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AVIS Rent A Car’s corporate customers can now extend their rental agreements to include vans following a tie-up with rental company TLS.

FLEETS are urged to remind drivers that ensuring tyres are inflated to the correct level can reduce fuel costs by up to 10%.

COMPANIES are increasingly getting the message that work-related road safety is an essential part of the business, with more and more fleets signing up to risk management schemes.

MORE than two-thirds of company car drivers are prepared to accept strong measures to tackle congestion such as road pricing, but expect road improvements and tax concessions in return.

LAND Rover’s next Freelander is likely to have an entry-level point £5,000 more expensive than the model it will replace at the end of the year.

SCOTTISH-based window and door specialist Caledonian Windows is using telematics to improve operational efficiency and customer service.

A TEAM of AA patrol staff were today due to have completed a drive from John O’Groats to Land’s End in a family of vehicles representing every decade since the 1950s, including a 1951 Land Rover Series 1, a 1964 Austin Mini and 1970 Morris Minor.

MOTOR research centre Thatcham and global automotive management consultancy Autopolis have been appointed by the European Parliament to author a report on the safety of crash repair parts.

CHIEF research scientist David Lynam, who works in the Transport Research Laboratory’s safety division, was awarded an OBE in the Queen’s 80th Birthday Honours list.

FLEET professionals are promised an industry-focused international business day at this year’s British Motor Show.

FLEET NewsNet looks at whether speeding-related websites help or hinder road safety and justice.

A LEADING management body is calling on the Government to introduce industry-wide qualifications for managers.

THE latest appointments in the fleet industry.

KEY questions on employment answered by experts.

THIS is the new Mercedes-Benz CL-Class set to arrive in the UK in spring 2007.

CITROEN is bringing two concepts to the UK for the very first time at this year’s British International Motor Show (July 20-30, ExCel, London).

LAND Rover has released the first details - and pictures - of the Freelander 2.

Renault CEO Carlos Ghosn has announced he plans to completely transform Renault’s brand image by the end of this year to make it a truly global brand, while remaining ‘very French’.

RUSSIAN automotive group Gaz, controlled by Russia’s aluminium oligarch Oleg Deripaska, is in talks to buy van-maker LDV.

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THE Government has unveiled new targets to reduce carbon emissions from its fleets of vehicles, after Fleet NewsNet discovered earlier this year that most had either missed the previous target or were unaware it existed.

FLEETS look set to face extra administration under plans to pursue British motorists for parking fines and speeding tickets issued abroad.

PLANS to reform the VAT on private mileage fuel rates for business cars could prompt fleets to choose lower-emission cars.

REDUCING speed is the most effective way to reduce fuel bills and fleets are being urged to clamp down on offending drivers.

THE Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) made £6.3 million last year by selling access to the names and addresses of motorists on its database, it has been revealed.

BP is investing £285 million to establish a dedicated energy laboratory aimed at researching commercial alternatives to petrol and diesel.

PENSIONER John Gedge has paid for a speeding ticket he picked up in America – 52 years ago.

VOLKSWAGEN Fleet is celebrating a sales milestone after issuing its 250,000th Agency Agreement invoice.