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TOTAL Accident Management has signed a contract with independent brokers Pendleton May to provide a motor claims and repair management service.

PROTON has launched a medium-specification GS version of the Jumbuck car-derived pickup truck, and confirmed an LPG option across the range.

FORD is expected to launch a Euro IV- compliant diesel Mondeo by the end of this year.

REG VARDY has opened a new £1.7 million Citroen dealership in Stoke-on-Trent.

PLENTY has been written about the new Jaguar X-type diesel, and apart from the odd dyed-in-the-wool traditionalist claiming the Coventry firm has sold its soul to the diesel devil, it has had a pretty good reception.

FLEET News Award winner Alison Crump ran one of Britain's safest fleets. Now, after a decade of fleet management, she is passing her knowledge and experiences on to other fleets as business development manager of DriveTech (UK), part of The FleetSafe Group.

HUNDREDS of thousands of company car drivers could be exposing themselves to fines and penalty points for speeding because they do not know they are breaking the law.

FORD'S new Focus C-MAX mini-MPV will go on sale on October 18 with prices aimed squarely at the new Renault Scenic.

SUNDERLAND Housing Group has brought in a fleet of 250 Vauxhall vans worth more than £3 million after a European tender process.

VOLVO'S senior UK management is to undergo driver training as part of the manufacturer's company- wide 'driving safely' programme.

MULTI-national engineering company The Weir Group has chosen Godfrey Davis Contract Hire (GDCH) to fund and manage its 460-strong fleet of cars and vans.

GM Daewoo will unveil a large MPV concept car at next week's Frankfurt Motor Show, alongside its new Lacetti five-door hatchback and revised Tacuma mini-MPV.

NORTHGATE has opened a new call centre at its Darlington headquarters.

TWO new Citroen Berlingos are being used by Norfolk PACT (Partners Against Crime Taskforce) for its safe and secure scheme.

SERVICE and maintenance network Nationwide Autocentre is adopting the 1link Service Network across its 190 UK outlets.

TENS of thousands of small companies will go out of business if the Government allows widespread use of road charging schemes, a leading industry expert has warned.

AUTOGLASS was named as the Best Glass Repair/Replacement Company at this year's Fleet News Awards, but managing director Nigel Doggett says the quest for perfection goes on.

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FLEET decision-makers could be leading drivers into a long-term tax trap as the industry gears up for its biggest sales month of the year with the launch of the 53 numberplate.

FLEETS are the focus of a Government drive to close a legal loophole on seatbelt use among van drivers that could save 21 lives and avoid more than 1,000 injuries a year.

FLEETS will be at centre of one of the biggest battles for business in years as the key manufacturers prepare to unveil their core models for 2004.

TRANSPORT officials are reportedly drawing up plans to fit all cars in Britain with a personalised microchip. It means drivers breaking the law can be prosecuted by computer.

A LEADING fleet risk management expert has claimed UK fleets are up to two years behind their international counterparts when it comes to safety.

FLEET costs look set to increase as the price of fuel has stopped its steady fall and has started to rise again.

ENTERPRISE Rent-A-Car has become the first daily rental company in the UK to add the new Vauxhall Signum to its rental fleet.

AUDI will launch front-wheel drive versions of the A8 next year, powered by six-cylinder petrol and diesel engines.

MOTORPOINT, the Derbyshire-based car supermarket, has achieved record diesel sales for September, up 9% on the same time last year.