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SECTOR Microvan PRICE £4,600–£15,000 (ex-VAT) FUEL 82mpg CO2 80g/km Octa-Piaggio is the new importer of Italian Piaggio commercial vehicles for the UK, founded by former Lloyds TSB Autolease commercial vehicle director, Grahame Neagus. Grahame has taken his knowledge of the light CV sector and applied it to the classic Italian commercial vehicle, the Ape (Italian […]
Dubbed Fuel+, the new fuel card has already been piloted with 30 corporate clients including supermarket brand Morrisons, which saw a £700,000 reduction in its like-for-like fuel spend in its first year with Fuel+. The fuel card is now being made available to all organisations with large vehicle fleets (with a fuel spend of more than […]
Chadderton has been appointed a key account manager with responsibility for managing Jaama’s customer portfolio of private and public sector fleets and contract hire and leasing companies. He brings a 16-year motor industry career that has taken him from working in major dealerships to the fleet software industry and most recently six years as an […]
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The firm said the acquisition signals its commitment to the used vehicle market in Scotland. Shotts, which is based between the cities of Edinburgh and Glasgow, operates from a 10-acre site with two auction lanes and undercover storage for up to 250 vehicles. Under the deal, the Shotts management team and colleagues will be transferred […]
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The awards were held on 11th February at LeasePlan’s annual Supplier Conference where over 120 of the company’s top suppliers gathered to hear about the successes and developments of 2013. Members of the LeasePlan leadership team then presented their vision for 2014, focusing on three key messages for suppliers: grow our business, add value and […]
The pack was launched last year and includes information to help employers understand their responsibilities when it comes to the eyesight of their drivers. It includes details on the legislation regarding drivers’ eyesight, case-studies, and a life-size number plate and 20.5m ribbon – the distance that drivers are expected to be able to read a […]
The firm joins a large number of leading fleet service firms exhibiting at the Show on 9th April to showcase the latest developments for the fleet industry. As fuel continues to be the largest cost facing fleet operators, TRACKER says it is the first telematics provider to offer businesses a fuel saving guarantee or their […]
Sytner topped the aftersales category for providing the best service to fleet drivers in the maintenance of vehicles. The data was drawn from Touchpoint, Experteye’s driver satisfaction survey, which requests driver feedback after key events such as vehicle delivery, servicing, tyre replacement, windscreen and glass repair & replacement, vehicle breakdown, use of pool vehicles and […]
Based on a new cloud-based IT fleet management solution, the subscription-based service – dubbed “Your Fleet Partner” – is targeted at businesses operating between 10 and 200 company cars and commercial vehicles but is said to deliver “big fleet benefits”. Mike Manners, managing director of Staffordshire-headquartered CBVC Vehicle Management, said: ‘Our roots are very much […]
The IHTF is funded by Transport for London (TfL) and formed of officers from the Metropolitan Police Service, City of London Police, and Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency. The dedicated team run regular on-street enforcement operations to help build up an intelligence picture on the most dangerous lorries and operators. The agency has recently prosecuted […]
Based on the survey carried out by the Road Safety Markings Association (RSMA), LifeLines England found that 52% of markings on motorways, 42% on dual carriageways, and 48% on single carriageways all need replacing immediately or need to be scheduled for replacement now. The survey, also shows that just 16% of markings on England’s motorways […]
The incident took place outside a cinema in Ashton-on-Ribble when father-of-one Carl Green was struck by a reversing van in a paved area outside the entrance to the Odeon Cinema on 27th July 2010. The 45-year-old painter from Chorley had been working on a project for EMC Contracts Ltd to fit out a new coffee […]
