2014

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    Fleet Alliance gains gold Investors in People status

    The firm, which manages and funds around 14,800 vehicles on behalf of its customers, joins the top 1% of UK businesses who have achieved the top standard. Fleet Alliance managing director, Martin Brown said: ‘Naturally, we are delighted to have achieved gold accreditation with Investors in People, which is testimony to the hard work we […]

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    Registration opens for LCV2014

    Run by Cenex – the UK’s first Centre of Excellence for low carbon and fuel cell technologies – the event combines a technology exhibition with a broad B2B focus, a Ride & Drive in a test track environment, networking activities and an extensive seminar programme. One of the highlights last year included Transport Minister Norman […]

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    Strong fleet market shows renewed business confidence, says Motiva

    So says fleet specialist Motiva Group, which has reported its best first-quarter results since the start of the recession five years ago. The company, based in Stoke-on-Trent, says trade for contract hire in the year so far is comfortably over and above even its most optimistic estimates. Sales director Peter Wright said: ‘We’ve seen exceptional […]

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    CV Show Preview

    Citroën and Fiat show big van updates We’ll have an opportunity to see revised Citroën Relay and Fiat Ducato vans. As yet little is known about these two, though Citroën is promising that two trim levels, two roof heights and four body lengths will be available from launch in the third quarter of the year. […]

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    Renault Kangoo Z.E.

    It’s fair to say that take-up of electric vans in the UK has been somewhat slow, glacial even. Initial cost, range anxiety, reduced payload concerns and residual value insomnia all conspire to push fleets away from electric van manufacturers. Yet new models are on the way, with Nissan promising its e-NV200 and both Peugeot and […]

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    Justice Secretary toughens up laws on banned drivers

    Under the new offence, disqualified drivers will now face up to 10 years in prison – five times the current maximum sentence – if they cause death, and up to four years’ imprisonment if they cause serious injuries.  The Justice Secretary also announced his intention to launch a full review of all driving offences and […]

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    Q&A: FleetCor on Allstar Premier Programme

    What is it? Allstar Premier Programme is a two-card solution and it brings together the fantastic network of Allstar, which we’ve got already and is in nearly 8,000 sites right across the UK, with Keyfuels’ network of about 1,700 sites, which are within the Allstar network. The idea here is to bring convenience, control and […]

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    Combo gains greater versatility with load height increase

    Making its show debut at the CV Show in Birmingham, the new Combo L2H2 panel van is a high-roof, long-wheelbase version of Vauxhall's popular Combo van, which has been designed to meet increasing demand for this type of commercial vehicle. The L2H2 is available with a choice of two 1.6-litre diesel engines with 90PS or […]

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