Category : Features
Fleet on Fleet: IBM's Phil Redman interviewed
Fleet size: 4,100 company and salary sacrifice cars. IBM historically had a very large fleet, managed on sole supply? The fleet has decreased in size … Read More »
Building bridges, removing barriers
From its head office in Loughborough, the UK’s first centre of excellence for low carbon vehicle technologies, better known as Cenex, has been an ever-present organisation … Read More »
What are fleets thinking?
Cost (table 1) In what remain challenging economic conditions, it is no surprise that company vehicle fleets are coming under significant cost pressure. What may be … Read More »
Accident assistance
Lead from the top ‘Management leadership and engagement at all levels from directors to first line managers is vital to cutting crashes and repair costs. Recent … Read More »
The robot fleet
How much time do your employees waste on the road driving? For many businesses this time is significant, but vital: after all they have to get … Read More »
Speech recognition
What is it? Voice recognition is nothing new in cars, but the technology is evolving rapidly. The most modern dictation systems, such as the Dragon Drive! … Read More »
Fleet Geek – the latest techy developments
Deutsche Telekom V-Tron Driver Behaviour System Real-time safety alert systems are becoming more common on new cars, and this kit allows the familiar road sign recognition, … Read More »
The drive for a renewable future
The onus on EV adoption is most certainly growing. Central to this is the fact that the UK is moving towards a much greater renewable and … Read More »
Fleet Geek – the latest techy developments
Scholl U-Pop Offering quick relief from neck ache at home, work or on the move, the U-Pop is a supportive cushion with a few extra talents … Read More »
30 years' young – White Clarke Automotive Solutions celebrates RentMan anniversary
Q: Take us back to the beginning. Thirty years ago, nothing like RentMan existed. Can you sum up how you identified the market need and opportunity, … Read More »
Things we learnt at Geneva
Premium small saloons offer fleets a new option The huge number of small hatchbacks they sell is both a blessing and a curse (from a spreading … Read More »
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 »
