is warning people not to save their home address into their sat nav system, as it could lead car thieves right to their front door.

Changing shopping habits are prompting retailers to invest millions of pounds into home delivery networks that rely on expert fleet teams to ensure goods reach consumers.

Light commercial vehicle values rose for the third consecutive month to reach a new highpoint in April according to BCA’s latest Pulse report.

Car2go, a car sharing service from Daimler and Europcar, has launched in Birmingham with 250 environmentally-friendly Smart fortwo vehicles available to use over an area of 21 square miles.

Zenith has announced the appointment of three new employees - Martin Rogers, David Raponi and Rebecca Priest - who have joined the company’s business development and customer relationship teams.

A Chatham-based electronic security systems specialist is running the first all-new Mercedes-Benz Citan van to be supplied by dealer Sparshatts of Kent.

Fleet News is looking for sponsors for its team in a charity karting event this week.

Fraikin has won a renewal of its three year contract with Flogas, one of the leading suppliers of Liquefied Petroleum Gas in the UK.

A survey of 1,000 new car buyers in the UK has revealed that 96.5% of consumers believe that new accident prevention technologies will make driving safer, with almost 40% saying the technologies would improve safety considerably.

Himex has announced its acquisition of Road Angel Fleet, a developer of GPS-based tracking products for consumer and commercial automotive markets in the UK since 2002.

A 2010 Honda CR-Z has hit the impressive benchmark of clocking up 100,000 miles in just three years.

Fleet managers and senior decision makers can get to grips with the challenges of managing a grey fleet at this year’s Fleet News Company Car in Action driving show.

With the recent data from the Freight Transport Association (FTA) showing that half of all vans on the roads over three years old are unroadworthy, Europcar is urging businesses to consider van hire as a cost-effective, flexible, and most importantly, safe alternative to running a fleet of older vans.

Autoglass has revealed that in 2012 there were over a thousand recorded incidents of motorists being attacked by missiles, such as bricks thrown from bridges.

Following months in development, fleet software specialist Chevin Fleet Solutions, has unveiled its latest product offering to a captivated audience of customers from across the private and public sectors.

Lex Autolease has been reappointed as one of the nominated suppliers for vehicle contract hire, daily rental and fleet management services to social housing purchasing consortium, Procurement for Housing (PfH).

Volvo's 2014 model year large cars come with more equipment while the V40 now offers CO2 emissions from 88g/km.