The campaign will give businesses from across the UK the opportunity to win a month’s worth of mentoring from the former Dragons’ Den investor. Businesses wanting to be considered for the initiative are asked to visit the Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles’ website (www.volkswagen-vans.co.uk/powerinpartnerships) and give an overview of their current business challenges, the steps that they […]
Branded under the Allstar Premier Programme, the new product is said to offer savings of as much as £20k per year for a 100-vehicle fleet and is available at over 1,700 fuel outlets – over one in five of the total Allstar network of 8,000-plus sites – across the UK. Although Allstar Premier Programme customers […]
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Known as “red diesel” in the UK and “green diesel” in Ireland, the off-road fuel is restricted to use in specific circumstances, primarily in agriculture and construction, and along with kerosene will now feature a new marker intended to make the rebated fuels much harder for fraudsters to launder and sell on at a profit. […]
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Crispe is currently managing director of Tachodisc, a role she has held since 2005, as well as non-executive director of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). She has over 15 years working within the road transport industry during which her responsibilities have included the commercial and strategic direction of business at Tachodisc. In […]
The programme forms part of a package of new measures to help hard-working homes, businesses and farmers hit by the floods and was given the go-ahead at Prime Minister’s Questions yesterday (12th February 2014). As well as giving the green light to a £31m scheme to deliver 10 rail resilience projects to improve resilience to […]
Mainstay, which has offices in Worcester and London, operates throughout the UK with a workforce of 470 employees and previously relied on a manual system to manage its mixed fleet of 60 cars and vans. Following the appointment of Fleet Alliance, Mainstay is gaining from extensive reporting on any aspects of its fleet operation using […]
The firm announced late last year that it was introducing Jaama’s Key2 leasing and vehicle management system to deliver its range of products and services in a move to driving cost-saving efficiencies and compliance for customers. Now Days Contract Hire operations manager Caroline Wright has said that the introduction of the technology and particularly a client […]
Demand for LCVs was strong throughout the month, with a number of record sales around the BCA network. Average values for all light commercial vehicles increased marginally in January 2014 to £5,322 – a rise of £11 compared to December 2013 – as buyers competed strongly for stock. BCA said January’s average value was the highest […]
The firm holds contracts with 10 major housing associations, servicing around 10,000 homes across the north-east of Scotland. ‘In order for us to meet our two-hour emergency response targets, we needed a GPS vehicle tracking system that allowed us to quickly identify the closest engineer to the residence,’ explained Darren McLeod, director of Heatcare Oil […]
Under the deal, new customers who don't achieve a minimum 10% saving in year one get their subscription refunded. The programme aims to ensure businesses understand how to use telematics efficiently to achieve lower fuel bills as quickly as possible. TRACKER's fleet telematics offers firms the control they need to eliminate speeding, harsh acceleration and […]
