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LOMBARD Vehicle Management is covering extra VED charges levelled on customers’ vehicles after the charges were increased in the Budget.

A LONDON-based mini-cab service is claiming to be the capital’s first all-hybrid private hire firm.

FINDINGS that more than a third of motorists who drive after taking illegal drugs pass roadside sobriety tests has led to calls for roadside drug-testing equipment to be rolled out.

THE Volkswagen Golf has again topped the poll as the best-selling car on the fleet of the UK’s largest leasing company.

THE first of Ford’s new V8 diesel engines has rolled off the production line at Dagenham.

VOLKSWAGEN has revised its Golf Plus range with a new entry-level model and spec changes.

RENAULT has added a clutchless manual gearbox option to its Modus range.

RENTAL firm Europcar has launched a new prestige car service.

Average fuel prices in the UK.

LETTERS to Fleet News’ editor Martyn Moore.

AS a fleet driver, I welcome any advancement in vehicle technology that will make the 40,000-plus miles I drive each year safer and more comfortable. Yet all this comes at a price to the modern fleet manager.

FLEET NewsNet looks at how new cars taken on to a fleet might perform over the next three years/60,000 miles.

THE value of one-year-old cars has dropped year-on-year, with industry analysts divided over the reasons and the effect it could have on three and four-year-old fleet cars.

RESULTS from sales around the country.

SALES of light commercial vehicles across Europe are up by more 5% for the year to date, latest figures show.

LUXURY and city cars are among the best performing segments in terms of European new car sales, latest analysis has shown.

THE 06 registration plate change in March failed to ignite much interest in the new car market with sales down once again.

AUDI has announced pricing for its A6 Allroad quattro.

PRICE finding firm DealDrivers has launched a new service to find cheaper vehicles for small fleets.

TELEMATICS company Cybit has signed a deal to provide 80 units of its Fleetstar-Online fleet management software to Ideal Boilers.

CONSULTANCY firm Atkins has appointed fleet management company Zenith Vehicle Contracts to provide accident management for its 2,500-vehicle fleet.

CLM Fleet Management and DriveTech have joined forces to offer a risk assessment and management service.

WAY back in 1998, the S80 was the first Volvo to feature the current family ‘face’ – smoother lines and a conscious effort to move away from Volvo’s then-boxy image.

THOUSANDS of health clubs make a fortune every January as eager people sign up following a Christmas of indulgence.

WHEN the acronyms CDW, TPC or PAI are bandied about there is a likely chance you vaguely recognise them.

THE latest appointments in the fleet industry.

COMPANYCarDriver.co.uk has slimmed its registration process to make it even easier and quicker to sign up.

LAUNCH dates for key fleet models.

THE world premiere of the new Audi TT Coupe is taking place in Berlin today, at 5.30pm GMT.

PENGRAGON has made a formal offer for rival dealer group Lookers.