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First Ford Mondeo Hybrids leave the assembly line
Ford has started production of its all-new Mondeo Hybrid – the first built and sold by the company in Europe.
Car Club schemes receive £340k funding boost
The current rate of fuel duty costs industry around £6.74 billion a year Carplus today presents awards totalling £340k to expand access to car clubs…
New study attempts to identify high risk drivers
M6 MotorwayDriver Safe 2015 Driver Safe 2015 to use behavioural profiling to identify high risk drivers Applied Driving Techniques, the leading provider of fleet compliance…
Fleet Alliance get Full House with Gala Leisure appointment
Bingo Gala Leisure appoints Fleet Alliance to manage fleet Gala Leisure, the bingo halls specialist, have appointed Fleet Alliance to provide a fully outsourced fleet…
F1-inspired bus tech scoops innovation accolade
The Flybrid KERS A UK-designed, Formula 1-inspired energy recovery system for buses has taken first prize at the SMMT Award for Automotive Innovation Torotrak Group’s…
Company car drivers more likely to take risks in wintery conditions
Snow worries RAC urges motorists to prepare for adverse conditions in the coming weeks As temperatures drop below zero in some parts of the country,…
CAP predicts Mondeo Man will have the last laugh
Better used value retention than BMW 3 Series, Audi A4 and Volkswagen Passat has been forecast
First trial of 360° camera tech hailed a success
M&S have been trialling the system and are impressed with the results Trial of truck technology to reduce collisions and save lives hailed a success…
What fleet drivers could learn from Lewis Hamilton
Crossing the finish line as double world champion, what could you learn from Hamilton? Not many fleet drivers would think that they could learn anything…
Carplus projects aim for 50 new vehicles on the road by 2016
‘New projects will put over 50 new car club vehicles on the road by 2016’ Car Club Demonstration Project Awards given to Derby, Norfolk, Nottingham…
CYC Logistics to join with CitySprint
The CitySprint couriers Aquisition will give access to CitySprint’s network which can reach 87% of the UK mainland population in under an hour CitySprint has…
Calls for fleets to utilise ‘real world’ CO2 measure
CO2 emissions underreported by 31% Fleets should be moving over to “real world” CO2 measures Fleets should be aiming to move over from manufacturer CO2…
Rental customers warned of disruption
You might be in for a wait… DVLA axing paper counterpart could have a knock on effect for rental customers The vehicle rental industry is…
VUE serves up fleet safety to food and drink industry
User view of the VDR system Two of the UK’s leading food logistics providers have turned to Vision Unique Equipment (VUE) to bolster their fleet…
Fraikin to ensure Sainbury’s fleet lives well for less
Fleet grows Fraikin grows its Sainsbury’s fleet to 1000 vehicles Commercial vehicle expert Fraikin has signed a two-year contract with Sainsbury’s to fleet manage all…
Enterprise invests £20m in new HGVs for Burnt Tree
Fleet grows New Euro VI trucks added to its Refrigerental temperature-controlled fleet Following the acquisition of Burnt Tree by Enterprise Rent-A-Car earlier this year, the…