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- Converters are catalyst to crime warns Norwich Union -
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:23:26
Motor traders face a greater risk as ruthless thieves cash in on valuable metals, says Norwich Union, part of Aviva. The warning comes as claims involving stolen catalytic converters have increased by 500% in the last year*, with one dealership reporting 40 converters stolen on one occasion alone. And the problem could worsen, according to Barry Hogg, [...] - Crooks foiled in Crook -
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:10:05
Leading supplier of vehicle tracking and theft recovery systems, Tracker Network UK successfully tracked the theft of a £30,000 Caterpillar Mini-Digger just hours after it was taken. Tracker employee, John Hayes, detected the vehicle on his way to work in County Durham. The vehicle had been taken from over a hundred miles away in Humberside. Despite the [...] - Exciting new additions to the Avis prestige car rental fleet -
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:05:30
Ferrari F430 Spider voted most desirable supercar by bloggers on Avis webiste, www.wetryharder.co.uk . Avis Prestige Car Rental has some new motoring thoroughbreds in its stable of luxury car marques for hire. Joining an already impressive array of supercars from Avis are the Ferrari F430 Spider, Bentley Continental GT, Lamborghini Gallardo and the new Jaguar XF. Inspired by [...] - Bids Sought for International Fleet Management Seminar -
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 08:32:46
For over 50 years, NAFA Fleet Management Association has challenged itself to be the preeminent source of fleet education, information, networking, and advocacy for the entire fleet profession. While NAFA’s primary mission, during this period of time, has largely focused on the United States and Canada, the Association is now looking to extend its [...] - West Midlands - Highways Agency announces resurfacing work on the A5 at Norton Canes, Staffordshire -
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 08:30:29
The Highways Agency is expected to start work on Wednesday 8th October to resurface the A5 westbound carriageway from the A452 Rising Sun Island to about 300m west of B4154 Turf Island, near Norton Canes in Staffordshire, The works will last for about three nights. These essential resurfacing works are required to avoid the need [...] - Ken Hanna appointed as Non-Executive Chairman for Inchcape -
Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:39:00
Inchcape plc has appointed Ken Hanna is to be Non-Executive Chairman of the Group. The appointment will take effect from Inchcape’s next Annual General Meeting, to be held on 14 May 2009. Ken Hanna has been a Non-Executive Director of Inchcape for six years. He has considerable skills and expertise with a proven track record both [...] - Greens deliver safer streets for Leicester -
Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:33:42
The Green Party’s national campaign to cut road deaths and injuries in towns and cities celebrated another victory yesterday when Green Councillors in Leicester gained the agreement of the City Council to bring in a default 20 mph speed limit. The Green Party motion, which introduces a 20 mph limit on all unclassified roads, means [...] - Crackdown on Motorists Who Don’t Wear Seatbelts -
Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:12:17
Crackdown on Motorists Who Don’t Wear Seatbelts Make sure all your employees wear their seatbelts or your fleet drivers could face penalty points and a fine. The Home Office has launched a consultation into increasing the fixed penalty for those who fail to wear a seatbelt. The consultation is seeking views on increasing the fixed penalty from [...] - Cost of Motoring on the Up with Rising Fuel Prices and Depreciation -
Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:04:50
UK motorists are paying on average a fifth (19%) more to keep their cars on the road than in 2007, according to RAC’s 2008 Cost of Motoring Index. The report claims that the total average cost for owning and running a car at present is £6,133. This is due to a massive 17%* hike in fuel [...] - North West - Improvements for bridges along M6 in Cumbria -
Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:43:40
Four bridges along a nine-mile stretch of the M6 between Penrith and Carlisle in Cumbria will have improvements made to safety features, drainage and waterproofing. Work on the bridges themselves and associated safety barriers will increase driver safety and reduce future maintenance costs. The Highways Agency will begin work on Wednesday 8th October and finish [...]
