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There has been a huge increase in the number of unroadworthy foreign lorries entering the UK over the past three years.

Grey fleet and fuel management will be two of the key issues covered at the annual Hit for Six conferences.

Average fuel prices in the UK.

Insurer Aon Corporation and SmartDrive have teamed up to provide a joint service called AonSmartDrive.

Imagitech has joined forces with Gfleet Services to work on road risk assessments and carbon footprint analysis.

National Car Rental recognised for their outstanding support of the BEN charity.

Toyota's plug-in hybrid car wins award.

One firm sees its annual fuel bill soar by almost £23,000.

The average price for a litre of diesel in the UK has broken the £6 a gallon mark for the first time – the equivalent to 131.9p.

Drivers are warned that motorways and major A roads leading to and from the Glastonbury Festival site, at Pilton in Somerset, are likely to be busy from tonight onwards

Fleets operated by small and medium companies have been warned to be aware that criminals are fraudulently obtaining new cars and then sub-letting them on to innocent parties.

The era of cheap fuel has ended forever and that the situation is going to get much worse over the next year, fleet managers have been warned.

Mirroring the declining used car market, the prices being paid for used fleet and lease vans have fallen to their lowest point in 2008.

According to new research, which was commissioned by a satellite navigation provider, the use of sat/nav offers major benefits for fleet drivers.

High-polluting cars that are already in use by fleets will be able to bypass new tax rules that come into force next year.

Some of the country’s largest contract hire companies are becoming increasingly concerned about difficulties they are experiencing trying to obtain credit.

CAP shows that depreciation rates rose from 2.2% in May to 4.2% in June.

Bauer Automotive, publisher of Fleet News, has appointed Ian Richardson as general manager of its business-to- business division.

FMG Support’s chief executive on the lessons an early business failure taught him

The transport sector should be a key focus of Government efforts to develop technology reducing carbon emissions, said an International Energy Agency report.

Foreign drivers in an accident in Greece are insufficiently protected, the European Commission has said.

Active Risk Management has launched a green fleet consultancy service to help fleets reduce their carbon footprint and cut fuel costs.

Camden Group Services, formerly known as Camden Corporate Fleet Services, has rebranded and moved to a new HQ.

Martin Port, managing director of telematics provider Masternaut Three X, has been named as the 2008 Ernst & Young Northern Entrepreneur for Technology and Communications.

A survey of more than 300 businesses by Europcar has revealed that 70% believe that congestion is impacting on the effectiveness of their staff travelling.

Aixam Mega has won a major environmental award for its electric and diesel-powered commercial vehicles.

Corporate insurance intermediary CBG Group and telematics provider Eagle-i Telematics have announced a partnership.

Environmentally-friendly rental company Green Motion will plant a tree each time one of its corporate and retail customers rents a car

Fleets refusing first time bids for defleeted cars in the hope of achieving better prices next time round are costing themselves thousands of pounds.