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Company car drivers twice as likely to drink-drive
The research was conducted as part of the RAC’s annual Report on Motoring, which also saw one in 20 company car drivers (5%) admit to driving … Read More »
New drink driving limit comes into effect in Scotland
Effective from today (5 December), a new drink drive limit of 50mg in every 100ml of blood will apply across Scotland as the Scottish Government looks … Read More »
Paul Walters joins JCT600 Contracts as sales director
Walters joins from GE Capital EMEA, Fleet Services, where he has spent the majority of his career and brings over 24 years’ experience in the vehicle … Read More »
ARI strengthens client relations with new appointment
Kim Noble joins the company with more than 25 years’ industry experience overseeing procurement, product development, project delivery and customer service for large contract hire and … Read More »
eCall to be mandatory on all new cars & LCVs from 31 March 2018
The “eCall” system would use the 112 number to call the emergency services automatically, enabling them to reach crash scenes faster and thus save lives and … Read More »
South Yorkshire Police deploys 10 Vauxhall Amperas
The fleet will be used for non-emergency or pursuit duties, such as visiting the victims of crime to take statements, and are supported by a network … Read More »
Driverless cars projects announced
Under yesterday’s Autumn Statement announcement an additional £9m is being provided by the Government to increase the prize fund for driverless car testbeds – enabling trials … Read More »
Current downturn in used car values underlines importance of accurate data, says Glass’s
Rupert Pontin, head of valuations, said that used car values have slid rapidly in the final quarter of 2014 before hitting a noteworthy low in December, … Read More »
Deloitte comments on latest new car registrations & rising ULEV sales
The SMMT data shows that new car registrations grew for the 33rd consecutive month in November as the market continued to exceed expectations amid still-rising consumer … Read More »
Fleet registrations up 7.7% in November
Latest SMMT data shows that total new registrations rose 8.0% last month to 172,327units. Fleet registrations continued to rise, up 7.7% in November to 86,090 units … Read More »
Autumn Statement 2014: TMC responds to fuel duty freeze
The Chancellor has confirmed in his Autumn Statement that the freeze in fuel duty will remain in place – as expected by many – despite falling … Read More »
Barway Services Ltd Hostels (UK) becomes latest DfBB business champion
The company is part of G’s Group, one of the largest privately owned, family businesses in Europe, and has a company Driving At Work Policy that … Read More »
Autumn Statement 2014: Deloitte comments on announcements
Commenting on the announcements for ultra-low emission vehicles, David Raistrick, UK head of automotive for Deloitte, said: ‘Investments in the infrastructure for plug-in vehicles may lead … Read More »
Driverless vehicles trials are ‘important step for road safety’ says Brake
Under yesterday’s Autumn Statement announcement an additional £9m is being provided by the Government to increase the prize fund for driverless car testbeds – enabling trials … Read More »
GreenRoad e-book addresses myths over telematics & fleet safety
A recent report by Global Industry Analysts projects that the global market for commercial vehicle telematics will reach 17.3 billion by the year 2017. Yet many … Read More »
Latest Euro NCAP results include new Mondeo
Overall safety ratings for the latest 12 vehicles tested ranged from three to five stars, with a broad variety of vehicle types covered. Porsche made its … Read More »
Autumn Statement 2014: LeasePlan responds
Matthew Dyer, managing director, LeasePlan UK, said: ‘I’m pleased that George Osborne has steered clear of any further taxation on company cars. We’ve seen Benefit in … Read More »
Autumn Statement 2014: Summary at a glance
Today’s Autumn Statement focused on maintaining economic recovery, reducing the deficit, looking to build a “Northern powerhouse” and showing support for SMEs and the country’s future … Read More »
Autumn Statement 2014: Government to display fuel price signs on motorways
The Department for Transport said it will begin work early next year on trialling a new fuel comparison sign at 5 service stations on the M5 … Read More »
Autumn Statement 2014: Hitachi Capital comments
Chief executive Simon Oliphant said: ‘Today’s Autumn Statement focused on the future; maintaining economic recovery, in turn reducing the deficit and addressing the balance of power … Read More »
Autumn Statement 2014: Driverless car trials funding
Not mentioned in George Osborne’s actual speech, the funds are referred to in the actual Autumn Statement document where it says the money will be used … Read More »
Autumn Statement 2014: UK electric vehicle growth backed
Announced in the Autumn Statement, an additional £10m will be made available between 2017-18 and 2019-20 to increase the number of ultra-low emission vehicles – including … Read More »
Autumn Statement 2014: Chancellor confirms freeze in fuel duty
Delivering his final Autumn Statement before the General Election, George Osborne said: ‘Despite falling fuel prices let me make this clear: we’ve cut fuel duty and … Read More »
First official pictures of Vauxhall Viva revealed ahead of spring launch
Named after Vauxhall’s original Viva made from 1963 to 1979, the new model is 3.68m long and is said to bring room for up to five … Read More »
IFC Fleet Services completes strategic acquisition of Spectrum
Cambridge-based Spectrum is a provider of fleet management services to corporate customers operating fleets of company cars, the largest of which has around 300 vehicles. The … Read More »
67% of motorists support zero tolerance approach to drink driving
An online survey of over 1,700 drivers by the car supermarket found 66.7% of people quizzed would welcome the tough approach just as police forces embark … Read More »
First Prius Plug-in private hire cars deployed in London
The company has already taken delivery of 50 of its newcomers, joining an existing fleet of Prius and seven-seat Prius+ models already in use, and all … Read More »
Oldham Council expands EV fleet further
Like the LEAFs, the vans will be used as pool vehicles, shared between staff of Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service and Greater Manchester Police and … Read More »
Driven A to B expands corporate fleet with Vauxhall Insignias
Driven A to B offers airport transfers and one-off city trips as well as journeys to destinations less favourable to London’s Black Cabs, such as late … Read More »
Plans to raise HGV speed limit come under fire
Announced by Transport Minister Claire Perry, the move would raise the national speed limit from 50 mph to 60 mph for lorries travelling on dual carriageways, … Read More »
