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Thames Hospicecare has received a donation of two vehicles from LeasePlan UK.

Letters to Fleet News' editor Martyn Moore.

A technology supplier that helps fleets manage driver safety and reduce fuel consumption has secured a major investment.

Skoda is preparing to whip the covers off its new flagship model at the Geneva Motor Show.

The link road between the eastbound M40 (Junction 1a) and M25 (Junction 16) will be closed from 10pm until 5am each night from tonight (Thursday January 31) until Saturday February 2.

Up to two thirds of motorists will ignore severe weather warnings expected to be issued by the Met Office this weekend.

The first part of a new package of measures to improve the safety of stretched limousines and keep unlawful vehicles off the road has been launched by the Department for Transport.

BCA Walsall have been named best performing auction centre by Lex.

Bank of Scotland has announced a substantial investment in Quartix, a supplier of vehicle tracking systems.

New additions to BMW’s 3 Series Convertible and 1 Series Coupe line-up will be unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show next month.

Small fleets are being targeted in a new scheme from car supermarket group, Motorpoint.

Irish fleet managers are to be targeted in a new campaign by the country’s Road Safety Authority (RSA) after it emerged that some of country’s largest companies are failing to carry out even the most basic checks on their drivers.

Used car dealers have said they will focus on lower mileage, smaller, more economical engines and higher specification cars, in an attempt to boost sales.

Denmark has been criticised by the OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) for for not integrating its environmental strategies into its transport system.

European fleets will be legally obliged to play their part in helping Europe reduce its greenhouse gas emissions from 2013, should a new proposal from the European Commission become law.

Fleets committed to operating 100%diesel vehicles will be relieved to hear that a consultant's report advising the European Commission on long-term oil policy has recommended that Brussels increasingly favours diesel over petrol use.

Now approaching its third birthday, BMW's 3 Series is due a facelift and this shot gives a good idea of what the surgeon has in mind.

As the group responsible for selling up to a third of Renault's fleet volume, the Renault Retail Group (RRG) dealership chain knows better than most of the problems with early Laguna models.

CAP's manufacturer relationships manager Martin Ward scours the globe for the week's insider fleet intelligence

Paul Willis has quit as director of Volkwagen UK. His replacement is Chris Craft, director of VW Group sister-brand Skoda UK.

GM is putting its weight behind plans to put the Cadillac brand into the minds of Britain's user-choosers.

Premier Motorauctions has warned that the value of defleeted vehicles is being overestimated.

Volkswagen UK has been given the European Fleet Award 2007 by its parent company.

The House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee has published a damning report on the Government's biofuels strategy.

The trend towards providing company cars is set to continue into 2008, after 96% of employers said they expected more drivers who need a car for their job to opt for a company car.

Citroën has created a special edition of its C4 Picasso MPV for the UK market.

Toyota’s new Land Cruiser goes on sale next month.

A €3 million international research project to create multi-processor micro-chips able to operate in-car systems simultaneously, increasing their speed and efficiency, has received a boost.