All Company cars articles – Page 50
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News update - BT boosts road safety for fleet
Nearly 500 BT drivers took part in a road safety scheme to coincide with European Health and Safety Week.The telecoms firms introduced a parking and manoeuvring exercise, run by provider Peak Performance, after drivers incurred over £18m in repair costs following low speed parking accidents.Employees will also be able to ...
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News update - Law firm launches Aecop in City drive
Norton Rose has launched an all-employee car ownership plan (Aecop) in a bid to raise the stakes for law firm perks. It hopes to get a lead on City competitors by offering its 8,000 staff cut price cars.Mandy Campbell, pensions and benefits manager, said: "There was increasing coverage of other ...
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News update - GSK points the way
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has refreshed its structured employee car ownership plan (Ecop) to ensure individual drivers are punished for dangerous driving rather than the whole fleet.Insurance for drivers is now based on an individual employee's driving record and not on the records of all drivers added together. This ensures good drivers ...
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News update - Orange goes on safety drive
Orange has launched a risk assessment programme to improve driver safety - employees who fail will have to return to the classroom.The mobile telecoms firm has introduced the online package, run by risk management provider Peak Performance, to ensure staff meet a certain standard. If they don't they will be ...
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Feature - Employee car ownership shifts a gear
If you read nothing else, read this ... An employee car ownership plan (Ecop) is an employee-based car ownership deal. Employers with large fleets, a high proportion of 40% tax payers, and a large number of drivers who do high mileage are most likely to benefit from switching to ...
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News update - NU sale/lease back
Norwich Union has implemented a sale and lease back on 500 company cars after it brought together all its cars through one deal. The insurance company previously purchased and self managed its fleet, but now all of its 2,500 cars will be on a full maintenance contract hire deal with ...
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Events news - BBC Aecop reorder rated
The BBC has hailed its all- employee car ownership plan (Aecop) as a careering success, with 95% of participating staff reordering at the end of their first-year's lease.The broadcaster scrapped its traditional company car scheme in favour of a structured personal ownership scheme available to all staff.Paul Farley, HR director, ...
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News update - Roche sees fall in fleet prangs
Pharmaceutical company Roche has seen a 20% fall in accidents since introducing a driver training and risk assessment programme.The company, which has two operations in the UK, also found that its claims frequency was reduced after training its high mileage drivers in line with its corporate health and safety policy.Gill ...
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Feature - Managing damage to company cars
If you read nothing else, read this ... Minor accidents are one of the most common causes of damage to company cars. Regular vehicle checks and a good risk management policy can help to identify why damage is occurring. Taking a proactive approach to reduce minor accidents can reduce ...
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News update - Charities join to buy cars
A number of well known charities have clubbed together to get cheaper company car deals.The Charities' Consortium, led by Barnardo's, has signed a three year deal with Vauxhall Motors to supply 3,000 new vehicles.Terry Loizou, corporate transport and insurance manager at Barnardo's, went out to tender for the deal, which ...
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News update - Bank introduces car plan helpdesk
Bradford & Bingley has introduced an employee helpdesk to aid staff when choosing cars from its employee car ownership plan (ECOP). The financial services firm refreshed its fleet offering after it ran a study which looked at ways to save employees money. Staff can now direct any queries to the ...
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Lex publishes 2004 'Rough Guide to Company Cars'
Lex Vehicle Leasing has published the 2004 edition of its 'Rough Guide to Company Cars'. The guide has been updated to include the latest tax and safety issues to help employers and drivers comply with duty of care legislation. It also covers topics such as how to identify the best ...
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Following 2000 fuel crisis, 59% have considered buying diesel
With 86% willing to pay the additional cost for a more efficient vehicles this figure looks set to rise. ¨ For more information contact the marketing department at LeasePlan on 01753 802678.
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Citicapital Fleet launches Pocket Car Tax Guide 2002/2003
Citicapital Fleet has launched a new Pocket Car Tax Guide for 2002/2003. It features a scale charge calculator, approved mileage rates, diesel supplements and VAT on private fuel, among others.
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Flexible Benefits research supplement 2002 - Results at a glance
Most common benefits offered in flexible benefits plans [sample: 25 respondents] Season-ticket loan 68% Dental insurance 56% Home insurance 56% Long-term care insurance 48% Legal advice/counselling 44% Company cars 40% Critical illness insurance 40% Share or share option plan 40% Luncheon arrangements/vouchers 32% Group personal pension plan (GPP) 32% Additional ...
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Fleet Management Supplement 2002 - Research: Results at a glance
Attitudes to company cars (Sample: all respondents) Which of the following do you agree with? Cars are seen as part of the overall benefits package 75% Cars are an essential recruitment and retention tool 54% Administering the fleet is increasingly complex 33% We would get rid of company cars if ...
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Fleet Management Supplement 2002 - Strategy : How to review a car policy
It's amazing how two years can sneak up on you. One minute Gordon Brown is announcing tax changes which won't happen for years, and the next minute half the company is up in arms because the CO2 tax rules have hit them hard in the wallet and they want to ...
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Fleet Management Supplement 2002 - Practice: On the road to new fleet solutions
The company car is a benefit bound up as much with prestige as practicality, and the new CO2 tax rules mean benefits managers have a delicate juggling act to perform. The government's main aim is to get company car drivers into smaller, greener models. But many benefits managers baulk at ...
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Fleet Management Supplement 2002 - Research: Employers embrace CO2 tax
The changes to company car taxation will be the issue with the biggest impact on benefits in 2002. The move to making employees pay tax on the basis of the CO2 emissions of the car they drive, rather than on the number of miles they cover, will do for company ...
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Fleet Management Supplement 2002 - Research: Employers embrace CO2 tax
The changes to company car taxation will be the issue with the biggest impact on benefits in 2002. The move to making employees pay tax on the basis of the CO2 emissions of the car they drive, rather than on the number of miles they cover, will do for company ...