Category : Features
The start of something new?
Launched in August, a trio of Government tax consultations could lay the foundations for significant changes in fleet operating costs. Natalie Middleton finds out how.
Where next for the combustion engine?
Despite the headline-grabbing move to electromobility, there’s still huge untapped potential for efficient combustion engines, explains Chris Pickering.
Exceeding expectations: Developments in leasing
Savvy contract hire and leasing customers now expect a level of service that extends far beyond access to vehicles. Katie Beck talks to suppliers about how … Read More »
Make the future
Held in the last week of June, Shell’s Make The Future London 2016 festival incorporated a series of exclusive events, including a fleet-focused panel discussion. The … Read More »
Problems shared – How connected cars will benefit driver safety
As the first car-to-X system comes to market, Alex Grant explains how connectivity is making use of familiar technology to improve safety for drivers.
Mobiles & mobility
The smartphone is revolutionising the way business people travel. We ask experts what effect it is having on rental and leasing markets. By Katie Beck.
Stand and delivered – Highlights of the 2016 Fleet Show exhibition
Dozens of fleet service companies exhibited at the Fleet Show at Silverstone. We highlight some of the best products, services and news from them during the … Read More »
Brexit – Where next for new cars?
As a large importer and exporter of new cars, clarity about the future of trade with the EU can’t come soon enough, as Alex Grant explains. … Read More »
Brexit – What it means for fleets…
Professor Colin Tourick looks at the financial, taxation and business ramifications for fleets of leaving the EU. An awful lot of business people woke up on … Read More »
In sight: What ADAS means for fleet maintenance
Camera-based driver assistance systems are adding vitally important calibration work to a windscreen replacement. As they become more common, Alex Grant finds out what the implications … Read More »
Working in harmony: The future for licence checking
One year on from the abolition of the paper licence counterpart, we look at how the licence checking industry is changing. After years of toing and … Read More »
A grand day out: A review of the 2016 Fleet Show
Hundreds of fleet industry professionals descended on Silverstone for Fleet Show 2016. In the first of two months of coverage we look at what they drove … Read More »
VIP treatment: Latest tech developments for the luxury class
Often the first place new technology breaks ground, the luxury class is a sign of the convenience headed for core fleet cars in the coming years. … Read More »
Badge of honour: Capstar’s fleet operations in focus
Capstar is a chauffeur firm with a difference: its drivers are ex-soldiers who have often suffered battlefield injuries or trauma. By Steve Moody.
Safe and sound: The developments in active noise cancelling technology
Active noise cancellation is the latest tool in the car industry’s quest to improve refinement and make cars less stressful places to be for company car … Read More »
Safety in numbers: A look at Thatcham’s safety work
A vital part of Europe’s automotive industry since 1969, insurance owned independent organisation Thatcham has played a huge role in reducing running costs for fleets. Alex … Read More »
Getting a grip: Audi’s new quattro four-wheel drive system
What is it? A new quattro four-wheel drive system for Audis with longitudinally-mounted engines – so the A4 and larger vehicles – targeting fuel economy and … Read More »
Day in Life: Russ White, group auctioneer at Manheim
Nationwide auction network As a group auctioneer at Manheim I engage in pre‐sale activity, trying to get bids on vehicles and placing vehicles, and checking catalogues … Read More »
Lease accounting changes: What’s it all about?
The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) has published a new set of rules – an ‘accounting standard’ – setting how companies should account for leases in … Read More »
Is Osborne killing the company car?
For over four decades now, the company car has been regarded as the epitome of work perks, providing many employees with an incentive to stay in … Read More »
Q&A: ACFO and the ICFM on their extended partnership
In January, ACFO and the Institute of Car Fleet Management (ICFM) announced that they are to work more closely to promote the benefits of professional fleet … Read More »
Under new management: engine remapping in focus
As controversial as it is sworn by, engine remapping offers impressive gains for minimal workshop time and has become a growing market for vans, with potential … Read More »
Interview: Mel Dawson, managing director of ALD Automotive
Actions speak louder than words – it’s not exactly a new code to live by, but the amount of hot air often expelled by business people … Read More »
Fleet of the Future: A review of the 2016 CES Show
Volkswagen Volkswagen’s headline-grabber was the Budd-e concept, an all-electric, four-wheel-drive interpretation of the company’s famous camper van with a 233-mile range. Inside, the connectivity … Read More »
Foundations for growth: plans for the Source London charging network
The challenge: Bolloré Group took control of the former Plugged-in Places scheme, Source London, in September 2014. Notoriously unreliable, this included 835 charging points spread … Read More »
SMEs in focus
Fluctuations in fleet size The SME market will be a growth area for new registrations in the year ahead, both fleets and their suppliers reckon. … Read More »
Mobility matters: the challenges ahead for fleets
The increasing role of air quality: Reignited by the Volkswagen NOx emissions scandal, air quality is firmly on the agenda and confirmation of Low Emission … Read More »
Data capture: A look at the latest telematics developments
Personal Data Connected services are becoming more common in the latest infotainment systems, including emails, calendars, social media and downloadable apps – potentially with accounts … Read More »
Land Rover Defender – A farewell to arms
It began, as the best ideas tend to, with a personal need. Maurice Wilks, an engineer at Rover and brother of managing director Spencer Wilks, had … Read More »
Technology in Focus: Audi's forthcoming mild hybrid systems
The next big step in efficiency will be in electrical systems and mild hybrids that help to make cars more economical and offer lower running costs. … Read More »
