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The number of people using their own vehicles for work has almost halved, according to a survey of more than 400 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) by Enterprise Rent-A-Car.

The London congestion charge is likely to be raised to £10 a day in the New Year. Fleets that register under the Fleet Auto Pay system will still get a £1 discount, which corresponds to a £2 per vehicle per day increase

One of the world’s biggest banks has teamed up with a fleet management company in a move that brings a level of transparency to vehicle funding that has rarely been seen in the UK.

Ford is to launch a new service aimed at both fleet and private customers designed to help them cut fuel consumption from their Ford vehicles by up to 25%.

Pendragon Contracts is launching a new online fleet management tool, Pendragon i-net, as part of a wider website redesign.

8 out of 10 finance bosses believe they can cut company car costs by up to half, according to a new survey by Lex Autolease.

Employers who adopt a companywide approach to company car and van fuel savings involving not just managers of fleets but operations and human resources too will get the best results, says CFC Solutions.

A webinar presented by RAC Fleet Risk Management on 25 May will provide fleet decision-makers with advice on how to tackle important issues like the ‘grey’ fleet.

Julie Boyd, the Midlands regional chair of the Association of Car Fleet Operators, has been appointed director at newly formed TR Fleet.

The scale of abuse by some grey fleet drivers taking advantage of the lack of checks on their mileage claims has been highlighted.

Tusker has appointed a new supplier relationship manager, Alison Collier.

Alastair Campell, Tony Blair’s former chief press officer has been confirmed as a speaker for the Automotive Leasing’s ‘Defining the Future of Fleet’ Conference on 29thJune at the Heritage Motor Centre.

South Central Ambulance Service NHS Trust (SCAS) take delivery of a new fleet and workshop management system from fleet software supplier Jaama.

TTC Automotive has won a contract to provide driver training for energy saving company, Mark Group.

‘Unless recipients of training take on board the information and guidance they receive, and actually act on it over the long term, it’s wasted so what does it take to really hit the mark?

BT Fleet has appointed National Mobile Windscreens as its vehicle glass service partner.

A large car and van fleet has outsourced much of its supply and fleet management but will retain its in-house fleet manager.

Leasedrive Velo is readying its war-chest for acquisition and expects to make at least one announcement later this year.

Masternaut Three X has won £10 million of new business from the utilities and public sector including local authorities and power and water suppliers.

Driver management is becoming a fundamental part of managing a fleet, but operators are struggling to manage the human element.

Three in every five fleets continue to allow their drivers to use hands-free phones while driving, preferring to offer guidelines on their use rather than imposing an outright ban.

Fleets could cut fuel bills by a quarter by employing a third party to record and verify mileages submitted by drivers.

A poll of finance bosses has revealed that almost half don’t have a firm grasp of VAT-related company car costs.

Almost one-in-four fleets are now paying their drivers more than the Government’s advisory fuel rates (AFR), a Fleet News poll has found.

The extent to which grey fleet vehicles are being used as an alternative to company cars has been revealed in a major industry survey.

Northgate Vehicle Hire has won a new three-year agreement for the renewal of the Securitas Mobile 50-vehicle fleet.

A fleet of 50 cars is being provided by Northgate Vehicle Hire to Securitas Mobile. The new three-year agreement for the renewal of the whole Securitas Mobile fleet.

Cybit has launched a new Tax & Expense Manager module for its Fleetstar-Online fleet tracking and vehicle telematics solution.

In March, 8.8% more new commercial vehicles were registered in the EU than in March 2009, marking the first increase in almost two years.

Betting and gaming conglomerate Gala Coral Group has outsourced the management of its 300-strong company car fleet and 180 grey fleet cars to Fleet Alliance

Transport businesses must take extra care that their systems for checking driving licences of people driving for work are “robust and enforced”.

A Van Excellence Code has been launched aimed at establishing a voluntary set of standards for van fleets.

A van fleet has achieved a £400,000 saving by moving from a three-year to a four-year replacement cycle and switching from Ford to Citroen.

Lombard has won a tender to provide and manage a fleet of 190 vans and cars for Nationwide Maintenance.

Despite what fleet managers may think, size is not important. The benefits of improving the safety of a company’s drivers are the same if a fleet is five or 5,000 vehicles.

The leadership teams of both AA DriveTech and a2om International have announced a formal partnership focused on delivering online risk assessment and e-learning technology to the corporate fleet management world.

Yorkshire Water has extended its vehicle tracking solution that uses DigiCore’s C-track technology to include a further 130 vans.

CLM is urging fleets to set CO2 emissions caps at 140g/km, rather than 160g/km, in anticipation of future changes to the Capital Allowance threshold.

Zipcar has acquired the car sharing service, Streetcar bringing together these two companies to create a single, global brand.

With replacements for seized engines costing between £3,000 and £8,500, fleet management company Masterlease is urging Britain’s three million company car drivers to check their oil more regularly.