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PLANS for a new system of charges, designed to incentivise the use of time saving electronic tags over the Dartford Crossing, have been announced.

NEW MoT fees are due to come into force from November 7.

THE cost of running a new car has gone up by more than £500 according to the RAC.

COMPANIES that leave road works unfinished will now face a £2,500 fine each day they run over an agreed deadline.<P>

PROJECTS fail – some spectacularly – and, looking at project management stats, if you were a betting man you wouldn’t lay money on their successful delivery.

FIAT will be showcasing its 100bhp Panda at this month’s MPH 06 show.

‘If it requires substantial fines to bring about the necessary change in behaviour, then so be it.'

A FLEET News award can change your life. For years, fleet managers have reported that winning a Fleet News award has raised their profile and given their careers a boost and manufacturers and service companies have seen sales increase after winning a coveted accolade from Britain’s biggest and best fleet publication.

AN increasing number of drivers are remembering to pay London’s congestion charge, the UK’s two biggest leasing companies have found.

EIGHT out of 10 fleet brokers expect to see further consolidation in the market next year.

PARKING, speeding and other fines are costing the UK contract hire industry £9.5 million a year.

BUILDING contractor MPG Contracts has signed a sole supply, sale and leaseback deal with DaimlerChrysler Fleet Management.

CITROËN’S C4 is now available with an automatic gearbox linked to the 140bhp 2.0-litre diesel engine.

PEUGEOT’S 107 city car range now has a new entry-level model – the £6,895 Urban Lite.

TOYOTA has added a new model to its range of Hilux pick-up trucks.

FAST-fit operator Hi-Q Fleet will supply a tyre management service to Swansea-based contract hire and leasing company Business & Vehicle Finance.

ONLY a fifth of companies have a formal policy governing the use of satellite-navigation systems by their fleet drivers, a new report has found.

PEUGEOT UK’s managing director has reiterated his commitment to fleet following reports last week suggesting the firm was dramatically reducing its fleet business.

FLEET management firm CLM has chosen All Fleet Services (AFS) to manage service booking requirements for a new customer.

T-MOBILE is installing a driver safety and fleet risk management product in 240 of its 800-strong company car fleet.

FLEETS familiar with driver risk management group Drive & Survive can now use the company for free van driver training after it gained Safe & Fuel Efficient Driving (SAFED) accreditation.

NISSAN has topped its Micra line-up with the Active Luxury model.

FLEET views are being sought for the Sewells Contract Hire Survey 2007.

A 1962 Amphicar car auctioned at a BCA classic and historic sale fetched £10,000.

AVERAGE fuel prices in the UK.

LETTERS to Fleet News’ editor Martyn Moore.

PRICES of upper-medium cars have improved more than those of any other vehicle sector in the last month.

RANGE Rover’s new diesel engine finally offers the sort of refinement found with the wonderful 420 CDI engine in Mercedes-Benz’s massive new G-class.

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

RESULTS from sales around the UK.