HOTPOINT has taken delivery of 14 Fiestas from Airflow Ford in Northampton. The Peterborough-based company has bought the cars outright and has an option to take on four more.

Fleet manager Don Jones said the 1.25si Fiestas formed part of Hotpoint's fleet of 240 cars and around 1,400 vans. The company operates a mainly dual-badge car fleet made up of Fords and Vauxhalls with a few Rovers. The van fleet, used by the company's engineers, is entirely made up of Ford Escorts and Transits.