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HERTZ franchise holder Auto Travel has awarded a £1.8 million deal to LDV.

VAUXHALL Motors has appointed Jonathan Browning as its new chairman in addition to his role as vice president of sales, marketing and aftersales at General Motors Europe.

A BROAD range of risk issues will be analysed and good practice shared at this month’s Fleet News Spring Conference.

THOUSANDS of business car users are driving with unsafe tyres, new research has revealed.

A RUSH to install hands-free mobile phone kits in cars has led to four-week waiting periods for some models, fleets claim.

A NEW regional chairman and secretary have taken the helm at the Association of Car Fleet Operators South West and Wales region.

THE Association of Car Fleet Operators (ACFO) is holding its 2005 AGM and conference on Tuesday, May 17.

A FLEET of 20 smart fortwos, some liveried in red and yellow, are being used to promote fire safety in Cheshire.

CADILLAC has revealed prices for its right-hand drive CTS saloon range.

A SOUTH east veterinary practice has ordered a fleet of Nissan Micras to ensure its four-legged patients can be transported between practices.

ACCIDENT Exchange, which provides vehicles to prestige dealerships for clients involved in accidents, has boosted its fleet by more than 300% during the past year.

CITROEN UK is expecting reduced administration, greater cost-effectiveness and a speedier service from its E-auction, Smartsell and Dealer Exchange systems.

KWIK-FIT Fleet corporate accounts director Nigel Davies has raised £6,000 for a specialist palliative care centre after a 180-mile cycle ride.

FLEET executives must be prepared to ‘make themselves unpopular’ if they are to run a safe and efficient company car policy.

DRIVER training for chauffeurs is a completely different ball game to that of regular company car drivers, who don’t normally need to know how to escape from armed hijackers intent on kidnapping their passengers.

FLEET software giant cfc solutions is building on the most profitable year in its history with plans for a major new focus on winning fleet business.

IT might seem like teaching your grandmother to suck eggs, but nagging your drivers to wash their cars regularly could save hundreds of pounds in the long run on residual values.

A LARGE number of fleets still purchase their vehicles outright and have to tackle the used car market directly. In the latest extract from his book, industry expert Colin Tourick examines the challenges.

YOU know you have spent a long time in leasing when not only have some of the company names you worked for disappeared, but also some of the countries you worked in.

LAUNCH dates of key fleet models.

WHAT is a condom doing on a driver training website? Unsurprisingly reduceroadrisk.co.uk caught my eye with this visual icebreaker.

THE latest appointments in the fleet industry.

COMMERCIAL vehicle sales continued to be strong in April and point towards good economic conditions during the new Parliament.

FLEET professionals are being urged to attend a conference aimed at improving standards in the industry.

CATERING firm TVS has taken delivery of three Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vans fitted with refrigeration equipment.

Tony Blair has successfully led the Labour Party to his third term in office. In the run-up to the General Election, FNN asked the three main political parties to outline their views on the issue of transport. Here is what David Jamieson, Minister for Roads, promised.

THE number of vehicles being stolen in the UK has almost halved in the past three years.