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RESULTS from the UK auctions halls.

COOKING appliance manufacturer Glen Dimplex Cooking has taken delivery of its 100th Nissan Primastar van.

THE case of Girbash v Main Line decided by the Court of Appeal earlier this year discussed the liability of a garage which had allegedly carried out a defective brake service on a white van.

LETTERS to Fleet News’ editor John Maslen.

THE top three manufacturers in the UK fleet market are likely to cement their positions this year as registrations look set to topple previous records.

CHRYSLER'S Grand Voyager is now available with a fold-flat seating system which dispenses with the need to remove seats. <p>

THE newly-appointed EU Transport Commissioner has put road safety as the top of his priority list.

THE average three-year residual values for cars across Europe have fallen dramatically over the past year, new research reveals.

Halesowen-based company Rydale Windows' 'buy British' policy has seen it take delivery of 10 LDV Convoy vans for the expanding double glazing business.

ONE of Britain’s most senior police officers is demanding a ‘root-and-branch’ reform of every speed limit in the UK as part of a determined effort to stop drivers breaking the law.

THE National Health Service has revealed details of new fleet framework agreements with a host of suppliers, worth £150 million over the next three years.

TWO fleets – Sainsbury’s and Scottish Water – have both announced major telematics deals which cover a total of more than 2,000 vehicles.

THE Fleet News Awards 2005 now has a dedicated website that gives full details of the high-profile event.

MERCEDES-BENZ has unveiled the next version of the M-class, which will arrive next year with three new engines, new automatic transmissions and new safety technology.

PEUGEOT’S revised 607 is now available with a modified front end, interior enhancements and tweaked suspension.

A FLEET driver clocked up more than 30 points on his driving licence in one week as he travelled to and from work.

THE Government has revealed plans for a dedicated lane reserved for vehicles carrying two or more people on the M1.

FLEET NewsNet looks at the options available for the employee with an eye on the exclusive, the glamorous and the extreme in travel.

THIS is the third rental company site to fall under the Web Watch critical eye in four weeks and the triumvirate concludes with Sixt’s site at www.sixt.co.uk.

LAUNCH dates for key fleet models.

THE latest appointments in the fleet industry.

FLEETS are unlikely to benefit from a European-wide road tolling after a study claimed the system was unlikely to be operational by the end of the decade.

A HOST of expert speakers have been announced for the Fleet News Europe Conference 2005.

PAN-EUROPEAN fleets that are part of the International Fleet Services Ltd (IFSL) alliance are promised the chance to make better informed decisions by using its new website.

MG Rover has opened four new dealerships in Berlin, taking the total number of new dealer appointments to 60 throughout Europe during the year.

FLEET operators have vowed to fight Government plans to introduce a new 3% benefit-in-kind tax levy on diesel company cars announced in the pre-Budget report

WOMEN are increasingly influencing the company car market. And carmakers are having to react to female buying power

LONDON Mayor Ken Livingstone has been accused of ‘daylight robbery’ for proposing that the capital’s congestion charge increases by 60% to £8 a day

FLEETS now have less than a month to enter the prestigious Fleet News Awards 2005