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A RENTAL company has placed an order for new Ford Transits worth £5 million at showroom prices.

PAPERMAKER De La Rue has signed a complete fleet management deal with the Leasedrive Group.

THE views of more than 900 franchised dealers are included in a new report on new car finance, produced by Sewells Information & Research.

SCOTTISH leasing company Fleet Alliance is moving to new premises in Glasgow.

LEX Commercials has become Imperial Commercials after its takeover.

GENERATOR and engine firm Rollo UK has taken delivery of 23 Volkswagen Caddy and Transporter vans.

AVERAGE fuel prices in the UK.

TIREDNESS and driving are a bad combination. Put a tired driver behind the wheel and trouble is highly likely to be close at hand. All it takes is a second or so of doziness and the results can be disastrous.

LETTERS to Fleet News’ editor Martyn Moore.

‘IT’S just like driving a big car!’ Those were the exact words of photographer James Scorey as he returned the keys of our long-term Volkswagen Transporter to me after a recent photoshoot.

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

EUROTAXGLASS’S has produced its monthly market trends for the used light van market. Here are its findings:

RESULTS from sales around the UK.

THIS week's Fleet News contains a special technology section that looks at vehicle tracking. One of the featured systems has been tried by editor Martyn Moore and his blog now includes journey data.

IGNORE the ‘Epure’ name and forget about the hybrid fuel cell motor under the bonnet – Peugeot’s 207 concept to be revealed at Paris shows how the 207 CC model will look when it goes on sale next year.

FLEETS are being warned of confusion among drivers about new child seat laws, which could lead to them being fined.

TOYOTA GB has a new managing director in the form of Miguel Fonseca.

MOTOR industry IT company Autocom has taken over the global remarketing business RRL Polk and Co.

AUGUST’S new car market continued its traditional role of living in the shadow of the plate change this month, recording a fall of 6.1%.

CHARITY Help the Aged has signed a two-year management deal with CLM to look after its 330-strong fleet.

THE problem with running a fleet is that drivers have an annoying habit of taking their vehicles away from the safety and security of the base.

THERE'S no shortage of options. Use this review to choose which is best for you.

FLEET News editor Martyn Moore has been trialling the Visca system

WE meet the rock drummer turned fleet manager who has found telematics to be a Godsend

A STUDY has shown that office-based workers spend an average of 2.1 hours a day dealing with interruptions.

STEWART Myles has joined claims management group Audatex following the formation of a crash repair team.

VEHICLE services and used car remarketing group First Fleet has completed its senior management team with the appointments of Dave Hakin as transport director and Ian Strong as operations director.

LLOYDS TSB Autolease has promoted Richard Crawford to team leader for its newly-created commercial Vehicle Technical & Ancillary Support team.

GLYN Fisher, head of remarketing, Masterlease

JACK Pryde, fleet manager, Dunfermline Building Society