April 2012

RunYourFleet are at the Commercial Vehicle Show 2012 – See you there!

April 24, 2012

See you at the Commercial Vehicle Show at the NEC!   RunYourFleet is on the road! We’re delighted to be at the Commercial Vehicle Show 2012, taking place at Birmingham’s NEC from April 24 until April 26th.  The CV Show is the largest and most comprehensive road transport event staged in Britain. If you are there, [...]

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Driving Under the Influence of Distraction – Are our gadgets company car driver friendly?

April 23, 2012

Company Car Drivers – Distraction Danger Sat Navs, smart phones, ipads. What did we do without them? It’s hard to remember life before our techy friends. In this day and age everyone wants everything at the touch of a button and they want it now!  If we don’t reply to someone’s email or their twitter [...]

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Fleet Managers – Surprising Fall in Corporate New Car Sales in March.

April 12, 2012

There is still new car demand   Automotive Industry Digest have covered the story of the surprising fall in Company Vehicle sales in March this year. March’s 372,835 units bettered industry forecasts for the month by some 20,000 units or almost 6% and the outturn would represent 19.4% of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders’ full year forecast [...]

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Company Cars – How do you personalise yours? Furry Dice or Go Faster Stripes??

April 10, 2012

Our cars are our babies, some of us spend more waking hours in them than we do at home! We must cherish them, look after them, and make them our own. So what’s your style? Furry dice? Go faster stripes? You can even invest in some eyelashes for your head lights, but we wouldn’t advise [...]

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Fleet Stories on Facebook – Fleet managers take note!

April 5, 2012

Facebook Page Filled With Car Stories!   Here’s what we have been talking about on the RunYourFleet Facebook page. Like the page to join in and leave your comments. We love a good discussion! Workplace parking charge scheme We linked to The Telegraph story of 3 April. Known officially as a Workplace Parking Levy (WPL), the [...]

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Death Knell Sounds For Electric Cars in Company Fleets.

April 3, 2012

High Costs of Electric Motoring A Turn Off For Buyers   Despite grants and benefits, there are only 1,107 electric cars on the road in the UK, a tiny proportion of the 28.5 million cars on UK roads.  Fleet News reports The high price of electric cars is the biggest turn-off that deters motorists away from buying electric cars, [...]

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