Budget 2010: £100 million earmarked for road repairs
The announcement comes as the Asphalt Industry Alliance reports that the Artic weather seen this winter caused a 40% rise in potholes. Commenting on the Budget … Read More »
Budget 2010: Mycompanyfleet response
However Mycompanyfleet gave a cautious welcome to the fact that the planned 3p per litre increase in fuel duty was to be phased in over the … Read More »
Budget 2010: Alphabet response
'So close to a General Election, this was never going to be a budget to take any chances. The £100 million for pothole repairs is a … Read More »
Budget 2010: Masterlease response
He commented: 'There was speculation that the Chancellor could reverse the increase of fuel prices from 1 April, however it was largely expected that he would … Read More »
Budget 2010: CFC response
Neville Briggs, managing director, said: 'It is no surprise that there is little cheer for UK businesses of all sizes in the Budget – there is … Read More »
Budget 2010: Hitachi Capital Vehicle Solutions' response
'No great surprises from Alistair Darling, who did his best not to rock the boat ahead of the impending general election. 'It was good to see … Read More »
Toyota appoints European chief quality officer
In an impromptu visit to Europe, Akio Toyoda, president of Toyota Motor Corporation, made the formal announcement that Didier Leroy, EVP, Toyota Motor Europe, would assume … Read More »
Budget 2010: GE Capital response
'Yesterday’s Budget announcement has very little impact on fleets. Whilst the Government announced that company car tax would be halved for cars emitting between 1 and … Read More »
HiQ hits £50,000 target for Breast Cancer Care
The fast fit network says that it hit the five-figure target last season, thanks in the main to the kind hearts of BTCC supporters, who gave … Read More »
CFC Solutions sees sharp rise in driving licence checks
The company says that the number of checks has quadrupled in the last year as fleet interest in the issue continues to grow. This has led … Read More »
Hyundai and Kia to use Parrot hands-free technology in Europe
Under the move, Hyundai will equip its Tucson and ix35 models with the technology, which features a Speaker -Independent Voice Recognition solution in 20 languages. To … Read More »
Budget 2010: Equalease response
In the Budget, Chancellor Alistair Darling announced the launch of a new national investment corporation, to be called UK Finance For Growth, which will streamline and … Read More »
Budget 2010: TMC response
'Not including fuel duty, the last three budgets have added over £400 million to the tax burden on fleets and company car drivers over the next … Read More »
Navman Wireless partnership could cut insurance premiums
The vehicle tracking specialist says it believes the partnership reflects an increasing trend for insurers to take the technology into account when assessing risk. ‘Vehicle tracking … Read More »
Specsavers registers significant growth in the corporate market
Sales figures released by the company reveal a strong trading performance for the company's 2009/10 accounts, with a massive 38% year-on-year increase for the quarter ending … Read More »
Used LCV market sets new record for average values, says BCA
It is now the fourth consecutive month to set a record value, a run that has seen average values improve by a significant £727 – equivalent … Read More »
Ford aims to top company car wish list with new pricing initiative
The move means that prices for the new S-Max now start from £20,645, with the new Galaxy priced from £22,945 and the latest Mondeo priced from … Read More »
Mycompanyfleet develops enhanced driver checking solution
The new service not only checks and validates driver licence status, but also carries out deeper background checking of a driver’s qualifications, references and even criminal … Read More »
Royal Mail boosts fleet performance
C-track was fitted on 8,000 vehicles in the Royal Mail fleet to improve route planning and analysis, enhance driver performance and increase management control. The web-based, … Read More »
Budget 2010: Arval response
Fuel The phased approach to the previously planned rise in fuel duty, with the now smaller fuel price rises happening in April and October 2010 and … Read More »
City of London Corporation takes delivery of electric van
The City of London is the local authority responsible for the famous "square mile", and says that it sees low-carbon technology as vital to efforts to … Read More »
Plans for "hydrogen network" in London unveiled
Under the plans, the London Hydrogen Partnership (LHP) is working with London boroughs and private landowners to deliver at least six refuelling sites to run hydrogen-powered … Read More »
Mazda to license Prius hybrid technology from Toyota
Mazda says it plans to combine the hybrid system taken from the Prius with its next-generation SKY engine that is currently under development, with the resultant … Read More »
Keyfuels fuel card now offers payment method for M6 Toll
From 2 April, Keyfuels card holders will receive a monthly invoice for their fleet's M6 Toll charges alongside their fuel transactions. Designed to make the expense … Read More »
Salary sacrifice cars "leaner and greener", says Tusker
Watford-based Tusker, which was one of the UK’s salary sacrifice "early adopters", having launched its SalarySacrifice4Cars scheme (SS4C) in 2008, says that it is seeing huge … Read More »
Lombard: fleets misunderstanding salary sacrifice
The leasing firm said that a large number of fleets still think salary sacrifice is a money-saving opportunity, when in fact the intention is that they … Read More »
Tusker wins car and salary sacrifice contract with Northumbrian Water
NWL has awarded Tusker a four-year solus supply contract to provide cars for its company car scheme and its new salary sacrifice scheme, which forms part … Read More »
Fleet World salary sacrifice webinar to be held tomorrow
Once signed up – which of course is free of charge – you can watch the webinar from the comfort of your own desk via your … Read More »
Groundbreaking public sector sacrifice deal
In order to provide the contract Tusker had to fulfil various public sector requirements and obligations, which means it has been given Pan Government Collaborative Framework … Read More »
Salary sacrifice product sees major growth
Chief executive Andrew Cope has been surprised by the levels of interest. He said: 'From the moment we launched our Salary Exchange scheme just over a … Read More »
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