Appointment

Toad PLC
10 September 2001

                                      TOAD

                           Expands Telematics Division


Toad plc, which launched its new Telematics Division at the beginning of the
year, has appointed a Sales Manager for ACTRA Fleet, the first of the ACTRA
in-car telematics systems.



Stephen Clark, who was previously National Sales Manager for Telematix Ltd and
has been in the telematics industry for over four years, said today;  'Our
initial focus will be on providing greater efficiency and resultant cost
savings for the service industry, where ACTRA Fleet is already gaining
popularity.'



The web based system can be viewed at www.myactra.com and provides the fleet
owner with the ability to manage their vehicles anywhere in the world and
receive a range of detailed reports - enabling them to dramatically improve
vehicle/driver efficiency and reduce fleet running costs.  It is being fitted
to TOAD's own fleet of 100 vehicles which is  estimated will generate savings
of  up to £200,000 a year.



'A fleet manager's operational costs  can be substantially  reduced  with
ACTRA Fleet and  initial take-up has been very encouraging,' says Mr Clark.



Stephen Clark can be contacted on TEL  [phone] or at
[e-mail].









Issued on behalf of TOAD plc

By Tony Edwards

ANTHONY EDWARDS PUBLICITY

TEL [phone]                September 10th 2001.