News – Page 25
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Cost is top priority for fleets
Despite political and business pressures to reduce carbon emissions, fleet managers are more concerned about saving money than being green when procuring vehicles.Of the 2,600 fleet decision-makers who took part in the Masterlease Global research survey half cited cost savings as their top priority.This factor came top of the list ...
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Vodafone revamps fleet to meet green objectives
Vodafone has revamped its fleet to cut CO2 emissions and encourage staff to drive more environmentally-friendly vehicles. Drivers with company car allowances who buy a car that emits 120g of carbon per km or less will receive a discount. They will also pocket any money left over from their car ...
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Government under pressure on vehicle excise and fuel duties
The government has indicated it may retreat from its plans to increase fuel duties and change rates for vehicle excise duty on motorists, following pressure form rebel MPs.It has been reported that chancellor Alistair Darling's team said he was listening carefully to MPs and others who have spoken out against ...
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Car reliability is most important fleet issue
Vehicle reliability is the most important factor for fleet managers when choosing a company car, according to Bosch's survey Electronic stability programme (ESP) and the UK fleet market. Some 94% cited vehicle reliability as a key criteria when choosing a company car. The second most important requirement was safety (89%), ...
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RSM reviews car payments following staff feedback
Accountancy firm RSM Bentley Jennison is imposing CO2 limits on its fleet and is reviewing the amount of cash that it provides staff each month through its cash allowance scheme.Following feedback from staff that the cash allowance levels are too low, the firm has asked its provider ING to benchmark ...
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Novartis unifies car perks
Novartis is to harmonise its car fleet across its 11 UK sites and reduce the number of its providers from five to just one.From 12 May, the pharmaceuticals firm will provide a contract hire scheme and a cash allowance plan for its 800 fleet drivers in order to simplify the ...
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E.ON refreshes fleet
E.ON has renewed its fleet contract for a further three years.The power company has awarded a £100 million three-year deal to Lloyds TSB Autolease to manage its fleet in a pan-European deal for the UK, Germany, Hungary and the Czech Republic. The deal builds on a four relationship between E.ON ...
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FleetCor acquires Abbey Fuelcards
The Fuelcard Company UK, a division of FleetCor, has acquired Abbey Fuelcards, marking the third acquisition for FleetCor Europe this year.Andrew Blazye, chief executive officer of FleetCor Europe, said: "This acquisition will allow us to allow us to build on the expertise and service innovation that Abbey Fuelcards have cultivated ...
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Manslaughter laws loom
Employers have been urged to make sure that their fleet policies and practices comply with the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007, which comes into force on 6 April 2008. The new legislation will make it easier for employers to be prosecuted in the event of fatal accidents involving ...
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Clarks reviews fleet
Clarkes reviews fleetShoe manufacturer Clarks International is planning a "root and branch" review of its company fleet scheme to ensure it is consistent with company policies on the environment, and health and safety.The firm also wants to benchmark its traditional company car and cash allowance car schemes against those offered ...
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Welcome flexes car options
Welcome Financial Services is launching a cash allowance scheme for senior staff who are eligible for company cars and introducing an option for other drivers to trade up or down model grades, both through its flexible benefits scheme.It is also introducing holiday trading into its flex scheme so staff can ...
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IGS Lottery Management uses driver licence checking
IGS Lottery Management has started to use a driver licence checking service to ensure that its 30 company car drivers can legally drive in the UK.Drivers are required to fill out a form about their driving history and then sign the declaration to confirm that it is true.Fleet management provider, ...
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Davis Langdon to reward staff who opt for cars with low CO2 emissions
Davis Langdon is offering an increased company car allowance for staff and partners at the construction project and cost consultancy who choose vehicles with low carbon dioxide emissions.The firm has set carbon emissions of 165g/km as the benchmark and will offer employees an increased car allowance for vehicles at or ...
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Budget 2008: Employers could feel the pinch as gas-guzzlers targeted
Employers could feel the pinch financially as a result of increases in fuel duties,and changes to vehicle excise duty and capital allowances for business cars that penalise gas guzzlers, outlined in Alistair Darling’s Budget report.Business cars will now be subject to emission-based capital allowances. Cars will be placed in one ...
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Buyer's guide to company car manufacturers
The environmental agenda may be influencing company car makers, but fleet managers and buyers are just as likely to be swayed by tax and legislative changes, says Sarah ColesFord may well still be the most popular brand among company car drivers, but the market couldn’t look more different from the ...
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Lex names top-three most popular cars
Vauxhall Astra, Ford Focus and Vauxhall Vectra have been named as the top-three models of company cars supplied by Lex in 2007. The Vauxhall Astra was the most popular company car in the Lex fleet, followed by the Ford Focus. The Vauxhall Vectra was the third most popular vehicle in ...
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Severn Trent offers Aecop
Severn Trent Water has launched an all-employee car ownership plan (Aecop) to enable its 5,000 staff to lease their own vehicle at a discounted rate over a set period.Under the new arrangement, also known as an affinity scheme, employees can select a vehicle, arrange a lease period with the provider, ...
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Carillion increases cash allowances
Carillion is increasing the amount of money that employees in its cash allowance car scheme are allocated by up to 20%, and is planning to broaden vehicle choice in its company car scheme, in a bid to improve retention.Members of its cash allowance scheme are being given up to 20% ...
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Get even further for less
Including greener cars in a company car fleet is a sure-fire way of slashing tax bills for the employer and employee alikeThe simplest way to slash your fleet's tax bill is to buy greener cars. Back in 2002, the government changed the way company cars were taxed in a bid ...
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Make a dent in bad habits
Driver training is good for health and safety reasons and has environmental benefits tooIn an ideal world, every company driver would choose a Toyota Prius, run it on biofuel and jump at the chance of car sharing with Derek from accounts.In the real world, however, a more practical solution is ...