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HARDLY a week goes by at Fleet Towers without someone trying to blag a van from me. You see, in addition to my title of production editor at Fleet News, I am also editor of that veritably vibrant van organ Fleet Van.

THE growth of pay-as-you-go road pricing directives across Europe has prompted transport conglomerate Sanef to acquire telematics company Masternaut in a multi-million pound deal.

COMPANY car drivers travelling across borders into Italy or Spain could fall foul of a new law if their vehicles break down on the country's roads.

RUSSIA'S Raiffeisen Leasing is likely to receive a US$60 million loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), boosting its leasing services to Russian and Western-owned companies.

THE Government has told fleets that any plans for the introduction of a national congestion charging scheme are at least 10 years away.

A SOUTH eastern utility company is installing a vehicle tracking system across its 1,200-strong fleet in a bid to slash journey times for drivers.

MORE commercial vehicles were registered in June than in any single month in history – and signs are that the boom in van sales sees no sign of abating.

GEORGE Alexander, chief editor, Commercial Vehicles at Glass’s, has looked at the key trends in the used commercial vehicle market.

ARGUMENTS over speeding and the use of deterrents reached new levels this year when death threats were issued against campaigners who supported anti-speed schemes – but is their anger clouding their judgement?

COMPANY cars dominated the June new car market, taking more than 56% of registrations and continuing on course for another record year.

THE Defence Vehicle Dynamics Show 2004 at Millbrook was an opportunity for vehicle manufacturers and support providers to demonstrate the latest products and developments.

VAN fleet operators now have a new online source for industry news.

Launch dates for key fleet models.

VOLKSWAGEN'S refreshed website for its fleet customers is a solid gold needle in a virtual haystack.

The latest appointments in the fleet industry.

IN the tough macho world that is Britain's 4x4 truck market, the Mazda B2500 seems to have been largely overlooked so far

COCA-COLA Enterprises (CCL) has awarded a £3 million contract after pitching two of Britain's biggest fleet manufacturers against each other in a battle for its business. <p></p>

IN the tough macho world that is Britain's 4x4 truck market, the Mazda B2500 seems to have been largely overlooked so far.

Average fuel prices in the UK

THE market has proved very unpredictable over the past couple of weeks, with large volumes of vehicles at many auction centres

OUR experts on the auction floor give you the lowdown on what's selling and what's sitting

IN the tough macho world that is Britain's 4x4 truck market, the Mazda B2500 seems to have been largely overlooked so far

TRAFFIC calming measures do not work on the majority of company car drivers and instead are causing them to drive more dangerously, flout laws and crash

THE AA has been bought in a massive £1.75 billion deal by the same company which bought Kwik-Fit from Ford two years ago

A CALL for a 'fighting fund' to save company cars has been rejected by the contract hire and leasing industry

BMW has revealed details of the new high-performance M5 model due to go on sale early in 2005

PEUGEOT will launch an all-new small car next year, claiming class-leading safety features and electric sliding doors as standard

COCA-COLA Enterprises (CCL) has awarded a £3 million contract after pitching two of Britain's biggest fleet manufacturers against each other in a battle for its business

AVERAGE used car values have fallen by more than 5% over the past three months, according to a new report

MAZDA has put a concept car that only made its debut in January into production