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FLEETS seeking a journey planner are being encouraged to visit the Department for Transport’s new service at www.transportdirect.info

CONCERNS that fleet drivers are being left out of pocket by high fuel prices have prompted calls for a major Inland Revenue review of advisory fuel rates

A SCOTTISH-based vehicle hire company has announced a major UK expansion programme

THE Sussex ambulance service has ordered some of the most advanced front-line units on the country’s roads

AUDI’S new A6 Avant is now available to order at a £2,080 premium over the saloon variant

LOCAL authority fleets are being offered a new safety service to help ensure they meet their duty of care to at-work drivers

ROYAL Mail has announced details of a major roadside repair and recovery contract for its fleet of more than 30,000 vehicles following a competitive tender process

MANAGING director Assimo Toso has left Fiat Auto UK to assume other responsibilities at headquarters in Turin and Andrew Lester, country manager of Alfa Romeo UK, has left the company to pursue other opportunities

TREVOR Houghton-Berry, who oversaw the launch of the new MINI brand in the UK, has left the company

FLEETS using the services of daily rental group National Car Rental can now benefit from a new online management service

FLEET and fuel management group Arval has become one of the first companies to be awarded Financial Services Authority (FSA) registration

Average fuel prices in the UK

THE Rooneys, Owens and Beckhams of the future are to undergo fleet-style driver training

JEEP has introduced a new version of the Cherokee for 2005, with a more powerful version of the 2.8 CRD motor offering more power, lower fuel consumption and Euro IV compliance

HEALTH club operator Fitness First has revamped the way its fleet is run in a bid to cut costs and improve efficiency

LIGHT commercial fleets are being offered a new risk management service

PARKING should be a number one priority in future street design, according to the RAC Foundation

MORE than 70 dealers attended BMW’s Christmas closed sale at BCA Belle Vue

NETWORK Rail is upgrading its fleet management system to improve the operation of its rapid response vehicles

THE annual general meeting of the 3Bs Golf Club will take place on Tuesday in London

Where have all the fleet managers gone?

Letters to Fleet News editor John Maslen

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

THE values of typical three-year-old used vehicles are lower than they were a year ago and are set to worsen throughout the year, a new study claims.

Glass’s experts give the lowdown on what’s selling and what’s sitting

THE latest results from UK auction halls

LOMBARD has today announced the launch of its new Van Sales Unit, providing customers with the UK's first ever single access point for all areas of van sourcing, financing and customisation.

SPEAKING to the press at Iveco’s 19th ‘State of the Nation annual review, director Chris Thorneycroft-Smith acknowledged the brand's success in the UK in 2004.

COMPANY executives responsible for pan-European fleets are being urged to buy one of the few remaining tickets left for next month's Fleet News Europe Conference.