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Putting safety at the centre of your fleet
Published
16th Nov 2020
Working from home, the lockdowns, the disruptions to the normal patterns of business caused by the COVID-19 pandemic have all placed strains on effective management. This extends to ensuring the safety of a fleet, which has become increasingly difficult.
Visual checks by the fleet manager are less likely because the cars are unavailable since driv ...
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Speeding towards a safer fleet
Published
15th Oct 2020
You probably saw the headlines - but speeding soared during the lockdown period in early spring.
Maybe it was the lure of fewer cars and vans on the road, but many drivers saw it as an invitation to put their foot down. In London there was a 71% increase in drivers caught speeding by the Metropolitan Police, while in April a further 15,000 were za ...
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Company cars for essential users
Published
3rd Oct 2020
If your business runs company cars for essential users, then you might be left rather nonplussed by the raft of electric vehicle (EV) announcements.
Do EVs really work for an essential user? What about charging up the battery en route? What happens to the range when you put a big box of tools and spares in the boot? We're sure these are the sort o ...
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Geofencing technology turns your vehicle green
Published
14th Sep 2020
Geofencing technology has been available with fleet telematics for many years, but now it's becoming central to both cars and vans as a standard fitment.
That's important for businesses operating in Clean Air Zones (CAZs) - or those that will be operating in CAZs once they have been implemented. Because geofencing can ensure your plug-in electric ...
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Average mileage of 8.4 miles makes EVs and PHEVs suitable for business
Published
10th Sep 2020
The average trip undertaken by a car in 2019 was just 8.4 miles, according to the latest statistical data put together by the government in its National Travel Survey 2019 .
Average trip mileage has been declining since a peak in 2002, suggesting that electric vehicles (EVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) would be ideally suited for ...
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Volkswagen switches to more tax efficient diesel engines
Published
6th Aug 2020
Volkswagen is switching its entire range of diesel cars over to the more tax-efficient RDE2 versions.
RDE2 compliant clean diesels escape the 4% surcharge applied to diesels for company car tax purposes, and will be welcomed by companies that still require high mileage diesel vehicles for business purposes. These engine changes - most significant ...
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