Latest government figures show only six in ten people (62%) convicted of killing someone through risky driving are jailed, and only 9% are sentenced to five years or more in prison. Brake is calling for bold action to ensure drivers who inflict terrible suffering are brought to justice: Revised charges for causing death and serious injury, […]
The newly created roles were previously fulfilled by long-serving operations manager Nigel Brown, who continues in his post. The new appointments come with Sign Language already seeing a major increase in business, notably from vehicle fleets, in the first weeks of 2014. Turnover at the expanding company was more than £1 million in 2013, but […]
The fall marked the eighth successive monthly drop and left year-to-date volumes down 18.4%. The impact of restructuring continues to be felt across home and export markets. ‘Early signs of a recovering European market are a glimmer of good news for UK CV manufacturers still feeling the effects of subdued demand and industry restructuring,’ said […]
Avril Palmer-Baunack has been appointed as non-executive chairman, bringing a wealth of international experience in the insurance, automotive and logistics sectors. Palmer-Baunack is currently also chairman of both Helphire plc and Molins plc, and a finalist in this year’s Sunday Times Non-Executive Director Awards. Her previous roles include those of Chief Executive Officer of Autologic Holdings […]
The launch of the tool, called Business Club, comes as more than a fifth (23%) of Britain’s multi-tasking SME managers in charge of up to 50 vehicles are struggling to cope with the number of other roles they have to perform, according to new research commissioned by the firm. More than a fifth (21%) of […]
In what the organisers are billing as a “mini-MPG Marathon”, fleet managers who venture onto the Allstar Card Services Eco-driving hub on the Stowe circuit at the Show will have the opportunity to post either the Best MPG or Best Percentage Improvement over combined cycle figures. Ten of the vehicles operating on Stowe will be fitted with the ground-breaking […]
The IRIS Rental Solution from Nexus has been designed for fleets operating in an increasingly time-pressured environment and is designed to offer maximum efficiency, reducing both administration and booking time. Key benefits include the ability to make bookings in less than 30 seconds as well as 24/7 access to over 500,000 rental vehicles. The IRIS […]
James Hookham, FTA managing director of policy and communications, said: ‘The Chancellor has kept his promise to freeze fuel duty and industry will be £187 million a year better off for that, but he missed the opportunity to stimulate the economy further by reducing fuel duty and putting around £690 million into the pockets of […]
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In last year's Budget the Chancellor confirmed future company car tax changes would be announced 3 years in advance and that the next major review of the taxation of Ultra-Low Emission Vehicles ("ULEVs") would occur in 2016, when capital allowances will also be reviewed. We therefore didn't expect any significant announcements in this Budget, so […]
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Commenting on the changes to company car tax, James said: ‘The Chancellor has bowed to ACFO’s calls and announced company car benefit-in-kind tax rates up to April 5, 2019. ‘At meetings with HM Treasury and HM Revenue and Customs’ officials, ACFO has repeatedly asked for benefit-in-kind tax rates to be known for what, in the […]
