Chevin supports calls for greener transportation
During a conference in London earlier this week, named Sustainable Transport 2012 – Enabling Sustainable Choices, representatives from Chevin participated in seminars involving a number of industry heavy … Read More »
ACFO reveals its fleet winners
In the process the German marque became just the fourth manufacturer in the 29-year history of the ACFO Awards to capture the honour, which has previously … Read More »
Toyota and Lexus Fleet Services set out service charter
Ewan Shepherd, general manager Toyota and Lexus Fleet Services, said: ‘Our Fleet Charter makes clear the range of services and commitments we offer our business customers, … Read More »
POD Point partners with Lex Autolease offer discounted EV charging
Many companies are considering transitioning to electric fleets, but the introduction is set for a slow take-off of this new technology. Erik Fairbairn, chief executive officer … Read More »
Arsenal make two electric signings
On side to take delivery of the models from electric advocate and C-Zero driver Quentin Willson were Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger and first team players Thomas … Read More »
Picking the right tyres could save UK fleets £500m each year
The news comes on the eve of new EU legislation – which comes into force on 1 November – compelling tyre manufacturers to label their car … Read More »
Renault ZOE available to preorder before hitting UK showrooms next year
The 100% Electric Vehicle has an NEDC homologated range of up to 130 miles and an on-the-road and priced from just £13,650, ZOE will be available … Read More »
Checker Cars takes delivery of four Toyota Prius Hybrids
The Prius is a full hybrid, and can be powered solely by its electric motor at lower speeds, which means zero fuel consumption and zero tailpipe … Read More »
Salary sacrifice scheme on course to save public sector employers £600,000
Paul Fleming, sales and marketing director at Leasedrive, said: ‘Since signing our first three public sector clients back in 2009, we have added new ones each … Read More »
Accident Exchange: Car park incidents cause £175m worth of damage each year
Every year there are approximately 125,000 general car park incidents, peaking in 2011 with 130,750 shunts annually or 358 every day. The average cost for car … Read More »
Vauxhall and RED sign new fleet deal
RED Driving School has a network of over 1,600 franchised instructors throughout the UK and each year trains over 100,000 people to drive. In addition to … Read More »
Early adopters join ReCare recall scheme
The ReCare programme, which goes lives this month, has been established by Oxford-based online solutions provider Ebbon-Dacs for the BVRLA with the intention of providing a … Read More »
New survey sheds light on salary sacrifice vehicle choice
The news comes following analysis of all new cars ordered under its salary sacrifice car scheme, SS4C. Tusker has over 95 live salary sacrifice car schemes … Read More »
Motorists call for rule changes on emergency service vehicles
Thirty-five per cent of respondents admit that they don’t know the current rules on how to deal with an approaching emergency service vehicle. This is reflected … Read More »
TomTom' WORKsmart – Eco solution helps company to slash insurance costs
In the first year, Zenith Hygiene Group and insurance broker Miles Smith negotiated a £50,000 premium reduction for its 119-strong fleet by implementing a risk management … Read More »
Optimum Fleet strengthen their sales drive
Jones joins the business from Lex Autolease where he was a Principal Consultant. He is a qualified accountant with extensive fleet experience having previously worked for … Read More »
trg Vehicle Hire takes delivery of 50 Hyundai vehicles
As part of the company’s fleet renewal programme, trg has taken delivery of the first batch of 23 cars, which includes eight New i20 Actives, nine … Read More »
ATS Euromaster customers to benefit from network partnership agreements
The deals are the first of their type to be established by ATS Euromaster and will mean close partnership working with Huw Lewis Tyres and Modern … Read More »
FTA: Prepare for dangerous winter roads
Malcolm Bingham, FTA’s head of Road Network Management Policy said: ‘Up to three years ago there was a whole generation of drivers which had never experienced … Read More »
Leasedrive Group wins four-year contract with RSM Tenon
Paul Fleming, sales and marketing director, at Leasedrive, said: ‘As one of the UK's major accountancy firms, RSM Tenon has for many years been encouraging car … Read More »
Exclusive First Drive: Tesla Model S
Sector: Large executive Price: £TBC Range: 150-300 miles CO2: 0g/km Tesla may be a newcomer to the corporate sector, but it’s got a great spearhead. The … Read More »
Citroen boosts commercial vehicle offering with improved Berlingo Airdream
Already the most fuel efficient Berlingo vans available, all Berlingo Airdream e-HDi micro-hybrid models built from November onwards will see improved combined cycle fuel economy of … Read More »
BCA: Shortages in used cars lead to quarterly rise in values
With used cars averaging £6,216 across the period, Q3 12 recorded the highest value since Pulse began reporting in 2005. This represented a significant £325 (5.5%) … Read More »
Chinese automaker Great Wall expands to UK market starting in Londonderry
Joining Great Wall’s established network of 48 outlets in the UK mainland, Eakin Bros will begin with sales of the new Steed pick-up and provide owners … Read More »
ARI: Driver & Tyre Management key to cutting fleet costs
New data from the company reveals in real terms that vehicle maintenance costs are reducing from year to year, yet repair costs for some fleets are … Read More »
First Drive: Kia cee’d SW
SECTOR Mid-size esate PRICE £16,895 – £24,795 FUEL 67.3 – 64.2mpg CO2 109 – 116 g/km Hot on the heels of the recently launched – and … Read More »
Heathrow Airport to test viability of EV's in bid to reduce emissions
Over the next month, a fleet of EVs including the Nissan LEAF, Peugeot iOn, Vauxhall Ampera and the Renault Kangoo Z.E. will be trialled by four … Read More »
London prepares itself for first all-electric minicab fleet after MOU signing
BYD, the fastest-growing Chinese car manufacturer that is pioneering hybrid and electric vehicles, will supply greentomatocars with 50 of its pure electric e6 models for trial … Read More »
Jaama's online software "lights up" two-day fleet show
The two-day event held at the Peterborough Arena in Cambridgeshire was attended by hundreds of fleet and transport managers representing various “blue light” fleets from across … Read More »
ARI helps Home Retail Group to slash outgoing expenditure
And the imminent roll-out of a range of highly sophisticated analytical tools by ARI Fleet UKTM to clients, which include Home Retail Group, is anticipated to … Read More »
