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Air pollution in a number of UK towns and cities is worse than previously feared according to a new Government plan ordered by the High Court after legal action by ClientEarth.

More than 1,800 employees swam, cycled and ran at the annual Spirit of Belron event to help raise £970,000 for global charity partner Afrika Tikkun.

Total Motion is converting around 70% of its fleet to a Michelin Agilis CrossClimate tyre policy after predicting the tyres will deliver an 3,000 miles per set more than its existing summer/winter tyre policy.

Skoda is introducing Virtual Cockpit to the Karoq, Octavia, Superb and Kodiaq ranges.

Brakes is now servicing customers in central London with the first fridge-bodied Mercedes-Benz Econic to feature the manufacturer’s own automated manual transmission.

IAM Roadsmart has launched a driver-training package with a fixed-price monthly fee.

Enterprise Plus members can earn double points between now and the end of January, with Plus Your Points.

Toyota has announced a global recall of more than 2.4 million hybrid vehicles, including about 55,000 Prius and Auris models in the UK.

Dibs Distribution has implemented Maxoptra dynamic delivery management and route planning software to drive efficiencies.

On-site vehicle logistics specialist Supra UK will exhibit at next week’s Fleet Live event.

Aston Barclay has had a senior appointment reshuffle following Adrian Dunbar's newly-created position as group governance manager

Venson Automotive Solutions has promoted Emmanuelle Arbouch from account manager to head of client management.

Waitrose & Partners will conduct a low emissions trial of a Carrier Transicold engineless Syberia TWINCOOL multi-temperature refrigeration unit specified on a natural gas-powered truck.

Chevin Fleet Solutions will showcase new products including FleetWave Core and FleetWave Forms at next week's Fleet Live.

Van sales fell by 6.1% last month, with the market down 3% year-on-year.

Staples Vegetables has achieved the Driver and Vehicles Standards Agency’s Earned Recognition accreditation.

Zero emission capable taxis can halve a driver’s exposure to toxic exhaust pollutants, according to new research.

Culina Group is specifying Labcraft’s Banksman system to improve visibility and maintain safety during night-time vehicle operation.

Manchester suffers the worst congestion of anywhere outside London, according to new research from the National Infrastructure Commission.

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders’ (SMMT) new car registration figures show fleet uptake declined by 22.4% in September, as a result of WLTP testing backlog.

Hermes has placed the largest initial order of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) vehicles in the UK, this year.

UK Power Networks has become one of the first of London’s utility providers to put Electric Vehicles (EVs) on its operational fleet.

InstaVolt has topped the user satisfaction rankings for electric vehicle charging networks that can be used by multiple models of EVs in a new survey.

Silvey has launched a dedicated fuel buying and management system – Silvey Fleet - for fleets.

The European Parliament wants to cut average CO2 emissions from new cars and vans by 40% by 2030, with 35% of registrations to be ultra-low emission vehicles by that time.

The Floow has launched a new commercial insurance arm, FloowFleet, aimed at small fleets of up to 20 vehicles.

WEX Europe Services has appointed Jason Stanton to the newly created role of customer services director and Mike Pawezowski as head of marketing.

RoSPA has announced that its annual occupational safety and health campaign, OSHtober, will this year focus on driving for work.