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First Drive: Suzuki Vitara
Sector: Crossover Price: £13,999–£21,299 Fuel: 50.4–67.2mpg CO2: 106–131g/km Suzuki has clearly developed something of a Land Rover obsession of late, claiming the new Vitara looks like an … Read More »
Q&A: Edmund King, president of the AA, on the company's plans for refinancing
What are the reasons for the refinancing? We have always said that reducing the amount of expensive debt we inherited from the previous private equity owners … Read More »
First Drive: Volvo XC90
Sector Large Suv Price £45,550–£63,650 Fuel 35.3–112.9mpg CO2 59–179g/km In car years the outgoing Volvo XC90 qualified for one of those ‘well done for getting … Read More »
Getting close to Infiniti
Company car choice is an emotive issue for all companies from SMEs up to blue chips. The higher up the pay scale the more emotive … Read More »
First Drive: Mazda2
Sector: Supermini Price: £11,995–£17,395 Fuel: 56.5–83.1mpg CO2: 89–117g/km The launch of the new Mazda2 heralds the start of a pretty busy year for Mazda that will … Read More »
Upwardly mobile
Mobility has fast become a buzzword across the fleet industry. The January issue of Fleet World posed the question ‘do mobility managers exist’ and I … Read More »
Keeping your employees on the road
When an employee is out on the road, they become something of an unknown risk factor. From the vehicle they drive to their behaviour behind the … Read More »
How will we travel in years to come?
The question of how we might travel in years to come tends to provoke a multitude of fascinating responses depending on the people invited to comment … Read More »
Q&A: HMRC on the new digital service for company car drivers
Why has the change been implemented? HMRC has introduced this new online trial service to make it easier for customers who have company cars to make … Read More »
How secure is your fuel payment solution?
Bringing security to the fuel card market It’s remarkable that so much of the fuel card market has yet to catch up with the nationwide switch … Read More »
Can JLR do an Audi…?
“There is space in the market for the XE” considers JLR MD Jeremy Hicks. “I think of it as a bit like the new kid going … Read More »
UK asset finance returns to pre-recession levels – but will the momentum last?
The continuing recovery in the UK economy has been reflected in the growth of asset finance, with businesses keen to use leasing and hire purchase to … Read More »
On the road: Speedy thinking
The only thing that even faintly amuses me about Steve Harley (of popular beat combo Cockney Rebel fame) being fleeced to the tune of £1,000 … Read More »
First Drive: Land Rover Discovery Sport
Sector: Crossover Price: £32,395–£42,995 Fuel: 44.9–46.1mpg CO2: 157–161g/km The arrival of the new Discovery Sport may herald the end of the ageing Freelander 2 but it … Read More »
Is your fleet spend solution fuelling fraud?
Third-party threatsCard theft by third parties can happen to anyone, with outright theft most common when cards are kept in vehicles. Magnetic stripe cards are susceptible … Read More »
A no-nonsense guide to fleet vehicle remarketing
Simon Henstock joined BCA in 1978 and has held a number of senior operational and sales roles in the intervening years. His current role encompasses operational … Read More »
First Drive: DS 4 BlueHDI 120
Sector: Lower Medium Price: TBC Fuel: 74.3–76.3mpg CO2: 97–100g/km That title isn’t a mistake. With DS taking its first steps as a solus premium brand, this … Read More »
First Drive: Audi A1
Sector: Supermini Price: £15,390–£26,110 Fuel: 40.4–80.7mpg CO2: 99–166g/km More cut and thrust. That’s how Audi’s marketing department will be promoting the mid-term revisions on the A1. … Read More »
Rules and regulations
The way dealers sell cars and service customers has changed in recent years. Whether they planned to change their ways or had change thrust upon them … Read More »
First Drive: Hyundai i20
Sector: Supermini Price: £10,695–£16,725 Fuel: 42.2–88.3mpg CO2: 84–155g/km Roll back the clock just a few short years, and it would be hard to imagine Hyundai challenging … Read More »
Is it time for you to take action on ESOS?
The story so far ESOS is an Environment Agency-run energy audit initiative, created to encourage organisations to cut energy use by identifying opportunities for greater energy … Read More »
Fixing brokers
Over the past few years there’s been an exponential growth in the car leasing broker industry. It’s matured into a credible vehicle sourcing option, recognised … Read More »
On the road: Charging ahead
Three diverse brushes with the National Grid this last month have cornered me into contemplating anew our collective motoring future when the oil runs out… A … Read More »
Is the future electric for organisations?
Over the past year we’ve started to see a shift in attitudes towards electric vehicles (EVs). Once considered unfashionable, expensive and unachievable, EVs have now found … Read More »
Short-term solution
Finding a good local short-term rental provider can be an issue for many businesses. The easy option is to source from one of the large national … Read More »
Can telematics revolutionise business?
A number of fleets and fleet consultants explained the benefits of telematics and how they can transform a business at a recent Fleet Industry Advisory Group … Read More »
What I’ve learnt: Julie Jenner
Why I joined ACFO and the benefits it brings I joined ACFO in 1992 after inheriting responsibility for 35-40 company cars when working in the … Read More »
First Drive: Fiat 500X
Sector: Crossover Price: £14,595–£25,845 Fuel: 56.5–74.3mpg CO2: 109–144g/km You could be forgiven for thinking the new 500X is Fiat merely cashing in on the 500 family … Read More »
Health care
Diabetes is the biggest threat to the workforce, so we are told, with the number of people diagnosed more than doubling from 1.4 million in 1996 … Read More »
Shades of grey
Fifty shades of grey is a much-hyped book and film, but the title is curiously appropriate to that other well-known phenomenon, the grey fleet. Except … Read More »