Delta Security firm's van in violent van jack is saved by tracking system
FORTUNATELY driver Roger Hirsch was unhurt...and thankfully so was the van, thanks to the the Quartix tracking system which allowed the police to track and recover the stolen van Story: Ralph Morton
Van tax was frozen in the Budget for those staff who make private use of their company vans on a regular basis Author: Ralph Morton IF you have a company-provided van and cover private mileage in it, then you are liable to pay company van tax. The same benefit-in-kind tax is also applied to double-cab pick up trucks. [...]
Author: Robin Roberts Demand for new commercial vehicles was down an overall 11.3% in the EU in February. The downturn ranged from 3.2% in France, to 6.9% in Germany, 16.6% in the UK, 24.4% in Spain and 29.8% in Italy. In total, 126,010 new vehicles were registered in the month, which counted on average one more working day [...]
Author: Robin Roberts Fiat is putting on a show within a show at the NEC next month. It will be heavily promoting its new Fiat Professional range of models inside and outside the CV Show from 24-26 April. Some of the vehicles on the stand will be liveried in the design of the major companies with which Fiat [...]
Author: Ralph Morton Toilets+ are always flushed with success - otherwise their business would go down...well, the toilet. But the company that provides the flexible hire of portable toilets from its depots in East Anglia, London and the South of England, has decided to pick up its portable loos in a different way: with a Renault Master chassis [...]
Author: Robin Roberts Vauxhall, Bentley and LeasePlan operate businesses which are examples to the rest of UK industry and commerce, and are feature in the list of top employers recognised last night in an awards ceremony in London. Some of the country’s best employers are forecasting slower growth for the next year and are responding to the [...]
Author: Robin Roberts Changes to company car taxation announced in the Budget present a serious challenge to the electric vehicle market and businesses, says an analyst. With fleet purchases accounting for the vast majority of the UK’s first 1,000 electric car and van sales, business and company car taxation are playing a crucial role in supporting the [...]
Author: Robin Roberts Clocks go forward on Sunday, but businesses are losing tens of thousands of pounds a year through illegal winding back or “clocking” of their cars and vans. About 50 mileage correction companies are thought to be involved in this almost unregulated altering of odometers on contract hire vehicles. The Vehicle Remarketing Association has added its [...]
What the Budget means to business car drivers and managers
FUEL is rising in September which means increased costs for businesses. And with new company car tax bands, the emphasis is on reducing CO2 emissions for company cars. Special Report: Robin Roberts
Author: Robin Roberts Company car salary sacrifice schemes are over-hyped and outweigh real-world take-up, according to leading fleet decision-makers' organisation, ACFO. Its online survey of members and non-members operating almost 27,000 company cars and employing almost 250,000 people, revealed 1,464 cars were being operated via a salary scheme. It means that company cars provided under a salary sacrifice [...]
Author: Robin Roberts Small businesses look to lead the way in the purchase of new technology vehicles such as hybrids and full electric cars and vans. A generation gap is becoming more apparent, as younger drivers tend towards hybrids or plug-in powered vehicles; older drivers are stuck in their ways in their fuddy-duddy fossil fuel cars. Some [...]
Author: Robin Roberts Getting lost is expensive for van drivers, especially with sky high fuel prices, let alone the cost of lost working time. But economic driving such as keeping the engine of your van at low revvs and not braking unnecessarily will help reduce those bills. But in a recent project, TomTom systems look to have found [...]
Privatisation of the roads network is on the cards
SMALL businesses, particularly with van operations, face rising costs as road tolling scheme gets readied.Story: Robin Roberts
Author: Robin Roberts Outdated guidelines and poor design in car parks are pushing up the cost of car and van insurance. Small parking bays, narrow ramps and high kerbs are blamed by 65% of motorists who say using a car park has led to some sort of body damage to their or a neighbouring vehicle and [...]
Author: Robin Roberts Smaller businesses are going to need Government and vehicle manufacturers to introduce long-term incentives and price cuts to create a sustainable market for ultra-low emission vans. This warning from the British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association follows a newly published report, commissioned by the Department for Transport. Examining the market potential for ultra-low emission van [...]
