Fleet Managers

How do Fleet Managers and Decision Makers create a Fleet Strategy?

May 13, 2013

   Creating a Fleet Strategy   (first in a series of fleet strategy articles) How do fleet managers and those responsible for company cars go about creating a fleet strategy? There are many factors to be taken into consideration, and here, in the first of a series, Run Your Fleet lists the principles and items that Fleet [...]

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Hi-tech cars – Ford considers itself a “software company”

May 3, 2013

    Car manufacturers evolving   When is a car company not a car company? When it is evolving into a software company. We were very interested to read this article from ZDNet - Cars become ‘datacenters on wheels’, car makers become software companies Ford Motor Company, for one, no longer considers itself an automobile manufacturer. Ford is [...]

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Budget 2013 for Fleet Managers – and its impact on your fleet

March 27, 2013

Budget 2013… impact on your fleet   This year’s Budget, presented by the Chancellor on Wednesday 20th March 2013, was a Budget to support aspiration with the objective of having a tax system that would be the most competitive for businesses, and continues to encourage low emission fleets. There are a number of significant changes for fleet managers [...]

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Fleet Managers warned on used car sales

February 7, 2013

    Used car sales hit   Fleet managers have been warned of a possible used car sales hit – signs of a downwards price move on used cars, caused by the buoyancy of current new car sales is reported by  FleetWorld The SMMT’s latest figures reveal that UK car sales rose by 11.5% in [...]

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What Was Your First Company Car?

January 29, 2013

    Choosing a Company Car Do you remember your first Company Car? Did you take home the company car list and then book test drives, flicking through What Car? Magazine and brochures trying to decide “the best one”? Or was it a case that “you’ll get what you’re given” and you had to take [...]

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News for Fleet Managers – New Car Sales

December 18, 2012

New Car Sales “Best Since 2008″   This is the full text of an article written by Automotive Industry Digest NEW car sales this year are on track to be the best since 2008 following an 11.3% rise in registrations last month, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. UK new car registrations totalled [...]

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Tough new measures to tackle drink drivers – What Fleet Managers need to know

November 29, 2012

Cracking Down On Drink Driving   A package of tough measures to crack down on drink drivers has been unveiled by Road Safety Minister Stephen Hammond. Included in the proposals are plans to remove the statutory right to a replacement blood or urine test where a breath test reading is above and close to the [...]

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Do Company Vehicle Fleet Drivers Know Enough About Their Vehicles?

November 8, 2012

Question for Fleet Managers about Fleet Drivers   An interesting editorial this week from Automotive Industry Digest CAR technology has changed so much over the years that many of today’s sophisticated cars don’t have dipsticks for owners to check oil levels. However, a fleet veteran industry is frequently heard to point out that despite that [...]

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What’s Happening In The Used Car Market? Check The Trends.

September 21, 2012

  September 2012 Used Car Market   The website MyCarCheck.com has released its September Used Car Market report, and it’s interesting reading for Fleet Managers. In these monthly bulletins its Valuation Team’s used car expert, Gavin Amos, outlines the most significant trends in the UK market. Mr Amos commented: “The majority of used car values will remain unchanged [...]

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Fleet Managers: Will the Volvo V40 be your next company fleet car?

July 13, 2012

Fleet Managers test the new Volvo V40   As a Fleet Manager will you consider the Volvo V40 for your company fleet? The latest creation by Volvo – the Volvo V40 – is the brand’s first premium five-door hatchback & has impressed company car drivers. At the Company Car In Action (CCIA)  fleet managers and [...]

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