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European fleets could face a revolution in vehicle servicing following changes to rules on car distribution, a new survey has found.

COMPANY car drivers across Europe are being targeted by a major drink-driving campaign launched by the European Union after research revealed one-third of fatal road accidents are caused by drink.

SALES of commercial vehicles across Europe have fallen, latest figures show.

Here are just some of the stories featured in Fleet News Europe over the past year.

BRITISH Car Auctions has launched a new tracking database designed to highlight which cars are sold at its centres with or without a V5 document.

NEW legislation governing used vehicle sales looks set to cause chaos throughout the industry, CAP has warned.

A SHORTAGE of good clean used van stock means prices are holding 'exceptionally well' in all sectors this month, claims pricing expert Plex Publishing.

FLEETS can expect a 'buoyant' used car market this month with the stock they offer sold quickly, Manheim Auctions claims.

Back in mid-January when the last lot of festivities were over and the trade, like the rest of the country, was getting back to normal, I wrote a paragraph in this column warning of the dangers of the bad weather.' Martin Ward, CAP national research manager.

FLEETS will be the first to operate hydrogen-powered fuel cell vehicles, the world's biggest car maker General Motors has revealed. The firm made the commitment as it unveiled its latest test model designed to bring emission-free motoring a step closer.

VAN fleet management is a decade behind equivalent car fleets and employers must take action to stop commercial vehicles being treated as the poor relation to business cars, a new report has claimed.

LONDON mayor Ken Livingstone is considering scrapping the £10 per vehicle fee for fleets registering to pay congestion charges in advance, in a move that could save companies thousands of pounds.

BANK of Scotland's Vehicle Management Division has secured a deal to provide 35 vehicles to Hamilton-based Homebuy Direct.

FINAL details of the Fourth European Motor Insurance Directive, due for publication within days, are unlikely to force fleets to register vehicles they have for less than 14 days, fleets have been told.

LEGAL action could be launched against the Government to recover hundreds of thousands of pounds in taxes paid on motoring expenses.

THE Retail Motor Industry Federation (RMI) has won its battle to stop HM Customs and Excise adding VAT to Vehicle Excise Duty when a car is sold.

KEVIN McNally has been appointed managing director of LeasePlan UK.

BMW has sold more cars by the end November than it did in the whole of 2001.

ROCHE Diagnostics, a division of pharmaceutical giant Roche Holdings, has signed up to a new online risk assessment package for company car drivers.

ONE of Britain's biggest leasing firm's, CitiCapital Fleet, has closed to new business following a review of the operation by parent firm CitiGroup.

TECHNOLOGY firm WS2 and consultancy HSL are planning a fund-raising drive around the three of the largest leasing companies in the UK.

HIGHER-output diesel versions of the MG ZR and ZS models and Rover 25 and 45 are now on sale, after their development was exclusively revealed by Fleet NewsNet in October.

LOGISTICS company ANC has launched a £2 million car ownership scheme in conjunction with Lloyds TSB autolease division Whitechapel.

EMPLOYEES could be driving vehicles illegally because more than half of fleet operators are unaware of a five-year old change to the driving licence, a survey has found.

FLEET NewsNet sister title Motor Cycle News has taken to four wheels to help promote the leading bike title. It has taken on a new Vauxhall Frontera in a partnership deal with the manufacturer.

MINORPLANET Systems has launched a new booklet giving detailed information about the company.

THE Association of Car Fleet Operators has welcomed the Government's proposals to ban the use of hand-held mobile phones in cars, but warned against rushing through legislation.

THE TransportEnergy Best Practice programme has launched Travel Plan News for employees who work on travel plans for their companies.

MERCEDES-Benz has launched a 3.5-tonne tipper.

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