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A SLUGGISH start to the year for used van sales will change, Glass's Information Services has predicted.

A NEW survey has produced what it claims to be a list of the 12 worst second-hand buys on the road – and many are key fleet vehicles.

'AS January gets underway the market is getting back to full steam. Again, activity has generally increased – measured in both the trade and retail markets.'

THE vast majority of fleets are jeopardising the lives of their drivers by ignoring even the most basic risk management processes, shocking new statistics have revealed.

THE speaker line-up for this year's Manage Your Fleet Online conference has now been finalised and tickets are selling fast.

FIAT is gearing up for a year of launches after finishing 2003 by winning a prestigious award for its newest model.

TECHNOLOGY companies Bynx Europe and JATO Dynamics have launched a new partnership.

CUSTOM Fleet, a subsidiary of National Australia Group, has acquired a 1,000-vehicle fleet in a deal worth more than £10 million.

MG ROVER has unveiled the new-look Rover 75 and MG ZT range, with a sharper front and rear appearance.

MOTORING organisation the RAC is using mobile phone data to help locate fleet customers in the event of a breakdown.

A COMMERCIAL plumbing business has ordered a fleet of 75 Peugeot Partner vans for their suitability as liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) conversions.

VOLVO'S V50 will be £1,150 more than the S40 saloon when the order books open next month.

THE Reg Vardy Group has signed up to the 1link Vehicle Network with plans to roll out the system across its network of 36 fleet specialist dealerships.

MASERATI UK has approved the NavTrak system as the only vehicle tracking system to be installed as standard on all new Quattroporte cars.

NESS Motors from Inverness has won a nationwide series of quizzes to find the UK's most knowledgeable Renault Service department.

ONE in 20 people who admit to drink-driving also take illegal drugs and drive, new research shows.

SUBARU has gained a reduction in insurance rates for its latest Legacy range, reducing running costs for cash-for-car drivers.

MIDDLE-AGED men in full-time employment are among the worst offenders for leaving hand-held mobile phones switched on while they are driving, a new survey claims.

A UK road safety charity has taken delivery of 40 Toyota Avensis cars after the vehicles were awarded a five-star Euro NCAP crash safety rating.

FLEETS are being asked to remind drivers to look after the keys for locking wheelnuts to avoid costly roadside delays.

TOYOTA has published details of the revised Avensis Verso MPV which has improved equipment levels for 2004 and goes on sale on February 2.

THE numberplate is officially 100 years old this year.

AUDI has broadened its range of A4 Cabriolet models, with quattro four-wheel drive available for 1.8T and 3.0-litre V6 models, while the order book has opened for the high performance S4.

KWIK-FIT Fleet has launched a new brake safety programme, providing fleets with a drive-in brake inspection and replacement service.

THE SEAT Altea (pictured), which will reach production as a new mini-MPV this summer, has been named the Best Concept Car of 2003 by Designers (Europe).

FLEETS can learn about managing occupational road risk at a seminar being held by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) on February 18.

CORUS has developed a roadside barrier system for elevated highways and bridges.

TLS is to supply 150 vans to double-glazing company Safestyle UK in a deal worth more than £3 million at showroom prices.

EASYLIM, which provides vehicles and drivers to the corporate sector, entertainment industry and TV and film production companies, has fitted VDO Datatrak's security system to its fleet of 45 vehicles.