May 2015

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    Halfords to showcase payment card service at Silverstone Fleet Show

    One of a large number of fleet services providers exhibiting at the Show, Halfords will be focusing on its ‘fleetcard’, which is a new cashless payment card launched last year for fleet customers allowing them to streamline their purchasing functions by reducing unnecessary admin. The Halfords fleetcard enables the employees of participating companies to purchase […]

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    Trimble adds Driver Safety Scorecard to FieldMaster mobile apps

    FieldMaster is a core component of Trimble's Field Service Management integrated portfolio of solutions that includes fleet management, work management and driver safety. The Driver Safety Scorecard enables organisations to mitigate road risk by providing remote workers with visibility into their driving performance. This allows drivers to make immediate adjustments to their driving behaviour.  The […]

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    Commercial vehicle market powers forward in April

    According to the SMMT, strong demand for trucks continues, up 43.5% in April to 3,900 units and van registrations increased for a 12th consecutive month to 24,927, up 20.9%. UK van and truck registrations: 2015 and % change on 2014 April % change Year-to-date % change Rolling year % change Vans 24,927  20.9% 122,702  22.0% […]

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    Fleets & drivers invited to have input on future EV incentives

    The survey is being conducted by the Electric Vehicle Centre of Excellence at the School of Engineering at Cardiff University and forms part of a European-wide project, the Incentives for Cleaner Vehicles in Urban Europe (I-CVUE), which is focused on the challenge of reducing greenhouse emissions in Europe through increased uptake of EVs. As part […]

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    Lex Autolease reports landmark vehicle delivery

    The landmark delivery comes on the back of a period of significant investment, which is part of a five year plan to grow the fleet size to 375,000 by 2018. Last year the business grew its fleet by 7%, adding 10,000 cars and 11,000 commercial vehicles. It also saw total fleet assets increase to £3.3bn, […]

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    BCA Blackbushe stages largest ever LCV sales programme

    The event will mark the launch sale at Blackbushe for Arval who will offer a selection of three to four year old contact hire vans in a new fortnightly sale section.  Buyers can also choose from the regular selection of high stock from ALD Automotive, Alphabet, BT Fleet, Enterprise Rent-a-Car, Inchcape Fleet Solutions, Leasedrive, LeasePlan, […]

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    Fraikin places order for 300 new Iveco and Mercedes-Benz rental vehicles

    Deliveries will be spread across the company’s nationwide network of rental branches and follows the arrival of more than £4 million of new rental assets in 2014. Orders for phases one and two have already been placed, totalling 216 vehicles split between Iveco and Mercedes-Benz, with deliveries commencing immediately. They comprise a mix of 3.5, […]

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    Foreign lorry accidents on UK motorways rise 14%, new study shows

    The Accident Exchange figures indicate that nearly 1,100 crashes involving foreign lorries took place on the UK’s motorway network in 2014; an increase of 14.3% since 2012. Across all road types, estimates put the number of foreign lorry incidents at 3,100 – or nearly nine per day.   Lorries from Poland and Germany were found […]

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    In-house solution

    There is no denying that fleets can make substantial operating cost savings by employing a telematic system to track and monitor vehicles. There is no shortage of providers either, all vying for your business by offering that one piece of vital information that no-one else can deliver. To date, vehicle manufacturers have on the whole […]

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    Halfords Autocentres to run special offer at Silverstone Fleet Show

    The company is a fully owned growing national network of 305 garages, delivering a cost effective alternative to the franchise dealer network providing franchise quality at independent pricing.   All of the company’s sites are fully mechanical, specialising in vehicle servicing, MOTs, diagnostics, brakes, clutches, tyres and all mechanical repairs.  Contained within the Halfords Autocentres network […]

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