That’s the finding of the Transport Committee as it releases a report on the recently reorganised DVLA & DSA, saying that they must work harder to deliver a better service for all, including business customers, whilst also ensuring that action is taken on “copycat” websites for driver services. Louise Ellman MP, Transport Committee chair, added: […]
The van auction, held at Manheim's 10-acre CV centre in Gloucestershire on Thursday 2nd October, saw more than eight out of ten vans sell to a total of 417 buyers (62% of whom were online bidders). The performance underpins the strong state of the wholesale van market, with users of Simulcast – Manheim's online bidding […]
The company, which is based in Bonnybridge, near Falkirk, but has depots across the UK, provides support for operators of large plant and earthmoving equipment. Its 25 Sprinter 313 CDI Medium vans arrived via Central Belt Dealer Western Commercial, and are used by mobile engineers to repair and maintain machinery on site. Commenting on the […]
That’s the finding of Lex Autolease’s newly released Report on Company Motoring, which adds that 81% of commercial vehicles can be classified as business critical and this leads to demands from suppliers to minimise off-road time. Lex Autolease fleet data shows that the average off-road time per vehicle, across their whole fleet, has fallen from […]
Bushnell, a former consultant for Arval UK, is a leading light in the use of electric vehicles. With over 20 years’ experience, he brings with him extensive knowledge of fleet taxation, personal motoring schemes, fuel optimisation and fleet funding. He also has five years under his belt as a mechanical engineer and is a member […]
The new maintenance support will be available to all customers and offers remote diagnostics to ensure cameras are operating correctly and enable SD cards to be reformatted over the air to achieve maximum uptime and provide added peace of mind to fleet operators. Companies will be able to quickly and effectively monitor the status of […]
Delegates at the conference in Dunblane on 29 October will also hear from the Traffic Commissioner for Scotland, Joan Aitken, on the latest compliance developments and the TCs’ future priorities, and from Gordon MacDonald and Gordon Thompson of the DVSA on the enforcer’s view of traffic regulations in Scotland. Speaking about the conference, Margaret Simpson, […]
The van market continues to drive growth; up 18.1% year-to-date to 242,071, and 14.1% in September to 49,123 units. Truck registrations fell by 12.3% in September, continuing trend for the year-to-date – down 20.3%. Rolling year totals remain strong due to the pre-Euro 6 rush in late 2013. UK van and truck registrations: 2014 and […]
Working with the FTA to create a unique programme tailored for a van manufacturer, all 77 Mercedes-Benz Vans colleagues based at Milton Keynes, including sales, fleet, service & parts, customer services, and marketing are now FTA Van Excellence qualified. The programme is based upon the best practice guidelines contained in FTA’s Van Excellence Code, and […]
The average van at BCA sold for £5,560 in September, the third highest monthly average value on record. Compared to August, part-exchange values increased, while fleet & lease and nearly-new values declined. Year-on-year values remain well ahead by £402 (7.7%), with age falling and mileage static. Performance against CAP was down by just over a […]
