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THERE are only two weeks until you get the chance to have your say in the 2007 Fleet News Awards, so it’s time to start mulling over which manufacturer and what car have impressed you most in the past year.

FALLING oil prices were likely to trigger a number of supermarkets and garages to reduce the price of fuel this week.

CRIMINAL gangs are targeting fleets as part of a new crimewave sweeping Britain in which drivers fall victim to staged motor accidents.

A BUSINESS campaign group is calling on London’s transport officials to reimburse thousands of motorists who have been charged administration fees by rental and leasing companies after incurring congestion charge fines.

SAFETY issues surrounding drivers’ eyesight are covered in a free information pack being offered to fleets.

THE changing face of the fleet market will see Peugeot looking to attack all fronts in 2007, after a year which saw a spectacular sales leap.

NISSAN’S new X-trail has been caught undergoing final testing in the UK.

HONDA’S new Civic Type R has attracted a class-leading residual value forecast.

SOUTH Korean car firm Hyundai secured a record year for sales in the UK in 2006.

SEAT has announced prices for its new, larger Altea XL model.

THE new Vauxhall Corsavan will cost from £8,740 (ex-VAT) which deliveries begin in March.

COMPANY car drivers are putting lives at risk because many of them are unsure of their employers’ policies on breakdowns.

CUSTOMERS of VT Software Solutions, the company behind Tranman software, are being told it is ‘business as usual’ following its takeover by software and services group, Civica.

ATS EUROMASTER has announced plans to equip its UK centres with technology to service and complete minor repairs on run-flat tyres.

FLEET managers have the chance to get expert face-to-face advice on risk management, government taxation policy, green fleet management and fleet finance at the Fleet News Business Forum.

INDEPENDENT body repair group Fix Auto has signed up all of its locations to attain the Thatcham BSI Kitemark.

SALES figures show that Vauxhall continued its dominance in the Motability market in 2006.

FLEET managers can still sign up for the seventh annual Fleet News Europe Conference, to be held in Brussels on February 8.

AVERAGE fuel prices in the UK.

TOP 10 stories last week on Fleet News.co.uk.

COMPULSORY registration has been removed from certain areas of fleetnews.co.uk’s sister site CompanyCarDriver.

LETTERS to Fleet News editor Martyn Moore.

THE used market in 2007 is likely to follow the same pattern of unit sales, profitability and residual values as 2006.

THE Xsara Picasso has done a great job for Citroen. It was the best-selling mini-MPV for many years, but a combination of its potato shape, plasticky interior and huge numbers of short-term and Motability sales had a negative effect on its residuals.

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

RESULTS from sales across the UK.

BOSSES at the UK’s biggest leasing company have voiced concerns over the impact extended service intervals have on safety.

MAJOR legislative changes to the way fleets operate larger vans will continue to prove a boon for sales of light commercial vehicles throughout 2007, experts predict.

LITTER-lout fleet drivers are being hit in the pocket by local authorities when they are caught in the act.

SCOTTISH-based catering butcher Campbell’s Prime Meat hopes to eliminate driver overtime payments after installing telematics systems in its 75 delivery vehicles.