OFFICE manager Carl Wells is the 750,000th driver to use the Lex One-Call service since its launch in 1997.

A DEVICE has been launched to protect spare wheels carried underneath vehicles from theft. Wheel Safe, available from Secured By Design, claims to stop thieves undoing the bracket or cage and making off with the wheel.

FLOWERFETE, one of the UK's largest flower delivery firms to forecourts and convenience stores, is ensuring its products arrive in blooming health with an investment in six Ford Transit 350 Jumbo vans on a long term rental contract with TLS.

EUROPEAN courier company Fraser Freight is claiming major savings from fitting Thales Telematics' Orchid fleet management solution to its mixed fleet of 14 vehicles.

SALES of specialist software to medium-sized fleets are rising as companies attempt to keep pace with new taxation and legal responsibilities affecting company vehicles.

A NEW service aims to provide online service bookings for fleets at almost every franchised garage in the country.

SATELLITE tracking firm Minorplanet has signed an exclusive deal to track the progress of the Queen's Jubilee Baton throughout its 50-day tour of the UK and the beginning of the Common- wealth Games on July 25.

PAOLO Cantarella has quit as chief executive officer of Fiat, the company where he has worked for the past 25 years.

PAOLO Cantarella has quit his job as chief executive officer of Fiat.

EUROPEAN courier company Fraser Freight is claiming major savings from fitting Thales Telematics' Orchid fleet management solution to its mixed fleet of 14 vehicles.

DESPITE five years of higher vehicle and fuel taxes and increased investment in alternative transport, Britain's roads are busier than ever, according to a new report.

TYRE monitoring system developer SmarTire Europe has teamed up with Firstdata Focus to include its systems as part of an in-car personal computer package.

MAZDA has launched a revised MPV with a new 2.3-litre petrol engine plus, for the first time, a diesel engine.

HONDA has introduced new variants across its range.

NORTHERN England was the most expensive place to buy petrol during May.

VOLKSWAGEN has introduced specification upgrades for the Golf and cut prices of high performance models.

THE Government has committed to do more work for the innocent victims of road accidents, warning they must not be the 'poor relations' within the Criminal Justice System.

JB Doors, the garage door and electronic gate expert based in Rotherham, slashed its fuel costs by £500 in a month after becoming the 3,000th customer of electronic vehicle management expert Minorplanet Systems.

THE Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has extended is solus deal with Citroen until May 2003 in a deal worth nearly £2 million at showroom prices.

LARGE swings in the value of used vehicles are threatening to throw fleet managers' vehicle disposal programmes into chaos.

BUSINESS intelligence specialist Cognos is to use an all-inclusive fixed cost contract hire package for its company car fleet.

A BEST practice service showing how real-life accidents happen and how to avoid them has been launched by AcciDON'T.

WITH millions of people throughout the country celebrating the Queen's Golden Jubilee last week, the world of motoring also showed its support.

VOLKSWAGEN Financial Services has launched a new personal leasing product called New Solutions, available across the Volkswagen Group network.

ANYONE who thinks the political shenanigans at the former Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions is a recent phenomenon should think again.

Inchcape Fleet Solutions is bringing the benefits of the worldwide web to a wider fleet audience with a simple approach that belies the impact of information sharing and learning. Jeremy Bennett speaks to David Harris, the head of the company's new media team. <p>

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MG Rover could take over Daewoo's Polish car plant as a new site for building its own models and engines for Eastern Europe.

'There are used cars everywhere and as each day arrives, then so do more. The trade is now more picky than ever and with the amount of stock around to choose from, they can afford to be. Martin Ward, national research manager, CAP Network <p>

DEMAND for vans is booming at British Car Auctions' Newmains site in Scotland.