REGISTRATIONS Following the trend set over recent months, commercial vehicle registrations again grew strongly in July. Figures released by the SMMT confirmed that there was growth of 16.4% for LCVs with a whopping 41.5% uplift recorded for trucks. Even more impressively the year-to-date position for light and heavy commercial vehicles has improved by 19.8% and […]
The fleet management giant achieved fleet growth of 6500 vehicles, (2% in its fleet size) to over 300,000 vehicles during the first half of 2015. This represents a year-on-year rise of 6%. The business delivered more than 37,500 cars and 10,500 commercial vehicles to its customers during the first half of 2015. It also added […]
The new contract comprises 262 Caddy Maxi and 110 Transporter T26 models, with the Caddy Maxi chosen for its longer wheelbase, which will enable McNicholas engineers to transport equipment including ladders using bespoke racking within the vans as opposed to on the roof. The contract was secured through a five-year agreement with Volkswagen Financial Services, […]
The 37-year-old from Manchester is now supporting RAC members in van after being crowned Patrol Ambassador of the Year by the leading motorists’ organisation. A runner-up in last year’s Patrol Ambassador of the Year competition, Ben fought off nearly 1,500 colleagues from all over the UK to take the top prize this time around. The […]
Fleet manager Colin Marriott tested the tyre – the first summer car tyre to be certified for winter use – at its launch event in Geneva, comparing the new technology to Michelin’s summer and winter ranges as well as some competitors’ all-season tyres. He said: “I was impressed by the performance of the CrossClimate tyres. […]
The vehicles have been delivered by Walton Summit FIAT Professional dealership in Preston and bring A-Plant’s total investment in Fiat Professional vehicles to £1.1m since 2007. The Fiat Doblò Cargo vans ordered by A-Plant are predominantly standard-wheelbase vans powered by Fiat Professional’s 1.3-litre MultiJet II turbo diesel engine, which brings low running costs without sacrificing […]
As outlined by Mercedes-Benz Vans, the Annual Investment Allowance enables a business to claim tax relief on purchased capital equipment during each tax year, and there has been a temporary level of £500,000 in place since April 2014. This is being reduced to a permanent level of £200,000 from 1 January 2016, so capital equipment […]
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Although very sensitive to economic downturns, the market for used commercial vehicles has repeatedly demonstrated itself to be up to the challenges heaped upon it by the Great British economy. Over successive recessions, which inevitably hit our industry hard, commercial vehicle markets have quickly bounced back when given half the chance of doing so. Accordingly, […]
As promised, the Government axed the paper counterpart of the UK driving licence on 8 June, an event closely followed by the inevitable meltdown of the DVLA website the following day. This in turn caused panic among holidaymakers, worried about picking up a hire car at the airport without a paper counterpart to prove their […]
Masternaut’s telematics solution is operating across Ayjay Group’s fleet of vans, enabling the business to track and schedule its engineers while they are travelling to various customer locations and at the office. Monitoring its fleet of vans across the UK, the telematics platform helps to provide quicker response times for customers, fuel usage information, driver […]
The company is using OptiDrive 360, the driver behaviour improvement system from TomTom Telematics, to establish a performance improvement initiative across its nationwide fleet of 45 vans, resulting in an average 10% reduction in fuel usage. “Empowering our drivers with advice and feedback on how to drive more safely and fuel-efficiently led to immediate fuel saving […]
Tesco and Morrisons announced yesterday (27th July) that they would cut the price of diesel by up to 2ppl across their networks, with Sainsbury's set to make the same reduction across its 300 forecourts as of today (28th July).The latest cuts come just eight days after Tesco, Sainsbury's, Morrisons and Asda announced 2ppl cuts while […]
