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Northern cities worst for UK car crime

An analysis of 515,248 UK police force records has revealed that cities in the North of England are the worst affected by car crime, with Manchester topping the league table.

19 Aug

New careless driving penalties now in force

Police given powers of on-the-spot penalties for careless driving including tailgating and poor lane discipline.

16 Aug

Workshops becoming “key cost battleground” for blue light fleets

Workshops are becoming the main area where blue light fleets are working to cope with the reduced budgets prompted by Government austerity measures.

12 Jul

Motorists welcome new careless driving powers

Motorists will welcome news of new powers for police to tackle bad driving, research suggests.

6 Jun

Mitsubishi reports record demand for specialist vehicles

Mitsubishi's Specialist Vehicle Operations Centre, which refits, adapts and upgrades standard Mitsubishi models to meet individual client requirements, is entering its busiest period ever.

2 Apr

General Dynamics UK delivers intelligent vehicle architecture for police

General Dynamics UK has unveiled its One Box Single Vehicle Architecture (OBSVA) solution for police vehicles at this year’s Security and Policing show in Farnborough, Hampshire.

14 Mar

Police fleet management plans scrapped

Three police forces have abandoned plans to outsource fleet management to support services giant G4S because the agreement being proposed did not suit their “unique and complex” needs.

25 Feb

Met Police fleet under the spotlight

The independent body that monitors the Met Police is looking at how the force could better procure its vehicles and manage its fleet.

7 Feb

EST reveals Fleet Hero awards winners

West Yorkshire Police walked away with the headline Motorvate member of the year trophy at the Energy Saving Trust Fleet Hero awards last night (November 20).

21 Nov

Nearly 100,000 people caught in European seatbelt crackdown

Results from a recent pan-European seatbelt operation show that nearly 100,000 drivers and passengers were detected for not wearing seatbelts.

24 Oct

Wilson named as new NAPFM chairman

Keith Wilson, fleet manager at Northumbria Police, has become the new chairman of the National Association of Police Fleet Managers (NAPFM).

15 Oct

Recycled parts cut police bills by 65%

A vehicle recycling scheme is saving police fleets 65% on each part they buy compared to the price they would have paid from a dealer.

15 Oct

Drivers call for higher fines for traffic offenders

The vast majority of drivers want to see much higher fines and tougher enforcement to tackle the risky and selfish drivers who repeatedly flout laws and get away with it, a survey suggests.

20 Sep

Tiredness is to blame as police driver hits bollards

Tired driving has been blamed by police after a patrol car left the road outside a city centre pub and ploughed through a line of bollards.

17 Sep

Welsh police choose Vauxhall

Vauxhall has strengthened its position as the largest vehicle supplier to the UK's police forces with a successful tender submission for the Welsh Police.

4 Sep

Blue light fleet exhibition and conference

The 39th National Association of Police Fleet Managers' (NAPFM) Conference and Blue Light Fleet Exhibition will take place at the Peterborough Arena on September 25-26.

29 Aug

G4S police fleet role under scrutiny

G4S claims it has made a ‘solid start’ to its contract with Lincolnshire Police, including managing the force’s fleet. However, in the wake of the much-publicised London Olympics debacle, other police forces are now less certain about introducing similar contracts to April’s £200 million 10-year Lincolnshire Police deal.

10 Aug

police - Page 7

Northern cities worst for UK car crime

New careless driving penalties now in force

Workshops becoming “key cost battleground” for blue light fleets

Motorists welcome new careless driving powers

Mitsubishi reports record demand for specialist vehicles

General Dynamics UK delivers intelligent vehicle architecture for police

Police fleet management plans scrapped

Met Police fleet under the spotlight

EST reveals Fleet Hero awards winners

Nearly 100,000 people caught in European seatbelt crackdown

Wilson named as new NAPFM chairman

Recycled parts cut police bills by 65%

Drivers call for higher fines for traffic offenders

Tiredness is to blame as police driver hits bollards

Welsh police choose Vauxhall

Blue light fleet exhibition and conference

G4S police fleet role under scrutiny

Conference considers fight against European road transport-related crime

Police set precedent with £200m outsourcing deal

Insight: Police fleets of the future

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police - Page 7

Northern cities worst for UK car crime

New careless driving penalties now in force

Workshops becoming “key cost battleground” for blue light fleets

Motorists welcome new careless driving powers

Mitsubishi reports record demand for specialist vehicles

General Dynamics UK delivers intelligent vehicle architecture for police

Police fleet management plans scrapped

Met Police fleet under the spotlight

EST reveals Fleet Hero awards winners

Nearly 100,000 people caught in European seatbelt crackdown

Wilson named as new NAPFM chairman

Recycled parts cut police bills by 65%

Drivers call for higher fines for traffic offenders

Tiredness is to blame as police driver hits bollards

Welsh police choose Vauxhall

Blue light fleet exhibition and conference

G4S police fleet role under scrutiny

Conference considers fight against European road transport-related crime

Police set precedent with £200m outsourcing deal

Insight: Police fleets of the future

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