Category : Features
Fleet Geek – the latest techy developments
ThumbsUp Dual Power Bank With two USB ports and enough capacity to fully charge a smartphone three times, as well as keeping an iPad charged on … Read More »
Aiming small
The remarketing industry has been at the vanguard of adopting new technology to sell used vehicles, with thousands of cars and vans now being sold through … Read More »
More is less: Save money by buying more expensive fuel
‘Spiralling fuel costs mean most motorists are looking to spend as little as possible to fill up, which makes super unleaded fuels seem an unnecessary expense … Read More »
Taking your drivers out of the fuel equation
The problem with drivers is that they are human. No matter what you do, some of them will drive too fast, or badly, and cost your … Read More »
What lies beneath
As 2012 drew to a close, most car manufacturers were celebrating a strong year of retail sales growth in the UK. Against a backdrop of ongoing … Read More »
A dozen for ‘13
Citroën DS3 cabrio Citroën has sold more than 200,000 DS3s globally since the supermini launched three years ago. It’s been an important part of reinventing the … Read More »
When to buy and when to DIY
In the last couple of decades, contract hire firms in the UK have evolved into not only one of the most cost-effective providers of vehicles but … Read More »
Cost Trend Analyser 2013
We asked many industry experts to rate on a scale of 1 to 5 whether they see each sector increasing or decreasing, and then averaged out … Read More »
The connected car
It’s not so long ago that drivers would only be storing basic information in a car – data which extended as far as radio presets for … Read More »
That was the year that was
John Lewis, chief executive, BVRLA How was 2012 for your business? We have had some major successes on the lobbying front, where the DVLA has finally … Read More »
Legal precedent set for fleet NIC refund claims?
A new tax ruling at the Court of Appeal could affect fleets nationwide.
Alternative cooling solutions
As we move increasingly towards low emission vehicle use, particularly in an urban delivery environment, alternative methods of powering fridge and freezer compartments incorporated in vans … Read More »
Consequences and the myths of company car risk
Historically, insurers have always considered company car and van drivers to be a high risk bunch, not least because of the higher than average annual mileages … Read More »
Is cash king?
So far in this series we have considered all of the major forms of vehicle finance, including employee car ownership schemes (ECOS) and salary sacrifice schemes. … Read More »
The pick of Paris
Volkswagen The seventh-generation Golf will be home to a wide range of fuel-saving technology, starting with a new and more efficient version of the 1.6 TDI … Read More »
Electric Vehicles: Select Committee blasts plug-in car scheme
What the committee said about… …plug-in car grants The Plug-In Car grant was launched in January 2011. In 2011 1,052 eligible plug-in car grant vehicles … Read More »
Defleeting: 16 ways to better remarketing
1… Act quickly Manheim Remarketing’s operations director Chris Cush reckons it makes sense to inspect the vehicle in advance of the end of the contract. For … Read More »
Paris Motor Show Preview
Volkswagen Golf Continuing a 36-year lifespan which has racked up 29 million sales worldwide, Paris will mark the introduction of the seventh-generation Volkswagen Golf ahead of … Read More »
Mazda unveils its 6
Engines As with the CX-5, the new Mazda6 is expected to offer CO2 levels of 109g/km or below from its 2.2-litre diesel SKYACTIV engine, which will … Read More »
Is fleet ageing?
In the last few weeks, figures released by Manheim Remarketing showed that the fleet and lease cars going through its sales are older and with higher … Read More »
Stock shortages still maintaining strong residuals
Switched on traders always use the new registration months to take advantage of fresh trade stock that appears throughout September. The current stock shortage means that … Read More »
Building the business case for technology investment
In business today, operations managers face ever-mounting internal and external challenges to achieving business excellence. Customer expectations are at an all-time high, leading field services to … Read More »
A restart for biofuels?
Biofuels have had a rough ride over the past few years. They had been seen as a solution to the ever-growing issue of oil use, but … Read More »
Are drivers really dummies?
Latest figures show that road deaths have increased for the first time in a decade, but the scale of serious injury might be under-reported, especially in … Read More »
Little change expected in used-car market during August
Life isn’t getting any easier for traders. Auctions are attracting more and more private and overseas buyers who are pushing bids way over the true market … Read More »
GE Capital: Fleets tightening up company car choice
The report, which questioned some 250 fleet decision makers, shows that an increasing number are using stricter criteria when it comes to deciding which models will … Read More »
Used market remains consistent and stable, VRA claims
According to the Vehicle Remarketing Association, the market still shows signs of smaller cars being those with the best profit margins, as used car buyers continue … Read More »
LeasePlan Uptime
Contract Hire and telematics seem to have been made for each other. The profit element of contract hire relies on residual value and residual value relies … Read More »
Value for money
The first half of 2012 has been a turbulent period for the economy, as the UK slipped into recession at the start of the year and … Read More »
Driven to distraction
According to the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM), between 2006 and 2010 distraction from mobile phones was a contributory factor in 1,690 road accidents which resulted … Read More »
