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AN increase in the number of people using boiling water to de-ice their windscreens has contributed to an increase in call-outs to repair or replace cracked glass.

THE case for in-house fleet management for public fleets has been given a major boost with a county council deciding to run its own vehicles after considering and then rejecting tenders for a seven-year outsourcing contract.

FALLING residual values for MPVs could signal the return of the stretched town car, one limousine manufacturer is predicting.

KWIK-FIT Fleet is opening more centres around Europe as it pushes forward expansion plans.

NISSAN’S latest lines of vans are starting to hit the used market, three years after launch, and are doing well, figures show.

MOST drivers in Britain are unable to identify more than half of common road signs, a new survey has found.

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

A COMPANY which supplies specialist equipment to use on television stage sets, aircrafts and large plant machinery has taken delivery of eight new Mercedes-Benz Vito vans.

LAUNCH dates for key fleet models.

CONTRACT hire and leasing company ALD Automotive has chosen Peak Performance as its risk management partner.

NATIONAL Car Rental has announced a series of enhancements to its carhirebooker.com web-based car rental reservation systems designed specifically for businesses.

THE used car market is expected to stabilise during 2006, according to industry analyst CAP Monitor.

ALLIED Bakeries has signed a £500,000 deal with a Peugeot dealer to take ownership of 50 vehicles a year.

GROUND maintenance firm ISS Waterers Landscape has signed a deal to put vehicle tracking and telematics equipment in its fleet of vans.

MIKE Wear, former Ford fleet executive and now manufacturer and dealer relations director at Motability Operations, has been awarded the OBE in the New Year’s Honours for his public service as chairman of the Vehicle Crime Reduction Action Team (VCRAT).

RESULTS from sales around the country.

LETTERS to Fleet News’ acting editor Steve Moody.

MANUFACTURERS continually strive to introduce new technology into their cars – much of it currently focused on making cars safer.

PROTECTIVE coatings company SigmaKolon has signed a three-year fleet management deal for its 200 vehicles.

AVERAGE fuel prices in the UK.

Plans to improve the M6 between Manchester and Birmingham will be set out by the Highways Agency.

HIGH fuel prices and the impact of road charging schemes dominate the biggest concerns facing UK finance directors today, a new survey has shown.

VAUXHALL’S two UK car and van factories smashed their previous production records during 2005.

LCV hire firm Northgate plc has released its interim results for the half-year to October 31, revealing a 2.4% increase in pre-tax profit to £28.3m (2004: £27.6m).

FOUR students have been awarded a BVRLA Master in Business Administration (MBA) (Automotive Industries).

VOLKSWAGEN’S new Fox city car will cost from £6,595 when it goes on sale next week.

A MASSIVE increase in the number of people buying presents online at the end of last year had a major impact on short-term van rentals, one company claims.

TOYOTA has made slight revisions to its Prius hybrid model for 2006.

TYRE manufacturer Michelin is recalling a batch of tyres after the discovery of an anomaly that could cause rapid deflation.

VOLVO’s XC90 SUV is now available with a free service package for fleet customers.