Supermarket giant Asda has once again slashed its fuel prices in a bid to see off the competition, according to Press Association.

By cutting its fuel prices by up to 2p a litre, the Walmart-owned giant brings its total cuts down 4p a litre over the last three weeks. As a result, drivers filling up at Asda's forecourts from Friday will now pay from as little as 136.7p a litre for petrol and 141.7p a litre for diesel.

Rail users are being urged to consider alternative travel methods over the upcoming Bank Holiday, as delays are expected to hit the trains, metro.co.uk reports.

Nine million people are expected to use the rail network over the May Day holiday, although many can expect delays. Not only will the volume of users cause delays, but operational works between London and Scotland are expected to slow journeys down by around an hour each way.

Ford has showcased its new Transit Custom at the CV Show in Birmingham, fleetnews.co.uk writes.

The launch of the van ties in with Ford's pledge to refresh its entire range of commercial vehicles over the next three years. More, larger models, Ford says, will be unveiled by the end of 2012.

A poll has found that being complacent behind the wheel and failing to look properly causes 29 per cent of serious accidents, trl.co.uk reports. 

Almost a third of motorists admitted to causing serious collisions due to their lack of awareness of other road users, such as 'vulnerable' cyclists. 52 per cent of respondents to the Institute of Advanced Motorists' (IAM) survey said that they had experienced a near miss with a motorbike due to 'not seeing' it.

New van registrations slumped significantly in March, according to data from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).

Registrations fell 11.1 per cent from 44,074 units to 39,167, leaving fewer new vans on the road last month, reports Fleet News.

Drivers have been given a set of pointers by the Institute of Advanced Motorists that could help them limit their fuel usage.

The list of tips comes in the wake of a possible strike by tanker drivers delivering petrol, should their talks with the government about working conditions go unsuccessfully.  

A senior MP made 'a mistake' by telling motorists to fill jerrycans with petrol to avoid a fuel shortage, BBC News reports.

Following yesterday's accusations that the government has scare-mongered the public into panic-buying fuel ahead of the threatened fuel tanker drivers' strike, it has now emerged that advice dispensed by cabinet member, Francis Maude, was irresponsible.

Proposals to inflate parking fines for traffic offences during the London Olympic Games have been dismissed by the Department for Transport (DfT).

LBC 97.3FM reports that the DfT is rejecting calls made by games organisers, the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA), which proposed to increase fines from £130 to £200 during the two-week spectacle.

If implemented, the move could have seen drivers facing higher charges for flouting parking rules around the Olympic Park and Greenwich, or for using so-called express 'Games Lanes'.

The Met Office has issued a weather warning to the UK, alerting drivers to the possibility of ice and snow in the coming days, highways.gov.uk reports.

Sub-zero temperatures have been forecast across the country, dropping to minus three degrees in London and Birmingham, apparently. As a result, there is an increased risk of ice on the roads and the Highways Agency (HA) is reminding motorists to take extra care when behind the wheel.

The government's new London Low Emission Zone (LEZ) standards, implemented from next year, could result in a surge in contract van hire, thefuelcardpeople.co.uk reports.

The new standards mean that older, polluting vehicles, vans, minibuses and some 4x4s could be slapped with high penalties when entering the capital.

The British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association (BVRLA) suggests that the most cost efficient way for businesses to continue to make occasional visits to London would be to hire a van or commercial vehicle.

Experts are urging those who might want to rent a van during the period spanning next summer's Olympic Games to "plan ahead", reports Fleet News.

Figures released show a huge surge in demand for contract van hire in July and August this year, across the South East of England in particular. One rental company reported that its van rentals were almost a third higher in July than they were just three months previously, in April.

A van hire company saved the day after a successful charity bike ride threatened to turn sour for four brave cyclists.

The team from Sunderland were absolutely shattered after completing their six-day cycle from Land's End to John O' Groats and were desperate to get home, especially sports coach Fraser Kennedy, whose 14-month-old son had been taken ill in hospital.

Volkswagen has enjoyed a significant start to the year, as demand for its latest range of commercial vehicles (CVs) soars.

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles announced that it has shifted 260,300 units globally, representing a year-on-year sales increase of 29 per cent.

Its most popular models were the T5 (80,416 units) and the Caddy followed closely behind at 80,101 units.

In the UK, Easier.com notes, there were 1,000 more Transporter vans registered in the six months of June compared to the same period last year. The Transporter now commands a 22.1 per cent market share, making it the second-best selling van behind the Ford Transit.

A slump in the sale of new vans three-years ago is starting to impact the availability of used vans today, according to a motoring auctioneering group.

British Car Auctioneers (BCA) said that the slow-down of sales, linked to the recession and seen in the second half of 2008, means that there are fewer vehicles coming back to the used market now.

Those that do are often older, with higher mileage and are in poorer condition than expected; all factors that may make long term van hire a more attractive option than buying a second-hand vehicle.

Duncan Ward, BCA's general manager, commercial vehicle sales told Easier.com that the three-year lull that is approaching represents a sales drop of over 40 per cent from June 2008. Then, rolling figures produced around 350,000 units compared to just 180,000 units by the end of 2009.

"What it means is that for the next 18 months to two years, there is a potential for the market to be short of 3 to 5 year old one owner used LCV [light commercial vehicle] stock," he explained, as cited by Fleet News.