Category : Opinions
Q&A: Edmund King, president of the AA, on the company's plans for refinancing
What are the reasons for the refinancing? We have always said that reducing the amount of expensive debt we inherited from the previous private equity owners … Read More »
Interview: Nissan's Barry Beeston
Barry Beeston reckons Nissan deserves more attention for the position it occupies in fleet. He might well be right. For, in volume terms for cars, once … Read More »
An enhanced offering
How were Hyundai UK’s fleet sales last year? It was another record year for us. The key measure for me is the volume via the dealer … Read More »
Getting close to Infiniti
Company car choice is an emotive issue for all companies from SMEs up to blue chips. The higher up the pay scale the more emotive … Read More »
The Insider: Spec adjusted
Cyclist safety is prominent in the news at the moment. We are encouraged to get out on our bikes to ease traffic congestion and aid our … Read More »
Upwardly mobile
Mobility has fast become a buzzword across the fleet industry. The January issue of Fleet World posed the question ‘do mobility managers exist’ and I … Read More »
Keeping your employees on the road
When an employee is out on the road, they become something of an unknown risk factor. From the vehicle they drive to their behaviour behind the … Read More »
How will we travel in years to come?
The question of how we might travel in years to come tends to provoke a multitude of fascinating responses depending on the people invited to comment … Read More »
Q&A: HMRC on the new digital service for company car drivers
Why has the change been implemented? HMRC has introduced this new online trial service to make it easier for customers who have company cars to make … Read More »
UK asset finance returns to pre-recession levels – but will the momentum last?
The continuing recovery in the UK economy has been reflected in the growth of asset finance, with businesses keen to use leasing and hire purchase to … Read More »
On the road: Speedy thinking
The only thing that even faintly amuses me about Steve Harley (of popular beat combo Cockney Rebel fame) being fleeced to the tune of £1,000 … Read More »
What I’ve learnt: LeasePlan UK's Lesley Slater
Working for a global leasing company It’s fast paced, constantly evolving and full of positive challenges. More often than not, large corporate clients are now looking … Read More »
Rules and regulations
The way dealers sell cars and service customers has changed in recent years. Whether they planned to change their ways or had change thrust upon them … Read More »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Top news of the week
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Coca-Cola Court of Appeal defeat creates further company car tax confusion
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Mina trials ‘EV Fuel Card’ home charging solution with Mitie’s EV fleet
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Shell enters fleet management market with Shell Telematics
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Comment: When is a van not a van?
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The Miles Consultancy acquires Vertivia Holdings Limited
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Openreach chooses Vauxhall to go electric with large car and van order
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BMW launches its eDrive Zones geofencing technology in UK
Shades of grey
Fifty shades of grey is a much-hyped book and film, but the title is curiously appropriate to that other well-known phenomenon, the grey fleet. Except … Read More »