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A ROAD widening plan which would cause traffic chaos for drivers on part of the M25 has moved a step closer with the awarding of a £138 million Highways Agency contract for the scheme.

PRESTIGE credit hire and accident management provider Accident Exchange has posted year-end profits of £7.4 million on a turnover of £21.7 million.

THE retail motor industry is facing increasing pressure to address standards in servicing and repair. The recent Trading Standards Institute mystery shopping report has placed the sector, once again, in the firing line.

LeasePlan is one of the largest contract hire and leasing companies in the world, yet it is still learning about the fleet industry, according to UK managing director Kevin McNally. John Maslen reports

THE company car fleet best practice mantra: ‘be flexible, be adaptable’ is now a British Armed Forces standing order.

SOME risks, the MoD agrees, are best managed by industry rather than the military.

THE first production version of Roush Technology’s all-new all-terrain load-carrier made an appropriately rain-lashed debut at DVD 05.

DEFENCE Vehicle Dynamics is the showcase event for the Ministry of Defence’s vehicle capability.

TRUCKMAKER MAN ERF UK has signed a contract worth more than £1billion with the Defence Procurement Agency to provide 5,000 vehicles to the British Armed Forces.

IVECO and Euromotive (Kent) teamed up with Lex Defence to produce a prototype 11-seater military personnel carrier that will meet both British Armed Forces’ requirements and comply with the Public Services Vehicles (PSV) operators’ licence

DRIVERS caught speeding are being offered an alternative to points and a fine but how effective are the latest speed awareness courses? Adele Burton reports

THE RAC Foundation recently called on the Government to offer speed awareness courses to habitual offenders and motorists caught at high speeds, as well as first time and low-level offenders.

Introducing a blanket risk policy for all drivers may not always be the best solution. Adele Burton talks to RAC Business Solutions’ director of fleet services John Ascroft about instigating a bespoke solution.

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

USED car values have started to depreciate at a faster rate, with no signs of an upswing over the summer as consumer confidence wanes

RESULTS from sales around the UK.

LATEST appointments in the fleet industry.

Flash site is Aston Martin fans’ dream

The latest new launches.

THE Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents has announced the death of John Howard OBE, its chief executive since January 2004.

FIXED-cost servicing schemes are at the centre of a safety row amid claims that they are creating an auditing black hole which could lead to prosecution for firms whose cars are involved in accidents.

HONDA is planning a hybrid version of every model within five years as part of a massive investment in green cars.

FULL details of Hit For Six, the not-to-be-missed industry event, including sponsors and speakers, can be found by visiting www.hitforsixconference.com.

ONE in 10 fleet drivers who have opted for a cash alternative instead of a company car do not have adequate insurance for the vehicle to be used on business, a major survey of hundreds of drivers has found.

SEWELLS Information and Research has published a definitive guide bringing together key statistics and reports on the whole UK motor industry.

A ROAD safety organisation is calling on the Government to force fleets to report details of serious road crashes involving employees driving on business in a bid to improve safety.

MERCEDES-BENZ has announced prices for its new B-class hatchback range, which goes on sale here in September.