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    How is your fleet made up? Peverel Services Ltd provides property-related services throughout the UK including property management, letting, security and protection systems as well as property sales and insurance. The fleet of 360 vehicles are contract hired with full maintenance over three years. The scope of vehicle choice is vast and varied from small […]

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    Front-line public services warned of fleet Type Approval timebomb

    Although the introduction of the Van Enhancement Scheme has removed the requirement for UK-based van manufacturers and bodybuilders to seek Type Approval on basic vehicle modifications, more bespoke vehicles will still have to go through more rigorous or individual testing. Buhagiar points out that the update to the legislation will mean purchasers, funders and operators […]

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    Allianz Global Assistance selects VW Transporter for roadside assistance fleet

    Fuel efficiency, value for money and payload capacity were essential vehicle criteria for Allianz Global Assistance, and every Transporter has been converted to enable its technicians to carry all the essential equipment they need while on the road, including a compact recovery trailer, diagnostic equipment and dedicated storage for jack, axle stands, tools, common vehicle […]

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    OFT fines Mercedes and three dealers for infringing competition law

    The OFT said the announcement covered three separate admitted infringements of competition law covering market sharing, price coordination or exchange of commercially sensitive information in relation to the distribution of Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicles. It added that two of the infringements relate to the distribution of vans involving Cicely and Northside between 15 January 2008 and […]

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    Last chance for fleets to claim hybrid van grants, warns Ashwoods

    The Department for Transport’s Low Carbon Vehicle Procurement Programme (LCVPP) is offering public sector organisations a subsidy of £3,430 per vehicle in a move to help such organisations become early adopters of low carbon vehicles. The grant is available on any Ashwoods Hybrid Transit LCV and covers the entire extra cost of the Ashwoods system.However […]

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    “Early bird” rates available on inaugural FTA Van Excellence conferences

    The Van Excellence initiative aims to enhance standards of van operator compliance, celebrate operators who demonstrate excellence and represent the interests of the van industry.  To support this, the conferences will give van operators the opportunity to obtain the best advice from a practical, operational viewpoint, giving them peace of mind surrounding the operation of […]

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    Nissan e-NV200 electric van gets thumbs-up from fleets

    Five leasing companies, six major fleet operators and three used value guides visited Nissan's Barcelona production facility and drove the e-NV200 as well as a diesel NV200 and the LEAF. Attendees also had the chance to meet with the e-NV200 development team to discuss their thoughts on all aspects of the vehicle, including how it […]

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    Ford to display wide-ranging CV line-up at CV Show

    The company’s 5,400sq ft stand will have more than 15 vehicles on display, including the new Ford Transit Custom, Transit Connect, and Ford Transit, as well as more details on the new Ford Transit Courier to come at the show. Mark Ovenden, Ford Britain managing director, said: ‘Following the award recognition of the new Transit […]

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    Van fleets advised to lose weight to cut costs

    The EST estimates that if half the light goods vehicle drivers in the UK lightened their loads by 75kg – equivalent to three bags of cement or an empty industrial gas cylinder – it would save around £50m on fuel each year. This would result in 100,000 fewer tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions – enough […]

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