Category : Comment
Security within your fleet: Why the neutral car platform is the future
Glenn Atkinson, vice president of product safety at Geotab, argues why the telematics industry should advance the concept of the ‘neutral vehicle’ to fix security and … Read More »
The £365m Diesel Tax Grab
Professor Colin Tourick is unconvinced by the company car tax reforms announced in the latest Budget.
What can the UK learn from Norway’s eco-friendly car boom?
Norway is leading the way globally in the adoption of plug-in vehicles, which accounted for nearly a third of the country’s new car sales in 2017. … Read More »
Act in haste repent at leisure
Jayne Pett, sales and marketing director at Fleet Operations, considers whether diesels remain the vehicle of choice for business fleets?
Feature: Should we move from contract hire to PCP?
Attractive monthly rates could hide a multitude of complexities for fleets, explains Professor Colin Tourick.
Testing Times
Test drives can be an unsatisfying part of the decision making process but not anymore, according to Motor Trader editor Curtis Hutchinson.
Cenex explains how fleets can prepare for UK CAZs
Following Cenex’s launch of the CLEAR Capture data collection and emissions performance tool, Luke Redfern, project manager at Cenex, explains how it works and the benefits … Read More »
Taxation & Funding: How the industry has changed in the last 40 years
I have been writing for Fleet World for nearly 15 years now and hope to go on doing so for years to come.
Winners and losers
What do dealers really think of the car brands they represent? Curtis Hutchinson, editor of Motor Trader, reports.
Fast learner: dealing with GDPR challenges
After years of dealing with drivers’ speeding tickets, The Insider has recently had to deal with his own.
The Insider: The fuel picture
With a diesel tax on the way, improving petrol economy and a switch to electric mobility, The Insider reckons it’s never been trickier to model whole-life … Read More »
Bangers for cash
Carmaker scrappage schemes could prove a useful way to dispose of ageing pool cars or get non company car employees out of their old polluters. Curtis … Read More »
The Insider: Second Sight
The Insider finds out first hand that drivers and suppliers aren’t always aware of the pitfalls of new safety technology.
Business Suited
Peugeot is rolling out a new programme to show fleet customers its dealer network is more than capable of looking after their van needs. Curtis Hutchinson, … Read More »
Honda: Back on its fleet?
Honda has totally revamped the way it addresses the needs of its small fleet customers. Curtis Hutchinson, editor of Motor Trader, reports.
Should you outsource your fleet management?
The burgeoning trend for companies to outsource some, if not all, of their fleet management and maintenance roles to commercial vendors shows no sign of slowing … Read More »
The Insider: Close for Comfort
The Insider seeks feedback from his drivers and wonders if there really is a substitute for on-road training.
SEAT’s bold approach
SEAT’s days as a fleet outsider may be changing as a result of a new dealer initiative. Curtis Hutchinson, editor of Motor Trader, reports.
The Insider: Rate of change
The Insider ponders whether the blanket approach to AMAPs has had its day.
Complex relationships
The NFDA’s newly published Dealer Attitude Survey sheds light on the relationship between car manufacturers and their dealers. Motor Trader editor Curtis Hutchinson reports.
Mobility-as-a-Service isn’t a buzzword, it’s already here…
Fleetondemand CEO, Justin Whitston puts forward the case for Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) and Internet of Things (IoT) with examples of initiatives already disrupting the way we travel … Read More »
PSA and GM Europe – a platform for success?
The combined GM Europe and PSA business will become the second largest automotive company in Europe, with the potential for significant cost-savings thanks to platform and … Read More »
The Insider: Jumping the gun
This month, The Insider is caught off-guard by updates to VED and questions the speed of changes. Well I definitely took my eye off the ball … Read More »
Taxing times: New VED regime
A new VED regime will quietly be ushered in on 1 April 2017 and will have a significant impact on some user-choosers. Curtis Hutchinson, editor of … Read More »
The Insider: New management
Last month I wrote about a clash of interests as cars become controlled more by electronics and apps than mechanical processes. The availability of mass data, … Read More »
DS finds its fleet
This year will see Citroën accelerate the move to make DS a standalone brand, but what will this mean to fleet customers? Curtis Hutchinson, editor of … Read More »
The Insider: Crossed wires
The increasing integration of technology with fleet vehicles creates issues of clarity and security, says The Insider.
The Insider: Easy, rider
Fleets are increasingly exploring the potential of motorbikes but the risks must be taken into account, reckons The Insider.
What I’ve Learnt: Raj Singh of Crystal Ball
Raj Singh, MD of workforce management specialist Crystal Ball, on the importance of staff retention and a commitment to standing out from the crowd.
The Insider: There will be trouble ahead…
“There may be trouble ahead” is the first line of Irving Berlin’s “Let’s Face the Music and Dance” – written, ironically, for the film “Follow the … Read More »