Natalie Middleton
4×4 interest soars as temperatures drop
So says Motors.co.uk, which reports that searches for 4×4 vehicles on its website were up by more than 32% during November, compared with the September average. … Read More »
Leasedrive set for further growth following majority investment by HgCapital
The UK’s largest independent privately-owned vehicle management group has announced that private equity investor HgCapital has bought 80% of the Leasedrive Group, with former major shareholder … Read More »
NAMA launches new website
www.nama-uk.com uses a fresh design and modern layout that make it more user-friendly, with clearly structured content and interactive and transactional in order to provide users with … Read More »
Government caps increase in parking penalty charges for rest of Parliament
Set out by Communities Secretary Eric Pickles, the billion pound package of support for the UK’s high streets includes a new consultation to tackle aggressive parking … Read More »
CAP replaces CAP Monitor with Gold Book and Gold Book iQ
First launched in 1991 as CAP Monitor, the Gold Book upgrades CAP’s provision of future residual values by radically enhancing the agility and sophistication of its … Read More »
SMEs show strong appetite for bespoke salary sacrifice scheme
The firm says that many salary sacrifice car schemes favour larger businesses rather than SMEs and adds that a reported 15% of organisations with more than 1,000 … Read More »
New fuel benefit and van benefit charges announced for 2014/15
The changes will see the company car fuel benefit charge multiplier rise from £21,100 for 2013/14 to £21,700 for 2014/15, making free private fuel even less … Read More »
Andrew Cronin joins Zenith from GE Capital
He has over 12 years of experience in the fleet industry, previously working at GE Capital Fleet Services and Lex Autolease as a fleet consultant, which … Read More »
Nissan welcomes Government plans to target public sector fleets with EVs
Announced as part of the National Infrastructure Plan 2013, the move will see a £5m investment during 2014-15 in a large scale electric vehicle readiness programme … Read More »
Chevrolet exit from Europe will not have significant RV impact, EurotaxGlass’s says
In a statement, GM said that it is to withdraw the brand from Europe from 2016 due to a ‘challenging business model and the difficult economic … Read More »
Autumn Statement: Hitachi Capital Car Solutions comments
Tim Bowden, the firm's head of operations, said: ‘The abolition of the physical tax disc is great news and it is long overdue as the police … Read More »
Autumn Statement 2013: Deloitte comments on government plans for driverless cars
Under the plans, the Government will look to make the UK a world centre for the testing and development of driverless cars, adding that it will … Read More »
Firms urged to take action on managing road risk to tackle rising fleet insurance premiums
The firm’s survey also found 71% of companies do not provide regular training for drivers – a clear indication more could be done by companies to … Read More »
GM pulls Chevrolet out of Europe
Instead GM will focus its efforts more on the Opel and Vauxhall brands whilst tailoring the Chevrolet its presence to offering select ‘iconic’ vehicles – such … Read More »
Autumn Statement: Tax disc enforcement must keep up with legislation, says ACFO
Damian James, ACFO chairman, said of the latter: ‘The Government’s decision to cancel next September’s 1.6p a litre rise in fuel duty is a welcome move. … Read More »
Strong new car registrations & used market values are key successes of 2013, says Glass’s
In his review of the year, Rupert Pontin, chief caar editor, said that market conditions in 2013 have seen a welcome improvement over the course of … Read More »
Autumn Statement: BVRLA welcomes abolition of paper tax disc
The organisation has been campaigning for the Department for Transport to axe the tax disc and said that it is obsolete now that vehicle tax records … Read More »
Autumn Statement: Positive on petrol but infrastructure still needs further support, says LeasePlan
David Brennan, managing director of LeasePlan UK, said: ‘The Chancellor’s Autumn Statement is good news for drivers and for the wider economy. The announcement of a … Read More »
Autumn Statement 2013 brings fuel duty and car tax disc news
In his speech Mr Osborne said that he was cancelling the 2p-a-litre rise due next September and would be freezing fuel duty until May 2015. He … Read More »
Infrastructure spending plan to target public sector fleets with EVs
Of particular note to the fleet sector is the announcement that the Government is to take forward steps to convert public sector car fleets to electric … Read More »
YtD new car registrations already ahead of 2012 total
Newly released SMMT data shows that new car registrations rose 7% in November to 159,581 units. Fleet registrations were up 3.4% on November 2012’s figure of … Read More »
Audi A8 L named Chauffeur Car of the Year
Professional Driver magazine editor Mark Bursa said of the rationale behind the ranking: ‘The Audi A8 L edges it on low running costs, excellent manufacturer support … Read More »
New business launched to provide integrated camera & tracking solutions for fleets
Founded as crash for cash fraud, bogus whiplash claims and rising insurance premiums costing UK businesses hundreds of millions of pounds each year, Intelligent Telematics will … Read More »
Transport Minister highlights "snowball effect" of drink-drive convictions
Highlighting the ‘snowball effect’ of a drink drive conviction, the campaign says that up to one million people work in jobs they could lose as a result … Read More »
New Nissan Qashqai to boast RVs of 50%, says CAP
The residual value setters at the firm have forecast that the new £20,840 Qashqai 1.5 dCi Acenta will have an RV of 50% or £10,400 after … Read More »
TRACKER warns fleets of coming “frost-jacking” thefts
The stolen vehicle recovery (SVR) specialist says that leaving the car unattended on frosty mornings could prove a costly mistake and urges motorists including fleet drivers … Read More »
ATS Euromaster powers up new battery range for fleets with five-year warranty
The Platinum Prestige Plus batteries provide an additional 30% power and are ideally suited to modern vehicles with an increased demand for electrical power. They are … Read More »
ARI Fleet UK commits to business growth following new leadership appointments
Operations director Romy Bria transfers from ARI Fleet Canada and Jason Chamberlain joins from BT Fleet as sales director, completing ARI’s leadership team. Bria’s new role … Read More »
Popular fleet figure passes away after illness
Most recently head of relationship management at Arval, he is best known to the manufacturers and vehicle dealers, although Chris also managed customers and operations during … Read More »
Saab 9-3 production restarts at Trollhättan
The petrol sedan model is being produced in the high-spec Aero trim with the 220PS 2.0-litre turbo engine and is being produced at an initially ‘modest’ … Read More »
