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AN eye-witness to the aftermath of a fatal road accident has urged fleet managers to put fluorescent jackets in cars to prevent similar tragedies.

A CLAIM that MG Rover spare parts are becoming difficult to find has been dismissed by servicing centres.

KITCHEN refurbishment firm Dream Doors has supported its rapid UK expansion with the purchase of seven Ford Transit vans.

AVERAGE fuel prices in the UK.

FLEET NewsNet looks at how new cars taken on to a typical fleet might perform over the next three years/60,000 miles.

FLEETS will have to work harder to obtain good prices for defleeted cars this year as prices in the used market fall, experts have warned.

PRICES achieved at auctions around the UK.

FLEET managers have traditionally had a poor picture of how much an accident costs them. The reason for this is very simple – it is something that is pretty difficult to work out.

NEARLY a third of drivers have not worn a seatbelt while in a moving car at some time in the last year.

CAR manufacturers have hit back at claims that growing levels of technology in cars could increase the risk of drivers having a crash.

SEAT has made a host of detail changes to its Ibiza supermini range.

THE chief executive of beleaguered van maker LDV has stepped down after 12 years in charge.

FLEET managers have raised concerns at the amount of administration involved in operating fuel cards when PIN numbers are used instead of signatures.

KIA is to supply a business and corporate demonstration fleet to each of its 155 dealerships in a £5 million move.

INSTALLATION and service engineers at a Hull-based security firm are carrying out their duties using a fleet of 30 Ford Focus estates.

VEHICLE management company LeasePlan is using a specially-branded Toyota Prius to support its GreenPlan environmental initiative.

FLEET software company cfc solutions is growing its presence in the US by opening an office in Torrence, California.

A CABLING company is one of the first UK customers to take on Mercedes-Benz’s new high-performance van, the Vito 123.

THE AA has signed a three-year deal with Peugeot and Citroen to provide breakdown cover to all new and used Peugeot and Citroen cars and commercial vehicles.

THE new Alfa 159, which goes on sale in the UK next month, has been awarded a five-star occupant safety rating from Euro NCAP – but scored just one point for pedestrian safety.

A LEADING manufacturer of sat-nav systems has admitted that there are safety and security issues with the technology and has asked fleets to help solve the problems.

WARNINGS about the danger of drivers smoking cannabis behind the wheel should form part of a new Government campaign following the decision not to reclassify the drug, road safety experts say.

HOUSEHOLD appliance manufacturer Dyson has taken on more than 170 Ford Transit Connect vans for use by its service engineers.

VEHICLE tracking is a contentious issue. Invariably, the first mention of its possible introduction to drivers will find them waxing lyrical on ‘invasions of privacy’, followed by hours vainly trawling the European Court of Human Rights website for some arcane law that will save them from Big Brother.

IMAGINE slashing a large part of your annual fuel bill to almost zero while at the same time eliminating congestion charge fees and reducing tax payments.

OIL must rank just below tyres in the hierarchy of interest when it comes to running a company car.

THE internet is home to all things weird. There are websites floating around in cyberspace dedicated to some rather obscure concepts (see kittenwar.com or hatsofmeat.com).

LAUNCH dates for key fleet models.

FLEET News is the only fleet publication to be audited twice a year and has a new audit statement for the period of January-December 2005.

A motorist led police on a 50 mile chase after he drank 20 cans of the Red Bull energy drink.