All Company cars articles – Page 20
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Berkshire NHS Trust launches salary sacrifice car scheme
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has introduced a salary sacrifice car scheme called SalaryPlan.The scheme is provided by Automotive Leasing, the public sector division of fleet management firm LeasePlan, in a sole-supply partnership with Derwent Shared Services.It enables eligible employees to save between £60 and £100 a month compared to ...
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Morgan Sindall appoints fleet provider
EXCLUSIVE: Morgan Sindall Group has signed a three-year sole supplier agreement for the management of its 2,400-car fleet.Its provider, ALD Automotive, will deliver a range of services, including a telematics system, a mileage capture and fuel deduction system, risk-management products, and short-term cars for temporary staff.Graham Edgell, group procurement director ...
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Amey Group pilots electric cars
Amey Group has carried out an eight-week pilot to investigate the benefits and limitations of including electric cars in its company car policy.The pilot found that there is a role in organisations for electric car ambassadors and workplace knowledge centres to help drivers to understand the benefits and limitations of ...
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Cash allowance most popular for UK organisations
EXCUSIVE: Only 12% of respondents with a company car policy provide employees with a car-only option, according to research by Towers Watson.The Company car benefit report found that 80% of managerial staff are eligible for a car benefit.It also found that respondents are more likely to offer the choice between ...
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William Hill adds end-of-contract policy to cars
William Hill has added a new end-of-contract damage recharge policy to its company car scheme.The scheme, which is provided by Zenith, has already resulted in a 38% reduction in the company’s end-of-contract damage charges.Under the scheme, where the damage is due to driver fault, the driver is charged £100 for ...
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Top tips for greening your fleet
If you read nothing else, read this… One of the most obvious ways to cut carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions is to introduce a cap. Employers can get a more accurate picture of how efficient a car is by considering costs over its lifetime. Driver training can help maximise fuel efficiency ...
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Selecta outsources fleet management
Vending operator Selecta UK and Ireland has outsourced its fleet management.The service, which will be provided by Leasedrive, is a four-year contract that will cover company cars.It is a move from a multi-provider model, and will provide contract hire, service, maintenance and repair, accident management and short-term rental.Wayne Millward, fleet ...
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LeasePlan and Deloitte launch guide on tax treatment of company cars
LeasePlan and Deloitte have partnered to publish a guide on the tax treatment of company cars.The guide highlights some of the key issues that fleet, finance, tax, HR and reward professionals should consider when reviewing their company car fleet.The guide covers a range of tax issues, including:How is tax relief ...
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Home Group launches salary sacrifice car scheme
Home Group has launched a salary sacrifice car scheme for its 3,350 UK employees.The social housing firm is currently phasing out the use of company cars and bringing in cash allowances. Some employees are expected to use their cash allowance to select a new car through the scheme, which is ...
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Top tips for fleet risk management programmes
If you read nothing else, read this… Reducing fleet risk can reduce operating costs, improve fuel efficiency and cut insurance claims. Employers need to check employees’ driving licences regularly. Telematics technology can be used to monitor driver behaviour, including speed, distance and unsafe manoeuvres.Case study: Osborne cuts fleet insurance costsConstruction ...
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Drivers see value in car salary sacrifice
EXCLUSIVE: Drivers gave low cost as the number one reason for deciding to acquire a car through a salary sacrifice scheme, according to research by fleet provider Tusker.Its research, which surveyed 1,000 company car drivers, found that 91% of respondents would recommend a salary sacrifice car scheme to a colleague.More ...
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Begbies Traynor Group completes lease deal for company cars
Begbies Traynor Group has completed a sale and leaseback deal for its 153 company cars.The fleet arrangement, provided by Zenith, was completed to increase driver choice, reduce internal administration and give more control over the independent recovery firm's fleet spend.Begbies Traynor Group's drivers will have access to a driver portal ...
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BT introduces online affinity fleet scheme
BT has introduced an online affinity fleet scheme.The scheme will provide employees and former employees access to ex-BT Fleet cars through a website created by CD Auction Group.Zenon Witkowski, head of car sales at BT Fleet, said: “This new online affinity sales scheme will offer an improved service to our ...
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Half of respondents introduced telematics to mitigate fleet risk
Five in ten (50%) respondents have introduced telematics to their company fleet in order to reduce the risk associated with fleet management and to meet their duty-of-care responsibilities, according to research by ALD Automotive.The research was conducted by YouGov among UK employers with more than 1,000 staff which have introduced ...
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Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust launches salary sacrifice car scheme
The Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has launched a salary sacrifice car scheme.The scheme, provided by Tusker, is open to the trust's permanent employees as part of its flexible benefits package.It will also be available to around 5,000 staff at the Royal Cornwall Hospital NHS Trust as part of an ...
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Vauxhall staff stopped from watching Euro 2012 due to health and safety
Vauxhall has had to balance on a tightrope between employee motivation and health and safety after some staff complained that they could not watch the Euro 2012 football, despite the car manufacturer sponsoring the English team.Production line workers feature alongside England stars, such as Steven Gerrard and Joe Hart, in ...
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Salary sacrifice take up can be significant, says Tusker
This article is written by our channel sponsor, TuskerContrary to some reports, take up of salary car schemes IS significant and averages 8.3% among eligible employees, according to Tusker who has been running its salary sacrifice car scheme, SalarySacrifice4Cars (SS4C) for over three years.A recent survey by fleet managers’ trade ...
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Zipcar launches salary sacrifice scheme
Zipcar has launched a salary sacrifice arrangement for employers to offer to staff.The car-sharing organisation offers access to a range of low-carbon cars on a pay-as-you-go basis, for anything from one hour to a week at a time.The salary sacrifice scheme allows employees to sacrifice a specified amount of their ...
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Care needed when setting up salary sacrifice schemes, says Tusker
This article is written by our channel sponsor, TuskerCompanies must take care when setting up salary sacrifice schemes to ensure they don’t take employees below the minimum wage level, says salary sacrifice car specialist, Tusker, whose market leading system has an inbuilt fail-safe to ensure employees can’t surrender too much ...
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Many business drivers would not switch to electric cars
More than half (68%) of drivers would not change their existing company car for an electric car, according to research by ALD Automotive.The research, which surveyed 1,000 employee drivers, found the main reasons for this include: a lack of suitable models on offer (60%) and a lack of charging points ...