Category : Opinions
Q&A: Tim Porter of Lex Autolease
How are you finding business confidence in general? Business confidence is pretty strong at the moment and we have been a beneficiary of that confidence, … Read More »
On the road: Charging ahead
Three diverse brushes with the National Grid this last month have cornered me into contemplating anew our collective motoring future when the oil runs out… A … Read More »
Q&A: CAP's Mike Hind on the firm's acquisition
What are Solera Holdings’ plans for the deal? Solera will help CAP to leverage the numerous synergies between its strengths and core data assets to bring … Read More »
Is the future electric for organisations?
Over the past year we’ve started to see a shift in attitudes towards electric vehicles (EVs). Once considered unfashionable, expensive and unachievable, EVs have now found … Read More »
Short-term solution
Finding a good local short-term rental provider can be an issue for many businesses. The easy option is to source from one of the large national … Read More »
What I’ve learnt: Julie Jenner
Why I joined ACFO and the benefits it brings I joined ACFO in 1992 after inheriting responsibility for 35-40 company cars when working in the … Read More »
Health care
Diabetes is the biggest threat to the workforce, so we are told, with the number of people diagnosed more than doubling from 1.4 million in 1996 … Read More »
The Insider: ESOS fables
By now I’m guessing you will have heard about ESOS. My first thought was “more work” followed by “jobs for the boys” but given that sometimes … Read More »
Earning the right, every day
Some jobs, you might think, are just a case of turn up for work, grab a coffee, put your feet up and watch the orders … Read More »
On the road: A bumpy ride
Which particular aspect of the UK's crumbling road infrastructure are you currently least gruntled with? Endless potholes? Incessant roadworks? Inadequate gritting in winter? Country lane surfaces knobblier … Read More »
The Insider: Things I hate to hear
I’ve been in fleet a long time now so for a change, I thought I’d share a few of the things I’ve really hated hearing over … Read More »
A touch of class
From the second quarter of 2015 Ford is launching its up-market Vignale sub-brand and the first model to wear the badge is the new generation Mondeo. … Read More »
Fleet on Fleet: Tim Watts of Perfect Circle
You’ve worked on both sides of the fence previously, running a fleet and then for a leasing company. What was it like branching out on your … Read More »
What I've Learnt: TMC's Paul Jackson
That people are “lazy” Everyone has times when they know they could make a change for the better but they end up giving into the temptation … Read More »
On the road: Creature comforts
For most of my childhood, my grandmother lived in a quayside cottage overlooking a muddy creek on the Fal estuary. Every day at 6.00pm, her … Read More »
Q&A: Tom Gardiner of Aviva
How serious is the crash for cash problem? Fraudulent “slam-ons” – road traffic accidents deliberately caused in order to claim for whiplash compensation – increased by … Read More »
One year on
How time flies, whether or not you are having fun. It’s almost a year since we instigated our fleet’s mileage capture scheme and as HMRC mileage … Read More »
On the road: Switching off
Remember that delicious spat, almost a decade ago now, between Bill Gates and General Motors, in which the former suggested that ‘If GM kept up with … Read More »
Right place, right time
Often successful careers are partly ability, partly huge work ethic, and partly being in the right place at the right time. Ken Ramirez, managing director … Read More »
Clamping down on "crash for cash"
The rate of reported fatal road accidents in the UK has dropped by 40% in the last fifty years; thankfully our roads continue to become safer … Read More »
Fleet on Fleet: John Pryor of ACFO
Fleet size: 590 user-choosers, 700 cash out, 30 vans How are you finding being chairman of ACFO? It was and is a great honour. Arcadia … Read More »
Driver power
Everyone who has stepped inside a car showroom has a view on car dealers. Most people will also have a story to tell, chances are it … Read More »
Q&A: Bob Saynor of the EST
Why is the scheme being replaced? When we introduced short-duration ecodriving training to the UK in 2009 the concept was virtually unknown in the … Read More »
Pod life
I’m hearing a lot about autonomous driving at the moment. We already have cars which will brake if we don’t, keep us a safe distance … Read More »
What I’ve learnt
On personal and work values It is very important to know that your company’s core values match your own personal values. This starts at the interview … Read More »
Look at the small picture
With the UK economy finally back to pre-recessionary levels, there's some unexpected dynamics developing in the new car market. Private demand for new cars is … Read More »
The lion’s share
The new management at the head of Peugeot in the UK is convinced that the firm can raise itself above the other volume brands and carve … Read More »
Democratising the electric car
How large do you predict the European market will be for the Model S? Our hope for Europe is that we sell a comparable number of … Read More »
What I’ve Learnt: Robert Pieczka, marketing & business development director at Arval
The growing influence of technology The effective management of a business fleet is a moveable feast. The world around us has always changed but the rate … Read More »
Top news of the week
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Jason Chamberlain appointed new sales director at Rivus
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Toyota to restart production at Burnaston
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Road safety at risk from post-lockdown device dependence
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Business case for electric vehicles reinforced by new tool
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Timing not right to reintroduce charges in London, says BVRLA
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Rise in fleet driver speeding revealed as police clampdown starts
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Drivers lack confidence in government EV ownership advice
The Insider: Taking responsibility
I'm not quite getting the idea of the latest news on the Corporate Manslaughter Act. Not that I wish to trivialise what is undoubtedly a … Read More »