May 2012

Distractions whilst driving – Do back seat drivers effect any of your company car drivers?

May 31, 2012

Are back seat drivers driving you to distraction?     Forget smart phones and iPads, there’s a new kind of distraction that’s causing us to fork out for unwanted accidents for motorists and company car drivers! “The lights are red!”, “You should overtake, there’s plenty of space” – Back seat drivers, don’t we love them! [...]

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Fleet Managers: Petrol Prices and Fuel Duty – How are fuel prices affecting your business?

May 24, 2012

Company fleets petrol prices and fuel duty     Fuel – it’s in the headlines every day it seems. Petrol prices, strikes, fuel duty, we just can’t get enough. With new stories released every day its hard to keep up. As company car drivers and fleet managers its a topic you need to keep on top of! [...]

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Fleet Managers: Company vehicles under attack from scrap metal thieves

May 18, 2012

Company vehicles & Scrap metal thieves     Company vehicles are being targeted by scrap metal thieves for their catalytic converters as the value of platinum, palladium and rhodium increases and the economic downturn turns more people to crime. A national insurance broker is warning fleet businesses to take care as a great rise in the crime [...]

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The first self-driven car is out and about – But would they make good company fleet cars?

May 15, 2012

What’s next for your company car fleet Just when we thought things couldn’t get any more techy – they did! A car that can drive itself – it’s something we’ve always dreamed about, but now that dream is a reality. Although it hasn’t made its way over to the UK yet, we are excited to [...]

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Fleet Managers – Are you looking at Skoda’s Fit For Fleet Programme?

May 11, 2012

Skoda As A Fleet Car Another great article from Business Car Manager - talking about Skoda’s ‘Fit for Fleet’  and business users Skoda, the Volkswagen’s group’s self-declared ‘value for money’ brand, is poised to launch a vigorous new assault on the UK’s business car user sector. And looking at the array of weaponry about to fall into [...]

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Are electric cars winning us over? RunYourFleet gives you the low down on the BBC!

May 9, 2012

Here at RunYourFleet we’re pretty chuffed after making an appearance on BBC Midlands. As we are known for our electric car  trial and reviews,  we were asked to discuss the the pros and cons of the electric car. Average charge time 2-3 hours Average cost per charge is 30-80p Most journeys during the trial where less [...]

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Company Car Vehicles : Driving Tips – Driving in heavy rain

May 2, 2012

Company Vehicle Drivers     Do you remember the summer of 1976? I do, and let me tell you it was HOT. I have a memory of a picture in the newspaper of cracks in the floor of a reservoir so deep that a little kid was standing in them. I remember it so well [...]

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