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TWO leasing companies have been identified as offering the best customer service in a new survey which asks the opinion of hundreds of UK fleet managers.

TRANSPORT company Stagecoach has signed a five-year deal for the management of its fleet, which includes more than 70 vans and 200 cars.

FLEET software company Jaama has announced the dates of four health and safety seminars it is hosting across the country.

CONTRACT hire company Tuskerdirect hopes to provide a ‘faster, more convenient’ service to customers after becoming the first company of its kind to use the new 1link Hire Network.

RAC Auto Windscreens is offering customers a chance to join a vehicle registration and marking scheme to help combat theft.

FLEET drivers at the UK rail operator EWS are taking part in an online risk assessment, as part of a single-badge deal the company has signed with Vauxhall.

WHEN drivers damage their vehicles and they need repairing, the clock starts ticking.

ROAD charging, alternative fuels, duty of care – these are the big issues of today for fleet operators, but for how long?

LATEST appointments in the fleet industry.

LAUNCH dates for key fleet models.

TO get an idea of what the new Saab 9-5 microsite is like, imagine David Attenborough stumbling through the ‘Blair Witch’ woods.

KIA has added a special edition model to its Picanto range.

FORD'S new S-MAX and Galaxy SUVs will be on display at this month’s Geneva Motor Show before they go on sale in June.

SUZUKI has given its Jimny estate model an exterior and interior update.

CLUTTERED groups of road signs are more of a danger than driving on drugs.

NANJING Automotive is in talks with British businessman David James over the sale of its MG Rover brand.

VOLKSWAGEN has revealed pictures of its latest design study, the Concept A, a crossover between a sports car and a compact SUV.

KIA Motors will unveil a new concept car at the Geneva Motor Show at the end of this month which acts as a precursor to its future models.

MAZDA will strengthen its sales in Russia by launching a national sales company in the country. The manufacturer already has a representative office in Moscow but will now set up a new company, called Mazda Motor Rus, from April this year.

THE leasing of transport services in Uganda is to be funded by the European Investment Bank (EIB), which is planning to lend €10 million’s worth of Ugandan shillings (UGX 21.4 billion) to the Kampala-based DFCU Leasing Company Ltd.

Honda’s models have performed well in the latest EurotaxGlass’s residual values chart.

Vauxhall’s Astra Twintop is available to order now and is priced from £16,995. Deliveries start in late spring.

INCREASINGLY demanding fleet managers, working with more responsive suppliers, are forcing up standards in the leasing industry two major reports have found.

FLEETS have been urged to play their part in a massive drive to cut accidents across Europe and save 25,000 lives a year by 2010.

AN environmental Commons Select Committee has suggested that the Vehicle Excise Duty system be revamped, with stiff financial penalties for drivers opting out of company cars into gas guzzlers.

AUTOGLASS executives this week launched a review of the business which could result in staff redundancies in response to a ‘challenging year’ when it lost business to a competitor.

ROAD safety campaigners have reacted with disappointment after a salesman kept his licence despite amassing 31 penalty points.

THOUSANDS of drivers could have been paying too much tax because of a misunderstanding about the rules relating to mobile phones, fleets have been told.

DODGE will launch two new models in the UK during 2007 – a high-performance version of the Caliber hatchback and the new Nitro mini-SUV.