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RESULTS from the UK’s auction halls.

Two cars plucked from obscurity from the auction halls.

FLEET operators could be losing millions of pounds at auction when selling vehicles because they are reluctant to accept bids lower than guide prices.

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

NORWICH Union has launched what it calls the UK’s only telematics-based fleet insurance product.

All the glitz and the glamour of the show in pictures.

A FLEET safety strategy blueprint has been launched after many directors were exposed as out of touch and disengaged in a hard-hitting new report.

AN investigation into causes of vehicle damage at Britain’s biggest fleet has sparked a major new initiative after it revealed parking bumps were costing £18 million a year.

A DEMANDING service level agreement by fleet bosses at Target Express Parcels has been introduced as part of a major rebranding for the fleet.

BENTLEY is offering the few people able to join its band of owners the opportunity to enter an even more exclusive sector.

FLEET managers using Tuskerdirect’s software system Fleet Desk 2 now have added services following a revamp of the software.

UK WORKERS are over- worked and over-stressed, according to latest research, which shows that many are too tired to have a social life outside the office.

FLEET decision-makers are floating a new idea for industry meetings, by taking them out to sea.

COMPANY car drivers are being targeted by a new online risk assessment tool which has been launched in a bid to reduce the number of work-related crashes on Britain’s roads.

DECISION-makers could be saving money with one hand and throwing it away with the other because of mismatched fleet policies.

FLEETS seeking an eye-catching vehicle could do worse than put in an offer for this customised car.

WHILE America sweeps up after hurricane Ivan, Britain has had its share of weather-related problems.

Average fuel prices in the UK.

THE growing fleet market of Slovakia has prompted leasing company Arval PHH to open a subsidiary office in the country.

EUROPEAN fleets could benefit financially from a proposal to open up the EU's car parts market. The European Commission has adopted a proposal to open up the €10 billion market for car parts to independent parts makers.

RENAULT'S budget Logan is to go on sale across most of Western Europe from the middle of next year.

A DIVISION of the world’s largest food service company has invested £4.5 million on updating its fleet.

A DEMANDING service level agreement by fleet bosses at Target Express Parcels has been introduced as part of a major rebranding for the fleet.

Last week, Fleet News launched the Rip-Up Red Tape campaign, aimed at ridding firms of unnecessary bureaucracy. John Maslen looks at some of the problems facing fleets

Fleet News speaks to the leading manufacturers at the motor show.

For fleet management purposes VAT is the deceptively simple tax calculation which unfortunately opens the door to all sorts of potential costs.

Letters to the editor

EVERY important decision in life has to be made bearing in mind a list of good points and not so good.

THE introduction of congestion charging in London and plans for road tolls throughout the UK is playing into the hands of fleet operators who allow staff to ride motorcycles.

IT is not just the fiscal benefits of running a motorcycle which need to be assessed. Health and well-being can also play a part in decision making.