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THE AA has taken delivery of a fleet of smart cars as part of a new campaign by the breakdown recovery group

KWIK-FIT Fleet has won a solus tyre management and fast-fit services contract with Lease 360 Evolution, a leasing and fleet management company

TAXI converting company Voyager Multi-Purpose Vehicles has chosen the new Citroen Dispatch Combi as its preferred choice

HR Owen has become the first London Volvo dealer to join the Volvo Rental Scheme

THE largest gathering of Longbridge-built motor vehicles will take place in July

A GALA concert in aid of motor charity BEN will take place in the grounds of Lynwood, Sunninghill, Ascot on Friday, July 16

A NEW luxury marque is set to be unveiled in the UK by 2008, Fleet News can reveal

IT provides the ultimate luxury for those meetings on the road

KITCHEN, bedroom and bathroom supplier Magnet has extended its fleet management contract with Hitachi Capital after slashing costs during its initial contract term

VOLKSWAGEN'S corporate customers can sponsor animals and hold meetings at Hertfordshire-based Paradise Wildlife Park as part of a new deal with the manufacturer

ELITE Incident Management has announced plans to boost its fleet business

IT is just as well that Rolls-Royce is not the most popular fleet car

NEWTOWN Vehicle Rentals has added the 5,000th vehicle to its daily rental and contract hire fleet

FORMER football star Viv Anderson is calling for fleet five-a-side football teams to take part in the RAC and Motability five-a-side Football Charity Challenge

BUDGET Rent a Car has increased its branch network to 80 after introducing four new locations

MOTORCYCLE newspaper, Motor Cycle News (MCN) has taken delivery of a Honda CRV liveried in the newspaper's logo

Average fuel prices in the UK.

FLEETS in northern Europe are more likely to offer their drivers a cash alternative over a company car than their southern European counterparts.

THE German Transport Minister has caused controversy by speculating that the country could introduce additional taxes for passenger cars.<

FLEET operators have added their weight to the Fleet News Fair Dealer campaign with a growing list of examples of where they want service levels improved.

THE Barchetta sportscar is now available in the UK again and can be ordered through Fiat Auto's dealer network.

OXFORD Ambulance NHS Trust is introducing a major change to its emergency service fleet which will put traditional models in the front line alongside ambulances.

LEX Vehicle Leasing is moving to new headquarters in Cheadle to help it cope with expansion.

LONDON'S first hybrid taxi has been unveiled, with the promise that taxi drivers switching to the greener vehicle can expect to slash 35% off their fuel bills.

THE Motor Cycle Industry Association (MCI) has launched a new website which can be accessed at www.mcia.co.uk.

FLEET administrators at Northcliffe Fleet Services focused on driver risk management at a recent event held by the group.

A NEW Car Code of Practice produced by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has completed the first stage of the Office of Fair Trading new consumer codes approval scheme.

DEALER group Charvills is launching a safe driving competition, called Young Driver of the Year Challenge, for 17 to 25-year-olds in Hertfordshire and Essex.