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The BVRLA is to meet with Government policymakers to discuss how its members can contribute to safer, greener and more cost-effective motoring.

The fleet industry has welcomed the continuing freeze in fuel duty after the Chancellor George Osborne cancelled the inflationary rise due next month.

New figures from the BVRLA confirm the sector’s position as the UK’s leading adopter of cleaner and more fuel-efficient vehicles.

George Osborne will use tomorrow’s Budget to give the green light to Crossrail 2 and HS3 amid major new investment in transport.

Calls for the removal of white lines from UK roads have been met with caution by the fleet industry and criticised by road safety experts.

Four out of five motorists believe the tax burden on fuel is already too high even before the Chancellor decides whether or not to increase fuel duty.

Company car drivers may be waking up to an unexpected tax bill in the next few weeks when they receive their first payslip of the new financial year.

The Government has updated its advice on contracts of employment and working hours as employers get to grips with a travel-to-work verdict.

With just over a month to go until the Chancellor of the Exchequer delivers the 2016 Budget, the BVRLA has called on HM Treasury to treat company car drivers more fairly.

A complete overhaul of the company car tax regime has been called for by nine out of 10 respondents to a Fleet News poll.

Growth in pool fleets and car-sharing services could leave employers at risk of falling foul of tax rules if they allow private use of these vehicles.

Northern Ireland is to introduce a two-tier drink drive law, with learner and professional drivers facing a lower limit.

Road safety charity Brake is backing Leeds North West MP Greg Mullholland as he aims to change the law to improve justice for the victims of road crime.

Dozens of drivers who were filmed doing U-turns on a motorway have escaped prosecution, it has been revealed.

Fleet News picks through some of the headlines from a year in fleet

Treasury accounts reveal tax take is budgeted to increase

The fleet industry has reacted angrily after being hit with a £1.36 billion bill, thanks to a Government U-turn on company car tax.

The BVRLA is urging the Government to stick to its promise of delivering a simpler, fairer company car tax regime and incentivising the uptake of ULEVs.

Diesel hit a six-year low in November and petrol fell below £1 a litre, as the price of barrel of oil tumbled to $40.40 – its lowest price since February 2009.

A new NOx rating scheme is being launched that will help fleets and company car drivers better understand emissions in real-world driving conditions.

The Government has delayed the removal of the 3% diesel supplement on company car tax from 2016/17 to April 2021.

Fleets are unlikely to move away from diesel engined vehicles unless forced by major tax and legislative changes, software firm Chevin has predicted.

Paul Willis, UK managing director of Volkswagen Group, has said the “pendulum may have swung too far” towards incentivising diesel through company car taxation.

Fleet decision-makers are assessing what, if any, impact a travel to work ruling from the European Court of Justice (ECJ) will have on their operations.

Employers are being urged to take road risk management seriously after one in five drivers admitted to using a hand-held mobile phone while driving.

The number of company cars on UK roads has remained at the same level for the past two years, according to latest statistics compiled by HMRC.

Businesses are being urged to review their salary sacrifice and car allowance schemes after a Court of Appeal decision.

David Watson Transport has been sentenced for safety failings after a driver suffered life-changing injuries and later died following an incident.

The relatives of two of the victims of the Glasgow bin lorry crash have dropped their calls for an adjournment at the fatal accident inquiry (FAI).

The inquiry Glasgow bin lorry crash could be halted after the families of two of the victims said they intend to seek a private prosecution against the driver.

Law firm Moore Blatch is calling on the Government to waive fines for haulage companies and drivers who unwittingly transport migrants in their vehicles.

DCML’s Dealer Car Manager BIK app makes the calculation of tax quicker, more accurate and less daunting for fleets, according to Sytner Bradford Audi.

LeasePlan UK has analysed the twin impacts of the pre-election budget and the post-election emergency budget in a new guide on company car taxation.

Changes to vehicle excise duty (VED) could create extra cost for the fleet industry and damage the take-up of the ‘greenest’ cars.

The Government is being urged to incentivise the uptake of autonomous emergency braking (AEB) systems.

The fleet industry will insist the Government allows sufficient time to adapt to any measures brought in to tackle air quality targets at the end of this year.

A former pensions minister claims the Government could target salary sacrifice in an effort to claw back lost tax revenues.

A van driver has been fined almost £1,000 and hit with five penalty points after becoming the first person in the country to be convicted of lane hogging.

The Government could benefit from salary sacrifice for cars, just as much as employers and employees, a report suggests.

HMRC has updated its advisory fuel rates, to take effect from June 1.