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Fleet services provider Toomey Opticar has appointed Peter Eldon as managing director while Jim Salkeld takes the position of chief executive officer.

Carillion Fleet Management has increased the size of its team with the appointment of David Stanley as head of business development.

Andy Carroll has joined Gaz International, which owns LDV, as sales and marketing director.

KEY questions answered by the experts.

Mark Hudnott, fleet manager, Martlet Build

James Hopkins, fleet and remarketing director, Mazda Motors UK.

Growing congestion means company car drivers spend almost a third of their working year sitting behind the wheel of their vehicles, a new study has shown.

Companies should be more flexible in allowing employees to work from home in the battle against congestion.

Almost half of all businesses are unaware that the forthcoming smoking ban covers company vehicles.

High-profile business leaders and VIPs are to be loaned one of BMW’s hydrogen-powered 7 Series cars as the manufacturer raises awareness of its new environmentally-friendly model.

Rental firm Ryder has teamed up with grand prix circuit Silverstone to promote safer driving among its employees.

Kwik-Fit Fleet has expanded its range of services to fleets with the launch of an air conditioning recharging service.

Retail group Kingfisher, whose UK brands include B&Q, Screwfix Direct and Trade Depot, has outsourced its motor insurance claims management to WNS Assistance Fleet Direct.

The AA has been appointed roadside breakdown partner to Vectrix, described as a high-performance “eco-scooter”.

Fleets are increasingly paying for drinks and cigarettes without realising as drivers sneak them on to their fuel bills.

The North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) has added 43 new vehicles to its fleet.

This is Vauxhall’s all-new Agila city car that goes on sale in the UK early next year.

Fleets will be able to focus on the environment when they visit Company Car in Action 2007, the ride and drive event for fleet decision-makers.

US private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management is to buy a £3.7 billion majority stake in car firm DaimlerChrysler’s ailing US Chrysler arm.

The facilities management division of Denman Group has installed a telematics solution from Cybit in its fleet of more than 200 cars and vans.

Reflex Vehicle Sales, part of vehicle rental company Reflex Vehicle Solutions, has opened a new retail site in Middlesbrough.

Football players of all skill levels are sought by RAC and national disability charity Motability to take part in a five-a-side Football Charity Challenge in aid of Motability’s Charitable Grants fund.

Average fuel prices in the UK.

LETTERS to Fleet News’ editor Martyn Moore.

Used car prices have risen for the third successive quarter as company car drivers record less mileage on their vehicles.

Estates are a sensible option for the high mileage businessman with family commitments at the weekend. But these two estates aren’t a very sensible option, although from behind the steering wheel it might be hard to agree.

Martin Ward, CAP’s manufacturer relationships manager, scours the globe for the week’s insider fleet intelligence.

Results from sales around the UK.

Fleet News Online's sister site www.companycardriver is offering a free guide on the new laws governing the smoking in cars being introduced on July 1 in England.

A poll among small fleets has found that many fail to recognise how green fleet management can reduce overall operating costs.