Category : Comment

Order of service: How service plans could aid SMEs

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Service plans sales have grown in the retail sector and could play a useful cost control role for SMEs too. Curtis Hutchinson, editor of Motor Trader, … Read More »

Changing the law for autonomous vehicles

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Nick Terry, a partner at Burton Copeland LLP Solicitors, explains why adapting the current law governing motor vehicles may not be enough to cater for the … Read More »

Brand with a plan: How Vauxhall’s servicing initiative will benefit fleets

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A new Vauxhall fleet initiative for servicing SME vehicles is to be welcomed. Curtis Hutchinson, editor of Motor Trader, reports. Last year was a record breaking … Read More »

Supply demands: Why fleets should research their suppliers

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The integrity of your suppliers is fundamental in running a successful fleet, says The Insider. The availability of robust independent data quantifying the return on investment … Read More »

What I’ve learnt: John Ellis, MD of Nexus Vehicle Rental

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First impressions count The importance of first impressions cannot be underestimated; the impact of your first interaction with a customer, supplier or member of your team … Read More »

Time to act on autonomous vehicles: Selwyn Cooper of Volvo

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Selwyn Cooper, head of Business Sales, Volvo Car UK, on how developments in autonomous driving are likely to benefit fleets. There is not a day that … Read More »

What is the point of telematics if you don’t use it?

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The majority of fleets now use one of the seemingly numerous telematics solutions available in the UK. These systems use a combination of technologies to monitor … Read More »

A question of attitude

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If you use local dealers to source and service your fleet vehicles then you might find it useful to know what they think of the brands … Read More »

Phoning it in

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News that the Department for Transport has opened a public consultation on the possibility of increasing penalties for using a hand-held phone while driving has left … Read More »

What I’ve learnt: FleetEurope’s John Yarroll

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Taking the long-term view I’ve spent over 40 years in the rental and leasing industry; my formative years were spent in large, often multi-national corporations, the … Read More »

Q&A: James O’Neill, UK sales manager at Ensto Chago

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Why is it important for businesses to have charging points for their plug-in company cars and vans? The evolution of ‘smart’ homes and offices means … Read More »

How a multi-supplier purchasing strategy can help future-proof your fleet

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When the Office of National Statistics (ONS) announced the latest inflation rate for the UK, there was a snippet among its figures that should have acted … Read More »

Premium choice

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No-one’s ever been fired for sourcing German cars for their company’s fleet. As well as being desirable for user-choosers, especially those with an eye for what … Read More »

The Insider: Quantifying the unquantifiables

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I don’t know about you, but I really enjoy evaluating a new product and trying to make a business case for it, and then seeing how … Read More »

What I’ve learnt: Selwyn Cooper, head of business sales, Volvo Car UK

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Acting as the head of business sales Looking back over my 20 years with Volvo, I’ve been fortunate enough to work across all departments within … Read More »

Testing times: What the Government's MoT plans could mean for fleets

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The Government has got itself hot under the collar about extending the first MoT for cars from three to four years. The move was announced last … Read More »

The Insider: Feeling the (Ad)Blues

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This month, I’m suffering from the AdBlues. Having read the available information, taken on board the published advice and informed our drivers well in advance, reality … Read More »

The Insider: A wishlist for 2016

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Let’s start with the return of the spare wheel to all vehicles as standard. Damaged tyres are one of the biggest causes of trouble in fleet, … Read More »

What I've Learnt: Robert Pilkington of Ebbon-Dacs

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Don’t assume you can do it all yourself Earlier in my career, when I was IT director, I felt that I was capable of designing … Read More »

Clouds on the Horizon: a look at forecasts for 2016 new car sales in the UK

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No sooner had the festive period passed and the celebration of record breaking registration levels in 2015 subsided, when the frantic new and used car trading … Read More »

On the road: a beast of burden

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Not so much the elephant in the room as the Nellie on the bonnet, one of the less trumpeted pitfalls of increasingly stringent pedestrian impact legislation … Read More »

Tyred out?

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Fleet managers need to do more about the tyres fitted to the cars and vans they operate. That's one of the clear messages from research conducted … Read More »

The Insider: Driving less, living more

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As I write this, our company has been making an effort to support Road Safety Week, with initiatives targeted at our own employees. And I’ve been … Read More »

VW Group: the next step

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The Volkswagen Group diesel emissions scandal has been grabbing headlines since it broke in late September and will continue to do so as internal investigations are … Read More »

What I've Learnt: Fleet Hire's Nick Poole

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Valuing the power of qualifications One of the things we at Fleet Hire are passionate about is the development of our people. We use an array … Read More »

The Insider: The emissions scandal and the tip of the iceberg

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First let me say that I don’t dispute that it is totally and utterly wrong to knowingly mislead the public and we could debate the moral … Read More »

Reasons to be cheerful – National Franchised Dealers Association poll

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Ever wondered what dealers think of the car brands they represent? Clearly you would rather your drivers take their cars to a dealer who is fired … Read More »

What I’ve learnt: Malcolm Maycock of the Licence Bureau

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Dealing with people The police force taught me a number of skill sets at the outset of my working life for which I am most grateful. … Read More »

The Insider: Medical schooling

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The Glasgow bin lorry crash, together with other similar cases that are now coming to light, is incredibly sad, and highlights a number of areas where … Read More »

Breaking traditional perceptions of the vehicle finance broker network

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Alphabet's broker network is celebrating its one year anniversary. Its strategy to work only with established broker businesses that focus on renewals, retention and referrals is … Read More »