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HRH Princess Royal praises Transaid

Nov 21, 2014Comments off

HRH praised Transaid Transaid’s road safety efforts impress the Princess Royal Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal praised the life-saving work of international development charity Transaid, after the organisation revealed it is now delivering more programmes

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UK’s first ‘poo bus’ hits...

Nov 21, 2014Comments off

The bus makes fewer emissions than traditional diesel engines. Unsure if it will be the ‘Number 2’ service The UK’s first bus powered entirely by human and food waste has gone into service between Bristol and

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Arval reaches 100,000 fleet milestone

Nov 21, 2014Comments off

Vauxhall Vivaro has helped Arval reach this milestone

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Healthcare distributor cuts fuel costs by Â...

Nov 21, 2014Comments off

Healthcare distributor slashes fuel costs by £35,000 A specialist healthcare distributor has cut fuel expenditure by £35,000 a year by monitoring driver behaviour across its fleet of 16 vehicles. West Midlands-based PAM Distribution has seen average

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CV production stabilises as demand increase...

Nov 20, 2014Comments off

CV manufacturing declined 8.9% UK commercial vehicle manufacturing declined 8.9% in October – the smallest monthly fall since June 2013 It appears that the heavy fall seen in UK commercial vehicle manufacturing over the past year

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Fleet Managers reveal the ACFO 2014 Award W...

Nov 20, 2014Comments off

Mercedes, BMW and DVLA win big at awards

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The rental industry needs to come together ...

Nov 20, 2014Comments off

Estimated loss of around 1,500 rental vehicles each year In the latest article from Nexus, David Brennan discusses what the rental industry can do to combat car theft As previously reported on FleetPoint, car theft is

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LCV values rise as shortage continues

Nov 20, 2014Comments off

Values for fleet and lease LCVs averaged £6,527 in October Values for fleet and lease LCVs averaged £6,527 in October The average values for LCV’s rose in October as buyers competed for stock on offer due

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Half of employees speed while driving for w...

Nov 20, 2014Comments off

Telematics increasingly used to monitor driver behaviour Findings revealed during UK Road Safety Week says almost half of Brits admit to speeding while driving for work New research from Masternaut, Europe’s largest telematics provider, has revealed

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South East is dealer fleet damage hotspot

Nov 19, 2014Comments off

Two thirds of claims made involved courtesy vehicles Trade policies at risk with £13m in fleet damages in five years Dealer fleet cars are most liable to accident damage in the South East, according to insights