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Employers unprepared for car tax changes
Nearly half (48%) of employer respondents said their organisations are unprepared for the changes to company car taxes that came into effect on 1 April, according to research by LeasePlan.The research, which surveyed 350 senior managers with decision-making responsibility around company cars, found that 51% of respondents said the tax ...
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TR Fleet partners Specsavers for driver risk management
Fleet consultancy TR Fleet has formed a partnership with Specsavers Corporate Eyecare to tackle the issue of poor eyesight and driver safety.Employers that use TR Fleet’s DriveSecure risk-management programme issued with Specsavers vouchers for free eye tests for their staff.The system will identify the drivers who are considered to be ...
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Planned rise in fuel duty scrapped
Budget 2013: The planned 3% rise in fuel duty has been scrapped.In the 2013 Budget, Chancellor George Osborne announced the government would cancel the 1.89 pence per litre increase, which was due to come in effect on 1 September 2013, because of the impact negative impact high pump prices have ...
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Ultra low emission employer car tax
Budget 2013: The Chancellor George Osborne has announced a new, ultra low emission company car tax.The company car tax (CCT): ultra low emission vehicles (ULEVs) will come into effect on April 2015.There will be two new CCT bands which will will be introduced by the government at 0-50 grams/kilometre of ...
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UK employers overlook grey fleet driver safety
UK employers are failing to adequately implement driver safety initiatives for employees who use their own cars for work, according to research by services company Fleet21.The Fleet21 business driver report revealed that 31% of employers surveyed did not check whether grey fleet drivers had the correct business car insurance, while ...
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Tusker launches portal to aid driver choice
Fleet provider Tusker has launched a site to help drivers select the most suitable car through a salary sacrifice scheme. The site includes an image gallery, independent road test and review information on each car from car-buying guide What Car? It also includes a page that allows employees to select ...
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Technical support offers cost savings for fleets
Employers could achieve the greatest fleet savings (39%) by improving technical support, such as automating car-servicing arrangements and specifying a partner garage for repairs, according to a review by LeasePlan.Its review of more than 133,000 company cars found that employers could save more than £50 million, an average of £400 ...
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Employers not monitoring driver risk
Only 30% of employer respondents regularly monitor their risk position relating to employee drivers safety, according to research by Fleet 21.The Fleet 21 business driver report found that 64% of respondents do not have a fixed budget for driver safety and 11% do not have formal policies in place around ...
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Zipcar launches fleet calculator
Zipcar has launched a business calculator, which enables employers to better understand their current fleet usage patterns, assess the costs involved and identify time spent on administration.The tool can collate a report that demonstrates the potential time and cost savings associated with a pay-as-you-drive system, taking into account the organisation’s ...
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Co-operative Flexible Benefits and Zenith partner on car product
Co-operative Flexible Benefits and Zenith have partnered to launch a low-emission salary sacrifice car scheme.The Green Car Scheme will enable employers to offer employees access to Zenith’s quoting platform, which allows them to see personalised quotes on a range of cars and accessories, and place and track their order on-line.Debbie ...
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National Air Traffic Services car scheme targets low emissions
Ian Jopson, head of environment for the air traffic management organisation, says: “Economic conditions are difficult across all industries today, but our focus remains on finding innovative solutions to support our staff in driving down our carbon footprint.”The scheme, provided by Zenith, caps vehicle emissions at 120g/km, which increases the ...
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John Lewis: Has the death knell sounded for the company car?
You only have to look at the new car registration figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders to see that the number of cars sold to organisations has increased over the past three years and looks set to carry on rising as the economy pulls out of recession.However, ...
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David Russell: Has the death knell sounded for company cars?
Of our employees in the UK who are entitled to this choice of benefit, 50% have opted for a company car, and the other half have opted for a cash allowance.Although legislation has made company cars less tax-efficient for employees, many senior executives still prefer to have the traditional advantages ...
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Peter Cooke: Has the death knell sounded for the company car?
Remember the historic reasons for having a company car? ‘Cost-effective’, ‘released personal capital’, ‘status symbol’, ‘sign of corporate esteem’ and ‘a better car than you would buy yourself’.Later chancellors saw the company car as a cash cow and a relatively easy tax to collect, so the pressures built, and environmental ...
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TomTom launches mileage claim app
Navigation product and service provider TomTom has launched an application (app) that allows employers to manage mileage claim administration.Its Webfleet logbook app is designed to produce reliable journey logs to help employers with tax compliance. The app works with Android phones and iPhones, in combination with an employee’s in-car TomTom ...
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In-house fleet manager roles down by half
Only 37% of fleets were run by a fleet manager in 2012, down from 66% in 2011, according to research by Alphabet.The Alphabet Fleet management report 2012, which surveyed 250 fleet managers, found that only 4% of respondents involve the HR department in the fleet decision-making process.It also found that ...
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Motiva Group pilots fleet costs projects
Motiva Group is running a series of pilot projects with its existing employer clients to encourage organisations to look at the whole-life costs of their fleets rather than at monthly bills.The fleet management firm has invested in accountancy firm Deloitte’s fleet and car tax analysis system, which allows almost every ...
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Peugeot Citroen harmonises car scheme
EXCLUSIVE: The PSA Peugeot Citroen Group has harmonised its car scheme so that employees from both its Peugeot and Citroen brands are offered the same number of cars.Previously, Peugeot offered staff at least one leased car as part of its benefits package, while Citroen offered employees up to six cars, ...
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Government delays fuel duty increase
Autumn Statement 2012: The government is to delay the £3.02p per litre fuel duty increase planned for 1 January 2013 to 1 September 2013.This means that there will be only one fuel duty increase in 2013, and that subsequent increases will take effect on 1 September each year instead of ...
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Time-limited incentives through company car tax
Autumn Statement 2012: The government will consider providing incentives through company car tax to encourage the purchase and development of ultra-low emission vehicles.In his Autumn Statement today, chancellor George Osborne says the government will seek the views of car manufacturers and motoring groups ahead of the Budget 2013 as he ...