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Feature - The new corporate manslaughter laws
If you read nothing else, read this ... Proposed corporate manslaughter laws will complement existing laws, not replace them. Under existing rules, you should apply the same risk assessment and risk reduction to work-related driving as you do to the rest of your business. It doesn't matter who ...
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Diesel fleet reviews likely
Employers are expected to conduct widespread fleet reviews following changes to the way diesel cars are taxed.The Chancellor made the announcement in the Pre-Budget Report in December which will force organisations to see whether it is still tax efficient to offer diesel company cars.Currently, employees that drive a diesel car ...
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Property firm uses cars as rewards
Townends has rewarded its top performing company car drivers with a number of silver Peugeot sports cars. The estate agency group has added the Coupe Cabriolets to its fleet of 240 company cars for its best sales negotiators and lettings staff. Mark Lawrence, fleet manager at Townends, explained that they ...
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Stair lift firm signs fleet deal
Minivator has signed a three year contract hire deal with Lloyds TSB Autolease to ease the pressure faced by its human resources department. The company, which makes stairlifts suitable for disabled access, has agreed 29 company cars through the sole supply deal.
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News update - 3i adds value to its fleet
Venture capital group 3i has introduced a contract purchase company car scheme after it changed fleet providers.Lewis Claxton, group purchasing manager at 3i, said that the company decided to contract purchase its 120 company car fleet, with the help of Zenith Vehicle Contracts, because it was the best way of ...
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Four-fold rise of post-ban drivers using phones at wheel
The number of drivers using mobile phones while driving has increased four-fold since 2003's ban. Some 37% of people still use mobiles on the road, over a year after the law against using a hand-held phone while driving was introduced. Previous RAC research in 2003 showed that just one in ...
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Fleets self-insure in 22% of cases
Some 78% of employers source their company car insurance externally and over a quarter say insurance costs have risen in the last three years. For a copy of Car Benefits Solutions' Employee car benefit strategy research call 0161 447 8998
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News update - EMI signs leasing deal with Custom
EMI Music has signed a new fleet leasing deal with Custom Fleet that includes resignation protection for its company cars. Following a review of its 150 car fleet the record company has also reviewed its mileage contracts; upgrading from a four-year deal to a three-year deal with higher mileage levels ...
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News update - Oil firm goes online with car plan
Total UK has changed its car leasing supplier after it conducted a review of its company car schemes. The oil company has introduced an online system that allows staff to get hold of vehicle information immediately. Julian Power, HR sourcing manager at Total UK, explained administration has become too much ...
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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 - Co-op rolls out long service prizes
The Co-operative Group has rolled out a long service awards scheme to help boost staff retention. The consumer group, which previously rewarded employees when they left the organisation, began making retrospective awards to staff in June and will roll the scheme out to the rest of its 60,000 strong workforce ...
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News update - Tool firm gets driver risk plan
Plant and tool hire company A-Plant has introduced a driver risk assessment programme for its 1,900 company car drivers.Employees were electronically assessed using risk management provider Peak Performance's RoadRisk tool. This was done in a two-week period with around 100 drivers then being sent to a driver development course.Neil Hodson, ...
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News update - Charity picks contract hire
The Salvation Army is to choose its company cars through a contract hire scheme after it became too expensive to purchase the cars outright.It has also implemented a sale and lease back on over 50 of its existing cars.This has meant that the replacement cycle for all of its cars ...
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Feature - Finding a car for work and family
If you read nothing else, read this ... Cars that are popular as second hand private buys please company car providers because they hold their value better - super-minis are particularly in demand. Always work out the CO2 emissions to avoid a nasty tax bill. Diesel versions tend 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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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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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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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 ...