The qualification is provided in conjunction with FTA’s Van Excellence Code. It covers guidance relating to the safe, legal and efficient running of vans and LCVs including vehicle maintenance systems, administration, speed limits, licences and towing equipment. The course was provided as part of Zenith’s training Academy which aims to provide professional qualifications and support […]
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Measures include: • Turning the Highways Agency into a Government-owned company with stable long term funding to drive down costs to the taxpayer – saving £2.6billion over the next ten years and making the new arms-length company more accountable to Parliament and to road users. • Improving the nationally significant infrastructure regime by making a number of […]
Latest figures from the Association of British Insurers reveal insurance fraud is at a record high, reaching £1.3bn in 2013, with £811million of fraudulent claims attributed to car insurance. “Crash for cash” car insurance scams were identified as the main contributor to a 34% rise on the number of false motoring claims. Commenting on the […]
According to ACFO members at its recent “Another Fine Mess?” seminar, the availability of technology – text and email – should enable contract hire and leasing companies to immediately notify customers when a Penalty Charge Notice or Parking Charge Notice (in respect of vehicles parked on private land) has been imposed on a driver, enabling […]
While the headline price of used vans at auction has remained strong in May – rising by 9.2% over 12 months to £4,741 – the volume of smaller vans has increased by approximately 8%, while larger panel vans declined. Looking at the market in more detail, according to Manheim, the average price of a five […]
This is the second significant investment Midlands based Prohire has made in its spot rental fleet in a matter of months and follows February’s news that the company had spent in excess of £2.5m on new vehicles. As part of this most recent investment Prohire has placed orders for around 35 vehicles, including: 7.5t Iveco […]
The order covers near 70 vehicles, of which the majority is for Berlingo HDi 75 manual L1 Enterprise models, all of which have been supplied by Citroën dealer Park's Motor Group, East Kilbride. The order also includes a number of Relay and Dispatch models. The Scottish SPCA requires specific equipment for these vehicles, including specialised […]
That’s the finding of the latest Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) figures, which show that total commercial vehicle registrations rose 12.6% in May to 27,198,with the rolling year up 14.5% to 337,857. Van demand in May 2014 bounced back from a blip in April, posting 18.4% growth to 24,283 registrations, accelerating the year-to-date […]
The purpose-built site will house Lex Autolease’s national vehicle remarketing operations, processing more than 40,000 company cars that are returned to the company each year following the end of their leasing contracts. Located on Foleshill Road, the 10-acre site includes a large car supermarket, offering more than 500 used cars for sale to the general […]
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Additionally, Caroline Sandall, who has 19 years fleet decision-maker experience and has been fleet manager at Barclays Bank for more than nine years, was unanimously elected to continue as deputy chairman for a further 12 months. Pryor, who has been in charge of the fleet at Arcadia Group for 25 years and been an ACFO […]
