Toyota and Nissan recall 6.5 million cars over airbag issue
The news marks the latest chapter in the ongoing saga of the Takata airbag crisis. Toyota announced a recall of just under five million cars covering … Read More »
Biggest & best ever Silvestone Fleet Show gets underway
Today’s event is the biggest and best Fleet Show yet and has already attracted record numbers of exhibitors and pre-registered visitors. This year’s outstanding line-up of … Read More »
Driving Monitor to showcase new DVLA driving checking service at Silverstone Fleet Show
With the driving licence counterpart being abolished 8 June 2015 there's lots of changes afoot – this is an excellent opportunity to pop in and visit Driving Monitor … Read More »
Free flip-book covers best practice in fleet management
The publication is the latest in the company’s Fleet Matters series, which is aimed at both public and private sector fleets of all sizes and intended … Read More »
Fleet registrations outperform new car market
Fleet registrations last month rose 9.0% from 85,447 to 93,095 units, bringing the fleet market share up to 50.1% from 48.3% a year ago. However, sub-25 … Read More »
Motor manufacturers unveil latest models at Silverstone Fleet Show
This year’s Show on May 12th, which is being sponsored by Barclaycard Fuel + in association with TMC, will see a number of UK debuts in … Read More »
Vauxhall & GM celebrate 90-year anniversary as 500-million landmark reached
‘During 2015, we expect to sell more than 1,000 new vehicles per hour, 24 hours per day,’ said Mary Barra, GM’s CEO. ‘This adds up to … Read More »
Second-hand car supermarket Carcraft goes into administration
Headquartered in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, the company is the UK's seventh largest second hand dealership chain with an annual turnover of £120m and 500 employees across … Read More »
Volvo celebrates 25 years of first ever integrated booster cushion
The carmaker developed the very first cushion for children in cars back in 1978 and followed this in 1990 with the development of the first integrated … Read More »
Andrew Cope leads buyout at FMG
Cope, executive chairman at FMG, previously led vehicle leasing business Zenith through five successful private equity buyouts between 2003 and 2014, before investing an undisclosed amount … Read More »
BVRLA publishes five-point plan to help government UK air quality
The plan has been published in response to the UK’s Supreme Court ruling, which this week ordered the UK government to produce new air quality plans … Read More »
MileageCount launches combined fuel card and mileage capture software
The new solution is intended to offer a secure and accurate means of reconciling fuel consumption and mileage capture data to support businesses with full HMRC … Read More »
Fleets could fall foul of recent data protection law under driver licence changes, warns LICENCECHECK
“There are just too many unanswered questions at the moment,” said Richard Brown, managing director of licence checking and monitoring company LICENCECHECK. “The elimination of the … Read More »
EU Parliament votes in favour of mandatory roll-out of eCall from spring 2018
Road accidents took 25,700 lives in the EU in 2014 – a death toll that the new devices could cut by an estimated 10% a year. … Read More »
ICFM to promote new one-day Fleet Masterclasses & West End show prize draw at SilverstoneFleet Show
The ICFM Fleet Masterclasses are designed to supplement the ICFM’s core competence-based training currently offered to members – leading to the Introductory Certificate, the Certificate and … Read More »
Silverstone Fleet Show is ‘most complete show ever’
The 2015 event on 12 May, which is being sponsored by Barclaycard Fuel+ in association with TMC, has already attracted record numbers of exhibitors and pre-registered … Read More »
Mazda announces pricing & specification for new MX-5
Making its UK debut at the 2015 Goodwood Festival of Speed and Moving Motor Show, the all-new Mazda MX-5 is shorter, lower and wider than the … Read More »
Owens Road Services enhances fleet risk management with 3Sixty Fleet
Owens, headquartered in Llanelli with 15 sites across Wales and England and a fleet of more than 350 vehicles, identified the need to improve its fleet … Read More »
BSM to switch fleet to Peugeot
Replacing the previous Vauxhall Corsas, the first BSM Peugeot tuition cars are expected on the road in June, with instructors able to choose the latest Peugeot … Read More »
Sales of ULEVs reach all-time high with many top models at record-breaking Fleet Show
According to the latest research from the Go Ultra Low campaign, 8,573 passenger cars with CO2 emissions lower than 75g/km were registered in the first quarter … Read More »
Jaama spotlights requirement for driver licence checking at Silverstone Fleet Show
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is axing the paper counterpart as part of the government’s programme to reduce red tape. Many car, van and … Read More »
Order books open for new VW Golf estates
The R and GTD Estates are based on their hatchback counterparts, with like for like trims, but bootspace is increased from 380 litres to 605 litres … Read More »
LowCVP calls for nominations for Low Carbon Champions Awards 2015
There are seven award categories, covering areas ranging from cars to innovation, from fuels to publication. The LowCVP Champions Awards will be presented at a gala … Read More »
GE to sell GE Capital Fleet Services
GE Chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt said the move would be made to focus GE “around its competitive advantages”. In a statement GE said: “GE Capital … Read More »
Fleet visitors given speedway ‘time challenge’ opportunity at home of British racing
The speedway ‘time challenge’ is being organised by Prestige Fleet Servicing, and visitors will be able to put their starting reactions to the test on a … Read More »
Bulb Things to bring new fleet solution & iPhone 6 prize draw to Silverstone Fleet Show
The new product has been launched to provide complete automation, visibility and cost savings. It also enable fleets to connect, monitor and track any kind of … Read More »
Allstar says new vehicle servicing product will save UK businesses thousands of pounds
From 23 April, the Allstar’s customers’ 1.1 million drivers will have access to 9,000 trusted professional garages and service centres nationwide where they will be able … Read More »
An enhanced offering
How were Hyundai UK’s fleet sales last year? It was another record year for us. The key measure for me is the volume via the dealer … Read More »
Chargemaster to exhibit at the Fleet Show after recording one million UK electric vehicle charges
Electric vehicles in the UK have charged a total of one million times using Chargemaster’s nationwide network of charging points. This has provided drivers with a … Read More »
TfL found guilty of breaching ASA guidelines over vehicle pollution claims
The regional press ad in the Evening Standard, from the Mayor of London, for a proposed Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) in central London was challenged … Read More »
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