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 already have the technology to see if a car has been taxed. This new approach means both us and our customers can look forward to efficiency gains as we will no longer have to post out new tax discs and follow up to ensure the discs are being displayed.

‘Furthermore, the announcement that the planned fuel duty rise of 2p next year has been scrapped is welcome news. Fleets are very conscious of costs and fuel forms a large part of this so it’s a sensible option to help motorists at what is still a difficult time.’